- Born
- 1785
Scotland - Died
- 5 August 1859
Euroa, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Pastoralist
- Alternative Names
- Forlonge, Eliza (aka)
Summary
After searching out the best merino flocks in Germany, Eliza Forlong travelled with her husband and two sons to Launceston, arriving in 1831. Eliza managed their property, 'Kenilworth', while her husband maintained business interests in a nearby flour mill and sheep run. After the death of her husband, Eliza moved to Port Phillip and lived with her son William at his station, Seven Creeks, in Euroa.
After searching out and collecting up, the best fine wool
merinos in Saxony, Eliza Forlong sent William off to Australia where he
settled at Tasmania in 1829. After collecting another flock she travelled
with her husband and other son Andrew, along with her sister in law, Janet
Templeton and her nine children to Launceston Tasmania, arriving in 1831.
John, Eliza and Andrew returned to England in 1834 to press for land for
Andrew. John died there soon after their arrival. It is known that Eliza was
in Glasgow in 1841 and returned to Tasmania in 1844 whence she followed her
sons to the Port Phillip district and lived with William, firstly at
Woodstock and then at Seven Creeks Station Euroa, where she is buried, at
the foot of the Garden Range. There is no 'e' on Eliza's surname, it was
only her son William and his descendants that used the added
'e' I am with the Euroa Museum.
Loretta McPherson - 11 June 2010, 9:59 AM EST
Many thanks for the advice - we have included the two spellings of the name in her entry now.
AWAP Administrator - 11 June 2010, 1:25 PM EST