Elizabeth Jaffrey wife of Christoph Alt, Roxburghshire & Yass NSW MMFM

Name: ELIZABETH JEFFREY (JAFFREY) wife of CHRISTOPH ALT also known in Scotland as Betsy
Date and place of birth: Jan/Feb 1829 at “Kersmains” near Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Names of parents: John Jeffrey (Jaffrey) and Ellen Thompson
Date and place of baptism: Protestant Church
Marriage: Christoph Alt on 21 January 1857 at St. Clement’s Church of England Yass, NSW.
Occupation: In Censuses an Agricultural labourer age 12, Servant aged 22, her shipping states that in Roxburghshire she was a kitchen/dairy maid. Elizabeth’s husband, Christoph, became a carrier soon after his arrival at Yass, NSW. After their marriage Elizabeth and Christoph lived at Rossi Street, Yass, beyond the stables at the rear of the Yass Hotel. In July 1859 they rented the new hotel premises, The Galway Inn, (It’s name was changed to the Carriers Arms in 1861) located at the junction of the Hume Highway and the road to Wargiela, about 2 klms from Yass. Christoph was naturalized at Yass on 14th February 1861. Two weeks later Elizabeth died tragically from spasmodic cholera which she had contracted for two days. Christoph then had two boys to raise, aged 2 years and 5 months, and a hotel to run. Ten months later he married Martha Crossley, aged 19, who along with the 5 children she and Christoph had, raised Elizabeth’s two sons.
Addresses: Born Kersmains farm outside Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
1841 Census: East Nisbet cottages (gone by 1859) 4 miles Kersmains – John Jaffrey 80 years, Pauper, born Roxburghshire, Helen Jaffrey, 30 years, Ag Lab, born England, Elizabeth Jaffrey 12 years, ag labourer, born Roxburghshire.
1851 Census: Longnewton Place Farm, Ancrum , Roxburghshire, 700 acre farm belonging to Carmiechal family – Betsey Jeffrey, unmarried female servant aged 22 born Kersmains.
Migrated from Scotland, arriving Sydney 6 February 1855 on the ‘Nabob,’ 95 days out from Liverpool aged 26;
After marriage lived Rossi Street, Yass and Galway Inn/Carrier’s Arms Yass district NSW - 5+ years.
Date, place and cause of death: On 28th February 1861 at Galway Inn/Carriers Arms Hotel, Yass spasmodic cholera.
Date and place of burial: February 1861 in the churchyard of St. Clement’s C of E Yass, NSW
Details of will: Nil
Memorial Inscription: “SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH JEFFREY BELOVED WIFE OF CHRISTOPHER ALT NATIVE OF ROXBURGHSHIRE, SCOTLAND. My God beholds and will not forget. The Rod will blossom in glory yet.” A debt of gratitude is owed to Ron, because the above inscription is from his book “Christoph Alt of Yass” by Ronald H. Alt, Printed in 1989. The use of the name Elizabeth Jeffrey on the headstone was in accordance with the Scottish tradition whereby a woman retained her maiden name after marriage. Sadly in about 1970 the headstone was removed from St. Clements churchyard and now a plaque merely notes that E Jeffrey was buried there..
Children : Christopher 1858, Henry 1860.