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Harriet Harwood was born circa 1832 in London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom to James Harwood (c1774-) and Elizabeth Slegg (c1789-) and died March 1878 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia of unspecified causes. She married Richard Todd (1829-1886) 20 April 1854 in Anglican Cathedral, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

In 1841 at the age of 9 Harriet was with her parents and elder brother Henry (born 1821) at St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. Her father was recorded as a farmer born outside the County of Middlesex. This occupation has to be incorrect as one could not farm in the middle of London. When Harriet married in 1854 she showed her father's occupation as merchant cheesemonger.

In 1851 at the age of 19 Harriet was living at Bethnal Green, Middlesex with her cousin and working as a servant.

Harriet bravely migrated to Australia as a single woman leaving her family behind in England. Harriet arrived in Melbourne at age of 21 on 3 October 1853 aboard the Statesman which had left Southampton on 14 July 1853. She was Baptist and literate. She was bonded to Mr Clapham of Prahran as a governess for £30 per annum.

She became an evangelist to the about 300 mostly fishermen, their wives and children at Queenscliff.





Children


Offspring of Richard Todd (1829-1886) and Harriet Harwood
Name Birth Death Joined with
Harriet Emma Todd (1855-) 1855 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Henry Richard Todd (1856-1858) 1856 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 1858 Victoria, Australia
Francis Richard Todd (1858-1863) 1858 Picnic Point, Victoria, Australia 1863 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Ernest Lansdown Todd (1862-1941) 1862 Half Moon Bay, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 24 June 1941 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia Georgina Stewart Maule (1860-1950)
Lisa Todd (c1863-1864) 1863 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia July 1864 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Walter Algiers Todd (1864-1950) 1864 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 18 June 1950 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia Annie :Louise Stephens (1872-1955)
Mary Todd (c1866-1867) 1866 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia September 1867 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Lawrence Todd (1867-1867) December 1867 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia December 1867 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Sydney Richard Todd (1868-1945) 1868 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 1945 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia Florence Emily Breen (1878-1951)








Footnotes (including sources)

Ω Birth
  • Place of birth, age, and parents names given at marriage in 1854. Her father's occupation was shown as merchant cheesemonger. Her parents had married at St Mary Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, on 22 May 1815. Witnesses included Elizabeth Slegg's sister Harriet. James Harwood was a widower, and Elizabeth Slegg was a spinster.
† Baptism
  • Baptism at Shadwell, London.
₪ Wedding
  • Marriage was at Anglican Cathedral at Eastern Hill, Melbourne. Parents names and occupations were given, as well as the age of the bride (22) and groom (24) and their places of birth. The details on the marriage certificate identify Harriet as the daughter of James Harwood, merchant cheesemonger, and Elizabeth Slegg.
¶ Death
  • On her death registration her father's name stated as John(sic) Harwood, and her mother's name shown as Elizabeth Slate(sic).


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