[Index]
Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)
licensee of the 'Country House Inn'
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891)
Thirza Ann ELWORTHY (1828 - )
Henry George Leigh ELWORTHY (1830 - 1898)
Sarah ELWORTHY (1832 - 1841)
Charles Leigh ELWORTHY (1833 - 1834)
Grace Leigh ELWORTHY (1834 - )
Reuben ELWORTHY (1837 - )
Jessie ELWORTHY (1839 - )
Hubert ELWORTHY (1840 - 1844)
 Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)

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Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870)
 James ELWORTHY (1770 - 1837) Thomas ELWORTHY (1720 - 1775) George ELWORTHY


Mary HODGE (1728 - ) John HODGE
Grace BECKLEY
Grace Thirza LEIGH (1771 - 1836) Edward LEIGH (1750 - 1804) John LEIGH (1722 - 1794)
Sarah CHEYNELL (1722 - 1750)
Elizabeth HOLDITCH (1756 - 1828)



b. bef 27 Dec 1802 at Crediton, Devon, England
m. 08 Sep 1826 Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870) at Topsham, Exeter, Devon, England
d. 30 Aug 1842 at Exeter, Devon, England aged 39
Near Relatives of Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Thomas ELWORTHY 17 Nov 1720 Sandford, Devon, England 18 Jan 1775 England 54
Grandmother Mary HODGE 15 Jan 1728 Crediton, Devon, England
Grandfather Edward LEIGH 27 Oct 1750 Chiddingstone, Kent, England 28 Feb 1804 Chiddingstone, Kent, England 53
Grandmother Elizabeth HOLDITCH abt 1756 Dec 1828 72

Father in Law Francis BAKER
Mother in Law Ann APLIN

Father James ELWORTHY 1770 Crediton, Devon, England 09 Nov 1837 Wincanton, Somerset, England 67
Mother Grace Thirza LEIGH bef 29 Sep 1771 Devon, England 20 Aug 1836 Clifton Place, Exeter, Devon, England 64

Self Henry Leigh ELWORTHY bef 27 Dec 1802 Crediton, Devon, England 30 Aug 1842 Exeter, Devon, England 39

Wife Ann BAKER 1805 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 1870 65

Son Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY bef 02 Jan 1827 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 24 May 1891 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 64
Daughter Thirza Ann ELWORTHY bef 21 Oct 1828 St Lawrence, Exeter, Devon, England
Son Henry George Leigh ELWORTHY bef 10 Jun 1830 Exeter, Devon, England 1898 London, Middlesex, England 68
Daughter Sarah ELWORTHY 15 Jan 1832 Exeter, Devon, England bef 1841 9
Son Charles Leigh ELWORTHY bef 19 Mar 1833 St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England Oct 1834 1
Daughter Grace Leigh ELWORTHY bef 05 Dec 1834 St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
Son Reuben ELWORTHY bef 14 Feb 1837 St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
Daughter Jessie ELWORTHY bef 16 Feb 1839 St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
Son Hubert ELWORTHY 1840 Exeter, Devon, England 1844 Exeter, Devon, England 4

Brother James ELWORTHY bef 11 Dec 1796 Stoke Damerel, Devon, England 25 Feb 1832 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 35
Sister Sarah ELWORTHY bef 07 Apr 1799 Modbury, Devonshire, England abt 1824 England 25
Sister Amy A ELWORTHY 01 May 1806 Devon, England 04 Jul 1884 New Zealand 78
Sister Elizabeth ELWORTHY bef 14 Jun 1810 Exeter, Devon, England
Sister Elizabeth ELWORTHY bef 06 Jan 1811 Exeter, Devon, England 1870 Hackney, London, England 59
Sister Mary ELWORTHY bef 06 Jan 1811 Exeter, Devon, England abt 1811 Devon, England 0
Brother George ELWORTHY 23 Apr 1813 Exeter, Devon, England 24 Feb 1878 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 64
Sister Jane ELWORTHY 12 Jun 1815 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 04 Feb 1897 Catford, Middlesex, England 81
Sister Emma ELWORTHY 15 Feb 1818 Exeter, Devon, England 1880 England 62

