Elizabeth Pickering (1839–1929)
from Mudgee Guardian
The death occurred at her son's residence, Croydon, on Wednesday of Mrs. Elizabeth Pickering, aged 91 years. She was the first white child born at Oberon, and was a daughter of Chas Whalan, who discovered the Jenolan Caves. She visited the caves at the age of 12, being the first girl to do so. Deceased was well known at Eurunderee and Home Rule, where she resided with her son, Mr. C. H. Pickering of the Eurunderee post office. Deceased was in the habit of staying with various members of her family from time to time. It was only recently that she left Eurunderee to go to Sydney.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Elizabeth Pickering
- Methodist (Sydney), 6 April 1929, p 17
Additional Resources
- marriage notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 December 1857, p 8
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Pickering, George Felton (husband)
- Whalan, Elizabeth (mother)
- Whalan, Charles (father)
- Hughes, Sarah Maria (sister)
- Booth, Emma (sister)
- Armstrong, Gertrude (sister)
- Whalan, Charles (brother)
- Whalan, Edwin (brother)
- Whalan, Glyndwr (brother)
- Whalan, Alfred Samuel (brother)
- Whalan, Clementina (sister-in-law)
- Whalan, Susannah Ada (sister-in-law)
- Whalan, Agatha Josephine (sister-in-law)
- Whalan, Lucy Ann (sister-in-law)
- Whalan, Amelia (sister-in-law)
- Hughes, William George (brother-in-law)
- Booth, Samuel Marsden (brother-in-law)
- Armstrong, John (brother-in-law)
- Cunynghame, Mary Matilda (aunt)
- Morris, Sarah (aunt)
- Whalan, James (uncle)
- Whalan, Campbell (uncle)
- Whalan, John MacLean (uncle)
- Griffiths, Lydia (aunt by marriage)
- Whalan, Jane (aunt by marriage)
- Whalan, Eliza (aunt by marriage)
- Whalan, Harriet (aunt by marriage)
- Cunynghame, Robert Drybrough (uncle by marriage)
- Morris, John (uncle by marriage)
- Whalan, Elizabeth (grandmother)
- Whalan, Charles (grandfather)
- Cunynghame, Charles Whalan (cousin)
- Cunynghame, James Whalan (cousin)
- Cunynghame, Robert (cousin)
- Harper, Thomas Hedges (cousin)
- Cunynghame, Joseph Moore (cousin)
- Harper, John (cousin)
- Cunynghame, Thomas Moore (cousin)
- Whalan, Eliza (cousin)
- Whalan, James (cousin)
- Cunynghame, Sydney Charles (cousin)
- Whalan, Thomas (cousin)
- Charlton, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Morris, Elizabeth Jessie (cousin)
- Whalan, John Morris (cousin)
- Small, Sarah Louisa (cousin)
- Whalan, Alfred (cousin)
- Reilly, Mary Elizabeth (cousin)
- Taylor, Catherine (cousin)
- Whalan, John Campbell (cousin)
- Whalan, Campbell Joseph (cousin)
- Whalan, Matilda Jane (cousin)
- Whalan, Henry (cousin)
- Morris, John (cousin)
- Phair, Jessie Martha (cousin)
- Whalan, Arthur Frederick (cousin)
- Morris, Rose (cousin)
- Whalan, Robert McLean (cousin)
- Whalan, Horatio (cousin)
- Blackman, Elizabeth (cousin)
- Whalan, Albert (cousin)
- Whalan, Rowland George (cousin)
- Whiteford, Hannah Eliza (cousin)
- Whalan, Mary K. (cousin)
- Whalan, Harriet E. (cousin)
- Whalan, William Charles (cousin)
- Whalan, Edmund Macquarie (cousin)
- Whalan, Ernest Thomas (cousin)
Citation details
'Pickering, Elizabeth (1839–1929)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/pickering-elizabeth-27200/text34719, accessed 27 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Whalan, Elizabeth
Birth
14 July,
1839
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
6 March,
1929
(aged 89)
Croydon, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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