Elizabeth Bettess (1763-1808)

Elizabeth Bettess was born in 1763 in Cornwall, England. She was baptised on the 9th November 1763 at the parish church in Lewannick, Cornwall. Her parents were Richard and Martha Bettes (nee Gibbs) and her siblings were Richard, John, Michael, James, Thomas and William. She was the only female child of the family and also the eldest child.

Marriage
Elizabeth married Robert Mutton on the 24th February 1789 in the parish church at Trewen, Cornwall. Witnesses to the marriage were Richard Bettess (likely to be her brother) and John Parnell. Robert's origins are currently unknown, but his residence at the time of the marriage was Altarnun. Elizabeth was 5 months pregnant at the time.

The couple settled in Trewen and had 5 known children baptised there. Another child, their second, was baptised in Altarnun.

Death of Children
Elizabeth and Robert lost two children at a young age, both boys named Robert. The first was buried on 28th November 1795 in Trewen, aged only 4 years of age and the second was buried on the 25th April 1803, aged 7 years.

Death of husband
Husband Robert himself died at a relatively young age of approximately 44 years. He was buried in Trewen on 6th April 1807.

Death
Elizabeth would only outlive Robert by 1 year. She was buried in Trewen on the 2nd March 1808, aged only 45 years.

Her youngest child Mary was only 6 years old at the time of her death, and the eldest child William was 19. What happened to the children after the death of their parents is currently unknown.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Robert and Elizabeth Mutton
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Robert and Elizabeth Mutton