Daughter in Law Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE 1901 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law William John MORGAN 1822 Exeter, Devon, England 1888 Exeter, Devon, England 66
Daughter in Law Matilda Isabella SHAMBROOK 1841 Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England
Son in Law John Pinn MORGAN 1829 Exeter, Devon, England bef 1895 66
Daughter in Law Mary MONTAGUE JEBBETT 1844 Lambeth, Surrey, England

Grandson Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY 24 Feb 1882 Lambton, New South Wales, Australia 26 Oct 1955 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 73
Granddaughter Grace Edith ELWORTHY 1884 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandson Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY 27 May 1887 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson William Henry E MORGAN 1850 Exeter, Devon, England 1887 Exeter, Devon, England 37
Grandson Harry J MORGAN 1854 Exeter, Devon, England
Granddaughter Jessie G MORGAN 1857 Exminster, Devon, England
Grandson Ralph MORGAN 1859 Exeter, Devon, England
Granddaughter Kate MORGAN 1863 Exeter, Devon, England
Granddaughter Grace Mary ELWORTHY 12 Dec 1867 Westminster, Middlesex, England
Granddaughter Jessie Ann ELWORTHY 1870 Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandson Hubert Henry ELWORTHY abt Jan 1871 Westminster, Middlesex, England 1900 South Africa 29
Grandson Francis Ed ELWORTHY 1873 St Martins, London, Middlesex, England
Granddaughter Effie I ELWORTHY 1878 St Martins, London, Middlesex, England
Grandson Wilfred John ELWORTHY Jun 1880 St Martins, London, Middlesex, England 1882 London, Middlesex, England 2
Grandson Reuben H ELWORTHY 1878 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Grandson Hubert R ELWORTHY 1882 Camberwell, Surrey, England

Aunt Mary ATWELL bef 21 Feb 1755 Crediton, Devon, England
Uncle John ATWELL 25 Jun 1759 Crediton, Devon, England

