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Hello,

Thank you so much for the clarity image of George Elliot Candy's tombstone.

Dr Philip Candy

Hello! Can someone please help me restore this photo?
Thank you

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know anything about George Elliot Candy 1899-1916
I'm researching my family history and would love to know more about the photograph I have attached.

Anything will help.
Thank you
Dr Philip C Candy

Hi Sue,

I think you are correct in suggesting Maria Huggins was staying with Mr Edward Wallop and Eliza Huggins in 1861.

Going down this rabbit hole a little further I found I had two Eliza Huggins listed as children of John Huggins and Anne Bond.

1. Eliza Huggins.
Born 1822 in Gloucester, died 1863 in Gloucester.
Married 5th Nov, in Gloucester to Edward Richard Wallop.
We are pretty this Eliza is the Aunt of Maria Huggins and belongs in the family.

2. Eliza Anna Huggins.
Born 15 March 1822 in Bristol, died Oct 1906 in Bristol.
Married to James Nunan in 1862 in Bristol.

My first thought was that I had the death date for Eliza Huggins number 1 incorrect and the two women were the same person with her remarrying James Nunan. However, I found that Edward Wallop died in 1865 and now I am about 70% convinced that Eliza Anna Huggins number 2 belongs with a different set of parents. If you wanted another thing to have a look at I would love some evidence confirming this one way or the other (If possible). I will continue looking at it myself too.

Thank you, hope you are keeping safe.
Phil.

@Sparrett and @Shume
I have Thomas Candy's arrival in Melbourne on the "Glen Huntly" on the 9th Jan, 1850. Your information about Eliza Lack (Elizabeth Ann Lack) arriving in 1855 corroborates what I have too. Their first child I have listed is Clara Jane Candy (born 17 July 1856 in Collingwood, died 19 Jan 1857 in Collingwood, Australia). Now that I have a think about it, I remember that Melbourne had a big stone boom around that time with many houses of that era having decorative stonework on top of the roofs.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4774091#
This "Argus" page you linked from 1850 has an advertisement for Thomas and his older brother William's Stonemason business in Collingwood. William arrived in Melbourne on the 21st of October 1849.
I didn't have Thomas Candy's travel to Adelaide on the "Queen of Sheba" in 1852. After a little bit of looking online I found that stonework became very popular in Adelaide at the time so it makes sense that he would travel there for work. I also didn't have the travel to Hobart in 1857 either. I knew he was there around the time as their son Alfred Charles Lack Candy was born there in Dec 1857.
This is all very interesting in piecing together the events and building Thomas and Elizabeth's life story.

With regards to the monument at Melbourne general, I have visited there previously but not for many years.

Now I will move on to George Candy and his family.
I have got the details about George, Eliza and Harriet Jane's admissions. Very hot water with the law is a bit of an understatement!

I did already have that information about Mary Ann Candy and William Huggins and their children. I was wondering if there was a bit more info around on Maria Huggins (Their youngest daughter) and Richard Cook her husband.

Thank you, Philip.

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