Elizabeth ROWE [288]

   Other names for Elizabeth were Betsy BARKELL, Betsy PERKINS and Betsy ROWE.

  General Notes:

The 1851 census of St Helier District 3 shows that John Perkins, head of the household, a bricklayer, aged 24, and his wife Elizabeth aged 36 along with Mary, John and Emma Barkell, step children aged 15, 6 and 2 respectively all lived at 2 Patriotic Place St. Helier. John was said to have been born at Jersey, whilst Elizabeth and children were said to have been born in England. It is unknown when Betsy moved to Jersey.

John's wife, Betsy (Elizabeth Rowe) previously married William Barkell, a miner on the 6/7/1833 at Tavistock. Presumably William Barkell had passed away sometime prior to Betsy moving to the Channel Islands.

The 1851 Census at Tavistock shows Betsy Rowe's parents, Benjamin Rowe, his wife Mary and children John, 40, Charity 21 John Addams 1 Grandson were living at 61 Banawell St Tavistock.
Research in England has found the birth of Mark Perkins at Stoke Damerel in the September quarter of 1857 but there is no entry for Eliza Perkins from 1853-1855.

John PERKINS 31, Betsy, 43, John 11, Emma 9, Eliza 3, Mark infant all from Jersey, England sailed to Australia on the ship "Victory" which sailed from Plymouth on 29 July, 1857 and arrived in Melbourne on 4 November, 1857. They left the ship on their own account in Melbourne. New information has shown that Betsy was John's wife and they married on Jersey. Betsy had been married before and had 3 other children. they were Elizabeth, b c 1833 England, Mary Ann b c 1835 England William b c 1837. According to Betsy's death certificate, John Perkins 2, is the son of Betsy's first husband and Emma, Eliza and Mark were the children of John PERKINS. The name of Betsy's first husband was researched in England and it was discovered that his name was BARKELL.

Betsy's death certificate states that Emma was the child of Mark Perkins, however, this information needs to be checked. Also her mother's name is given as Mary Penwarden, and father is given as Benjamin Rowe, Hotel keeper.

Elizabeth married William BARKELL 1 [487] [MRIN: 95] on 6 Jul 1833 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England.⁶⁴⁴ (William BARKELL 1 [487] was born in 1812 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England ⁶⁴⁸ and died Jun Q 1848 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England ^649,650.)

Elizabeth next married John PERKINS [289] [MRIN: 94], son of Mark PERKINS 1 [702] and Anna Hannah HARRIS [12967], on 10 Jul 1850 in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.⁶⁴⁵ (John PERKINS [289] was born about 1826 in Saint Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands, died on 17 Jan 1895 in Swan Hill , Vic, Australia ⁶⁵¹ and was buried in Jan 1895 in Kerang , Vic, Australia ⁶⁵².)