Susannah (Susan) Garth (c. 1763–1841)
On Thursday last, at her residence, Sandy Bay, aged 78, Mrs. Susan Garth, mother of Mrs. Maum and Mrs. Bellett, of Clarence Plains, and Mrs. Ballantyne, of this town. Mrs. Garth embarked from England in Her Majesty's store ship Guardian, Captain Sir Edward Rion, which, it will be recollected, was nearly lost by striking on an island of ice, between the Cape of Good Hope and New Holland; she was afterwards the first female who landed at the original settlement of Norfolk Island. Mrs. Garth was much regarded by all the old inhabitants, a numerous and respectable body of whom attended her funeral yesterday.
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- Garth, Susannah (Susan)
- Garth, Edward (husband)
- Bellett, Susannah (daughter)
- Garth, James (son)
- Garth, Edward (son)
- Garth, Mary (daughter-in-law)
- Garth, Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Bellett, John (son-in-law)
- Clayton, Elizabeth (criminal associate)
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'Garth, Susannah (Susan) (c. 1763–1841)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/garth-susannah-susan-30264/text37548, accessed 17 May 2025.
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Alternative Names
- Gough, Susannah
- Grah, Susannah
- Grates, Susannah
Birth
Death
24 June,
1841
(aged ~ 78)
Hobart,
Tasmania,
Australia
Cause of Death
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