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Participant Info

First Name
Bridget 'Biddy'
Last Name
Hayes
Date of Birth
? She was 17 on arrival in Fremantle.
Native Place
Kerry
Parents
Cornelius Hayes and Mary Mahoney
Religion
RC
Ship Name
Clara (?)
Family
Married David Elder (January 1854, witnessed by Mary Cashman and John William Godfrey); they had 12 children, 4 of which died in their first months.
Other Details
She was a farmers wife. Her husband David was Scottish, and had been transported to Australia at 17 after stealing a glove. After her death, he remarried and changed his name to David Elder Menzies. He died and was buried in Moora (7th October 1913), and
Death
Died on 1st February 1882 (at 46 years old), of dysentery; buried in New Norcia cemetery (unmarked grave). A death notice ("Mrs D. Elder") appeared in the Inquirer & Commercial News Perth (15/2/1882).