The
OBITUARY of Elizabeth Dutton (nee Edmonds, William Bennett Edmonds’ eldest dau,
who married Edward Dutton)
“Advertiser”
Monday 26th March 1934
Elizabeth Dutton who died at her home.
'Ferndale,' Beaumont, recently, was born in Adelaide in March 1842. She was the
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett Edmonds, and was married in St.
Michael's Church, Mitcham to Edward Dutton at the age of 18 years, and
accompanied and assisted him in all his ventures, firstly, in a partnership
brewery at Noarlunga. and secondly, in a brewing business at Yankalilla. In
1862 Mr. Dutton built the Goolwa brewery, and for some years this was worked in
conjunction with the Yankalilla business, and in those days was a flourishing
concern. From 1864 to 1878 the trade at Goolwa was buoyant and the present
deserted wharves were taxed to their utmost to deal with the wool coming down
the river for shipment at Victor Harbour either for overseas or Port Adelaide
or Melbourne.
In 1878 Mr. and Mrs. Dutton foresaw the slump
which would take place in the River Murray trade owing to the centralisation
policy, and the competition of Adelaide and Melbourne. They, therefore, in
1880, sold out as far as they were able all their interests in the brewing
business, and went to Ardune near Lucindale with their then young family, where
a grazing property was acquired. Mrs. Dutton lived there until 1905, her
husband having died previously, and went to 'Ferndale' Beaumont, which property
was purchased from the late Sir Samuel Davenport's Estate, where she remained
with her only single daughter to tne day of her death.
Mrs. Dutton's surviving children are:— E.
Ernest Dutton of 63 Wattle street Fullarton; Mrs. P. J Sinclair, of 'Red
Cottage,' Blackwood: Miss E. Dutton of 'Ferndale' Beaumont; and Mrs P W Evans
of Dulwich. She also left eight grand children and two great-grandchildren.
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