Elizabeth WILLIAMS
1852 - 1878 (26 years)
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Name Elizabeth WILLIAMS Birth 1852 [1] Gender Female Death 3 Sep 1878 River Thames, near Woolwich 
[1] Burial Old Cemetery, Woolwich, Kent [1] Person ID I289 Webb Last Modified 1 Jun 2025
Family George James Arthur HOLLINGSWORTH, b. 26 Apr 1851, Chiswell St., Camberwell, Surrey d. 3 Sep 1878, River Thames, near Woolwich (Age 27 years) Marriage 29 Jul 1877 St. John, Brixton, Surrey [2] Notes - the find-a-grave website says the following:-
George and Elizabeth were a victim of the Princess Alice disaster.
She was traveling on board with her husband and baby daughter when their ship was struck by the Bywell Castle and torn in two.
The entire family died.
(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144490111/elizabeth-hollingsworth)
Child was Maud Emily who was born and bapt 26/4/1878 and 11/8/1878 at St John's Brixton. Ship disaster was 3/9/1878 - see for instance https://londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/over-600-perish-in-woolwich-pleasure-boat-disaster/
Family ID F214 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jun 2025
- the find-a-grave website says the following:-
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Marriage - 29 Jul 1877 - St. John, Brixton, Surrey 
Death - 3 Sep 1878 - River Thames, near Woolwich 
Burial - - Old Cemetery, Woolwich, Kent = Link to Google Earth
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