Eliza Hughes

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Glanville.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Eliza Hughes was born in 1832 at Maitland, AUS.
     She married Daniel Polybank Glanville, son of Richard Glanville and Lucy Veale, on 23 July 1847 at Sydney, NSW, AUS, (when age calculated as 15 years) also reported 1859 & 1949 Paramatta.
     She died on 24 January 1917 at Milton registered, NSW, AUS; parents named Hugh and Eliza at death registration.
Shoalhaven Telegraph 31 January 1917:
Late Mrs. Daniel Glanville.
By the death of Mrs. D. Glanville, of Berrara, on Wednesday last, the district has lost a worthy old pioneer, and one of those women whose life is given to doing good deeds and helping to make the world brighter and better for those who are in sickness, trouble, or distress. The old lady lived to the ripe age of 84 years, over 70 of which she spent in Shoalhaven. She was born in Maitland in 1833, and when only a child came with her parents (Hughes) to Jamberoo, where the family remained but a few years, coming on to Shoalhaven with the late Dr. Alley's family, the means of locomotion being a bullock waggon. She married before she was out of her teens the late Daniel Glanville, a member of another pioneer family. They settled down at Wogamia, and experienced many vicissitudes. In the '60 flood they lost everything they possessed, and again in the '70 flood ; but they battled on, Mrs. Glanviile keeping a brave heart, doing her duty to husband and family, and ever finding time to do neighborly and kindly acts. An excellent horsewoman, of indomitable courage,- great nerve, and skill in the sick room, it was a very common occurrence for her to ride at high speed, day or night, distances up to 30 or 40 miles to attend a sick person, without a thought of fee or reward, but with the womanly desire to bring relief and comfort to the suffering. The family eventually left the river, and settled at Berrara, where Mr. Glanville died about 15 years ago, and where Mrs. Glanville continued to reside till her death, doing what good she could until an accident, sustained on an errand of mercy, compelled her to suspend her activities. The deceased lady reared 12 children, 8 of whom survive her. She leaves a large number of grand-children, some great-grand-children, and several great great-grand-children, besides many old friends, and a name honored far and wide for her womanly attributes. The mortal remains were interred in the family burial-ground on the farm at Berrara, the Rev. Mr. Potter (Milton) performing the last sad rites.