ELIZA WILLOUGHBY? WHOSE WIDOW WOULD SHE BE? (Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.)
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Eliza Willoughby?
Whose widow would she be?
His claim as founder caused Fawkner's jealousy!
His identity in this article you will see.
ELIZA WILLOUGHBY
Her legacy lives in Mt. Eliza's name*;
Her tragic end a dreadful shame;
Two daughters married blokes named Collyer;
Find out more on Wikipedia.
SARAH WILLOUGHBY
One or both of the Mesdames Collier, according to a rumour
Were said to be buried at Toolern Vale; as in my Dictionary History of Bulla.
It wasn't true, there was no evidence,
But they probably both were residents.
GREENHILLS
ELIZA JNR.
*Mt Eliza was supposedly named by Captain William Hobson of the Rattlesnake after his wife but the person so honoured doesn't seem to be documented except in an account of the Rattlesnake's survey of the Bay.
225 Mount Martha and Mount Eliza were named by one of the lieutenants of the Rattlesnake, in compliment to Mrs. Lonsdale and Mrs. Batman, respectively.
226 Part of the description of H.M.S. Rattlesnake' s first visit to Port Phillip is based on the private journal
held in the National Library of Australia) kept by the ship's gunnery officer, John Henry Norcock. See HRV 1, pp. 64-77.
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Itellya is researching local history on the Mornington Peninsula and is willing to help family historians with information about the area between Somerville and Blairgowrie. He has extensive information about Henry Gomm of Somerville, Joseph Porta (Victoria's first bellows manufacturer) and Captain Adams of Rosebud.