Nephew Charles Leonard ELWORTHY 06 May 1823 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England Oct 1834 England 11
Nephew Alfred John ELWORTHY bef 24 Jun 1824 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Niece Ellen Sarah ELWORTHY bef 23 Feb 1826 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 1921 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 95
Niece Sarah Elizabeth ELWORTHY bef 06 Feb 1828 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Niece Asenath ELWORTHY bef 29 Apr 1829 Exeter, Devon, England 29 Apr 1922 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 93
Nephew James ELWORTHY bef 10 Oct 1831 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew James Elworthy PERREY 05 Apr 1824 Holborn, London, England
Nephew William Henry SPARKS 12 Jan 1828 England
Niece Amy Flora SPARKS 07 Jun 1831 England 22 Aug 1872 41
Niece Mary Elworthy SPARKS 06 Jun 1833 England 24 Dec 1915 82
Nephew Reuben SPARKS 08 Oct 1834 England 07 Jan 1922 Ontario, Canada 87
Niece Susan Penny SPARKS 16 Jun 1837
Niece Elizabeth Southwood SPARKS 17 Sep 1839 04 Mar 1910 70
Nephew John Southwood SPARKS 02 Jun 1841 16 Nov 1919 Alberta, Canada 78
Nephew George Southwood SPARKS 27 Nov 1842 England 25 May 1914 Ontario, Canada 71
Nephew Francis Alfred SPARKS 02 Oct 1845 Ontario, Canada 06 Sep 1847 Ontario, Canada 1
Niece Jane SPARKS 19 Jan 1847 Ontario, Canada 09 Sep 1847 Ontario, Canada 0
Nephew Robert Edward SPARKS 05 Jun 1853 Ontario, Canada 1932 Ontario, Canada 79
Nephew William George WAGER 06 Aug 1836 Devon, England
Niece Emily WAGER 1839 Exeter, Devon, England
Niece Bessy WAGER 1841 Exeter, Devon, England 1898 Paddington, London, England 57
Niece Kate WAGER 1843 Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew Charles WAGER 1845 Exeter, Devon, England 1899 Pancras, London, England 54
Nephew Henry WAGER 1848 Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew James Baker ELWORTHY 09 Dec 1833 Exeter, Devon, England 03 Mar 1889 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 55
Niece Elizabeth Harriet ELWORTHY 04 Nov 1835 Exeter, Devon, England abt 16 Sep 1855 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19
Nephew George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY 16 Aug 1837 Exeter, Devon, England 26 Dec 1905 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Eliza Grace ELWORTHY 26 Jun 1839 Exeter, Devon, England 15 Oct 1922 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 83
Niece Emma Louisa ELWORTHY 14 Apr 1841 Exeter, Devon, England 1920 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Isabella Bowcher ELWORTHY 20 Oct 1842 Exeter, Devon, England 16 Jul 1921 Auckland, New Zealand 78
Nephew Charles Henry ELWORTHY bef 06 Jun 1844 Exeter, Devon, England 20 Sep 1859 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15
Niece Alice Mary ELWORTHY 1845 Exeter, Devon, England 14 Jan 1854 New South Wales, Australia 9
Nephew John SPEED-ANDREWS 15 Dec 1839 Castle Carey, Somerset, England 25 Nov 1884 Tottenham, London, UK 44
Nephew Arthur Elworthy SPEED-ANDREWS 29 May 1842 Castle Carey, Somerset, England Y Off coast of West Africa
Nephew Harry Hon SPEED-ANDREWS 01 Jun 1844 Castle Carey, Somerset, England
Nephew Thomas James Alexander SPEED-ANDREWS 13 Nov 1846 Castle Carey, Somerset, England
Nephew William George SPEED-ANDREWS 09 Dec 1849 Castle Carey, Somerset, England 13 May 1926 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 76
Nephew Alfred SPEED-ANDREWS 13 Nov 1851 Castle Carey, Somerset, England 29 Jan 1940 Bromley, Kent, England 88
Nephew Charles Septimus SPEED-ANDREWS 25 May 1855 Castle Carey, Somerset, England abt 1942 London, Middlesex, England 87
Nephew Thomas Elworthy SMALE abt 1841 Exeter, Devon, England 1890 Islington, London, Middlesex, England 49
Nephew Henry Charles Elworthy SMALE 1843 Exeter, Devon, England 1843 0
Niece Emma Elworthy SMALE abt 1845 Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew Walter Elworthy SMALE abt 1847 Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew James E Elworthy SMALE abt 1850 Exeter, Devon, England
Nephew Arthur SMALE abt 1853 Exeter, Devon, England

