Elizabeth NEWMAN [582]

  General Notes:

1903 SA Death 293/16 LEWIS Elizabeth Joseph LEWIS (DH) Morphett Vale
Cemetery: Clarendon Kangarilla LEWIS Elizabeth 100 y (1157) 1903
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Elizabeth Lewis (nee Newman) outlived her husband by 19 years. She was determined to lived to be 100 yrs which she did (as per The Lewis Family of Cherry Gardens by Allan Lewis).

The Register Wednesday 4 Mar 1903
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
CHERRY GARDENS, March 2.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, widow of the late Mr. Joseph Lewis, died to-day. She had attained the age of 100 years and a day. Mrs. Lewis came to South Australia with her husband in the ship Fairfield, in 1840. They spent six years in Adelaide, and on the Little Para, prior to settling at Cherry Gardens, where they bought land. They engaged in wheat and hay growing, cattle raising, and dairying until about 18 years ago, when Mr. Lewis passed away at the age of 80. Mrs. Lewis, notwithstanding her great age, had a remarkably vivid memory of events, her sight and hearing were unimpaired until a few years since, but her understanding remained good to the last. Until, quite recently she had been able to get about. A fortnight ago signs of breaking up occurred. The children now living are Mrs. Bales, of Alberton; Mrs. James Mildwaters, of Scott's Creek and Messrs. Joseph and Caleb Lewis, of Cherry Gardens.

Elizabeth married Joseph LEWIS [581] [MRIN: 203], son of Peter LEWIS [583] and Elizabeth PARKER [584], about 1829 in England. (Joseph LEWIS [581] was born in 1804 in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, baptised on 13 Jan 1805 in St Mary The Virgin, Burton Latimer, North Hants, England, died on 27 Dec 1884 in Cherry Gardens, South Australia and was buried on 27 Dec 1884 in Clarendon, Kangarilla, South Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

Elizabeth Newman was age 25 at marriage 1829 England.