Born 1856 in Bunbury, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Henry THOMPSON and Elizabeth STENNETT [15]
Married (1) David HUGHES in Picton east of Bunbury in 1903 [15]
Married (2) "Stephen" John Stephen SMITH in 1910 [66]
Purchased 1,901 acres of virgin land in Dudawa, East Arrino from the Midland Railway Company on 14 September 1910 [27]
The 1,901 acres was Lot M805 of Victoria Location 1932 and cost £475/5/0 (5/- an acre), payable by instalments over 15 years [27]
Her land in Dudawa was listed as care of her husband, who four days earlier had purchased Lot M808 [27]
Resided in Geraldton until 1913, and then resided on her and her husband's farm in Arrino, named Cintra, from 1914 to 1921 [19] [44]
From 1914 to 1916 she employed William J. WEST as farm manager of Cintra Farm in Dudawa, East Arrino [19]
Completed repaying the instalments on her Cintra Farm in Arrino, which she sold to Robert W. CONNOLLY [27] [44]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Leederville [2]
Died 27 June 1934; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth,Western Australia (Anglican, KA, 100) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Elizabeth Mary Thompson / Hughes / Smith' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/elizabeth-mary-thompson [reference list] |
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