Sister in Law Elizabeth MORSE bef 1841 England
Brother in Law James PERRY abt 1794 Warwick, Birmingham, England
Brother in Law John Henry SPARKS 01 Aug 1805 Devon, England 15 Oct 1896 Ontario, Canada 91
Brother in Law Charles WAGER 1811 Andover, Hampshire, England 1857 Devon, England 46
Sister in Law Emma BOWCHER 18 Aug 1810 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jul 1854 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 43
Brother in Law John SPEED-ANDREWS 04 Jan 1810 Castle Carey, Somerset, England 03 Jul 1896 Tottenham, London, UK 86
Brother in Law Thomas Land SMALE 1815 Exeter, Devon, England 1881 England 66
Events in Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
bef 27 Dec 1802 Henry Leigh ELWORTHY was born Crediton, Devon, England
27 Dec 1802 Baptism Crediton, Devon, England 16
08 Sep 1826 23 Married Ann BAKER (aged 21) Topsham, Exeter, Devon, England
bef 02 Jan 1827 24 Birth of son Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
bef 21 Oct 1828 25 Birth of daughter Thirza Ann ELWORTHY St Lawrence, Exeter, Devon, England
bef 10 Jun 1830 27 Birth of son Henry George Leigh ELWORTHY Exeter, Devon, England
15 Jan 1832 29 Birth of daughter Sarah ELWORTHY Exeter, Devon, England
bef 19 Mar 1833 30 Birth of son Charles Leigh ELWORTHY St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
Oct 1834 31 Death of son Charles Leigh ELWORTHY (aged 1) 2
bef 05 Dec 1834 31 Birth of daughter Grace Leigh ELWORTHY St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
20 Aug 1836 33 Death of mother Grace Thirza LEIGH (aged 64) Clifton Place, Exeter, Devon, England Clifton Place 2
bef 14 Feb 1837 34 Birth of son Reuben ELWORTHY St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England
09 Nov 1837 34 Death of father James ELWORTHY (aged 67) Wincanton, Somerset, England Note 1
bef 16 Feb 1839 36 Birth of daughter Jessie ELWORTHY St Peters, Exeter, Devon, England 2
1840 38 Birth of son Hubert ELWORTHY Exeter, Devon, England 2
bef 1841 39 Death of daughter Sarah ELWORTHY (aged 9) Country House Inn 2
1841 39 Census Exeter, Devon, England Close of St Peters Cathedral
30 Aug 1842 39 Henry Leigh ELWORTHY died Exeter, Devon, England FreeBMD Sep 1842 Exeter 10 80 2
Note 1: Free BMD Dec 1837 Wincanton 10 379
Personal Notes:
At Topsham (called Topsum) near Exeter on 08 Sep 1826, HENRY LEIGH baptised 27 Dec 1802 in Crediton, married Ann BAKER 1805, daughter of Francis and Ann nee APLIN of St Sidwell. Not much is known about Henry and Ann's three girls and five boys.
The eldest son Francis Henry Elworthy, 02 Jan 1827 at St Sidwell is said to have corne to Australia with his Uncle George and family - more details are in a later chapter.
Henry and Ann's eldest daughter Thirza Ann, 21 Oct 1828 at St Lawrence, Exeter married William John MORGAN on 26 Oct 1848 at All Hallows on the Wall; only a baptismal date of 10 June 1830 has been found for the third child, Henry George.
It was probably about this time that Henry Senior took over the Country House Inn in Catherine Street, Exeter - quite near St Peter's Cathedral, as his fourth child Sarah 30 Jan 1832 was baptised there but died at the hotel premises some time prior to 1841.
The next five children were all baptised at the Cathedral and dates were taken from the IGI but not much is known about them - Charles Leigh 19 Mar 1833 (died Oct 1834); Grace Leigh 05 Dec 1834 wed John Pinn MORGAN at Exminster on 29 ApI 1859; Reuben 14 Feb 1837 and Jessie 16 Feb 1839. Hubert was born 1840 and died at Catherine Street in 1844. The last two were born after Civil Registration began so details were taken from the 1841 Census.
The Country House Inn came complete with a brewhouse and cellars, stables, back court, malthouse, etc. The owner of the premises was Amelia Baker, probably a relative of Henry's wife.
In 1841 Thirza and Grace were at school in Tiverton. The following year their father Henry died on 3 Sep 1842 (not quite 40) and Ann carried on the business. In the 1851 Census she was still a widow and Reuben was the only family member living at home. Ann gave up her widowhood on 24 Feb 1862 when she married widower James CLARK, a surveyor of Walsall, Staffordshire.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 26 (Death)
- Reference = 26, 27 (Name, Notes)
16. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: Barbara Lawrence - Elworthy doc, Title: Barbara Lawrence - Elworthy doc, Auth: Barbara Lawrence, Date: 23/2/2009
- Reference = 2 (Baptism)
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