Group of [women] Old Colonists [mosaic] [B 19985] • Photograph

![Group of [women] Old Colonists [mosaic]](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/bc/0c/7015-2427-56d4-a04f-c572d85772eb.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists [mosaic]
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Tucker](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/31/2d/d2ec-1375-58cf-b8c0-9b491c2fdc2f.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Tucker
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Unidentified](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/0e/e3/e581-0edc-54aa-b7f5-9864f902fbe0.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Unidentified
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Watts](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/bc/98/c1c4-f8ca-54a1-bfea-12c7f26e3212.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Watts
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : West](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/e3/ea/13ca-1aa1-5827-b692-22a555f705f8.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : West
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sarah Witherick](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/5c/fd/9f36-f536-5640-b972-f670e5bc2cd6.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sarah Witherick
Sarah Witherick, 1820-1900; nee Perry, married William Witherick. Arrived in South Australia in May 1839 on board the ship the "Planter". Resided in Adelaide, North Adelaide.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Hannah Wadham](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/28/ea/0c9a-7e27-55a8-b6f8-44a50911c3c3.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Hannah Wadham
Hannah Wadham, 1829-1902; nee Abbott, married Isaac Clarke, then Francis Thomas Wadham. Arrived in South Australia in December 1836 on board the ship the "Buffalo". Resided in Currency Creek, Middleton, North Adelaide. Worked as a mantle maker, boarding house keeper.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wisdom](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/a0/93/d32f-afab-56f6-a61a-235d615f75e5.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wisdom
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Webb](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/7e/e7/8f75-c7a7-5e7b-92a6-dcb384e563e0.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Webb
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walters](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/3a/00/616a-4319-5469-9849-d9801d454615.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walters
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : White](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/77/4d/dd87-7b70-5079-8735-18c2910ab9a2.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : White
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Woolman](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/7a/fe/25e5-ba05-5a3a-a77c-3a244b240a74.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Woolman
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wood](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/7d/de/540c-e96c-5aa5-abe0-ac32a4cbf0e5.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wood
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Catherine Wisdom](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/51/5d/3b77-b84a-5e6d-9c84-99b511ad74be.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Catherine Wisdom
Catherine Wisdom, 1799-1879; nee Muzzall, married George Arthur Wisdom. Arrived in South Australia in March 1839 on board the ship the "Buckinghamshire". Resided in Adelaide.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitchall](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/be/5c/eeb9-f6e3-5596-a22a-6e93e522b36f.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitchall
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Barbara White](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/89/20/73b4-4ae1-5f18-8711-0f1a9b9db094.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Barbara White
Barbara White, 1800-1899; nee Willingale, married John White. Arrived in South Australia in October 1842 on board the ship the "Taglioni". Resided in Reedbeds.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Frances Warland](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/ec/22/a0a9-1e7f-5fc5-a218-fdf944dddf9c.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Frances Warland
Probably Frances Warland, c. 1796-1882; nee Childs, married James Warland. Arrived in South Australia in November 1838 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Resided in Greenhill.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walters](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/96/51/f533-9af2-554b-bd12-68b7d417ee66.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walters
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rachel Wilkey](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/00/56/e115-ecc5-5b52-ab19-e53dfa1d93a8.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rachel Wilkey
Probably Rachel Wilkey, c. 1816-1895; nee Way, married Charles Richard Wilkey, then Edward Barnett. Arrived in South Australia in January 1837 on board the ship the "Coromandel". Resided in Hope Valley, Modbury.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitfield](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/80/ae/d931-28cf-5786-9776-2efbd0c44b5a.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitfield
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wright](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/72/1a/5877-728b-5669-8ac1-5ce285da4e80.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wright
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Eliza Scott Wright](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/89/38/1dd6-b0e8-5534-9ce3-988b89bad534.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Eliza Scott Wright
Eliza Scott Wright, 1809-1899; nee Boulton, married Thomas Wright. Arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "John". Resided in Clarendon.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Webb](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/82/64/a0aa-c227-5628-b3ef-8fcdfa9828c1.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Webb
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Matilda Wilson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/4e/e7/8510-7e3e-56f4-8518-e9f5155d72a1.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Matilda Wilson
Probably Matilda Wilson, c. 1836-1909; nee King, married Charles Algernon Wilson. Arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Orleana". Resided in Kensington.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wilson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/8c/9e/928d-bc58-525c-b83b-1f1bc266b9cc.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Wilson
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitley](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/0e/56/28aa-6b7d-55eb-966e-4edb993f6251.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Whitley
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Hunt Wills](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/b0/98/4dc8-90bf-5802-abdf-bd2872e22a93.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Hunt Wills
Margaret Hunt Wills, c. 1821-1908; nee Cross, married Matthew Reid, then John Nathaniel Wills. Arrived in South Australia in January 1838 on board the ship the "Royal Admiral". Resided in Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Guichen Bay, Lefevre Peninsula, Mount Bar.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walker](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/54/0f/c259-533c-5033-a70d-d213ddcb31a6.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Walker
Photographic mosaic (composite)arranged by Adelaide photographer Henry Jones bearing the inscription 'Group of Old Colonists'. The majority of the women depicted arrived in South Australia, or were born there, between 1836 and 1840. In May 1872 Jones placed advertisements in the Adelaide press inviting 'lady old colonists' to attend his studio to have their portraits taken for 'a companion group' to the mosaic he has creating of men who attended the Old Colonists Banquet at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 (see B 47769). Women had been excluded from the banquet by its host Emanuel Solomon. Jones began photographing women in June 1872 and was still taking photographs for the mosaic in 1881, the year that the work was completed. The mosaic was later owned by pastoralist Thomas Bowman who donated it to the Public Library of South Australia in 1909. The mosaic contains 598 portraits arranged in roughly alphabetical order.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Nancy Watts](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/39/6e/c60a-6b32-5211-b756-2451892fca36.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Nancy Watts
Nancy Watts, 1818-1895; nee Avery, married John Watts. Arrived in South Australia in January 1837 on board the ship the "Coromandel". Resided in Hindmarsh, Nairne, Littlehampton.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sophia Jane Walton](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/ad/a4/4f4d-f965-5522-a04a-22f850658691.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sophia Jane Walton
Probably Sophia Jane Walton, 1837-1907; nee Roberts, married John Walton. Arrived in South Australia in July 1838 on board the ship the "Henry Porcher". Resided in Dry Creek, Walkerville.