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

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Anna Maria Reynard](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/9a/77/76a7-e388-54f6-9c6f-790f244803e4.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Anna Maria Reynard
Anna Maria Reynard, c. 1826-1908; nee Baye, married George Reynard. Arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "John". Resided in Adelaide, Norwood.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ellen Roberts](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/ee/4e/8f84-ac60-5f6e-8113-fd6995447375.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ellen Roberts
Ellen Roberts, 1828-1906; nee Wearing, married William Henry Roberts. Arrived in South Australia in September 1839 on board the ship the "Recovery". Resided in Norwood.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Reid](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/68/46/c88c-5bdd-5936-89ce-e21905b41d59.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Reid
Probably Margaret Reid, c. 1834-1879; nee Smith, married David Reid. Arrived in South Australia in December 1837 on board the ship the "Lady Emma". Resided in Hindmarsh.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Ann Risely](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/ff/8a/0a0b-ec8c-55cd-a048-d6ca093109e7.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Ann Risely
Margaret Ann Risely, 1799-1873; nee Deane, married Stocker Risely. Arrived in South Australia in February 1839 on board the ship the "Thomas Harrison". Resided in Alberton, Findon.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Richardson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/eb/63/b44d-781f-5b24-b1e2-adc3e368cacc.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Richardson
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 : Mary Ann Ricketts](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/67/42/14fa-3dc8-5370-bbea-87c2433f4dcf.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Ann Ricketts
Mary Ann Ricketts, c. 1825-1894; nee Dyer, married Henry Ricketts. Arrived in South Australia in May 1840 on board the ship the "Eliza". Resided in Hindmarsh.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Rofe](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/73/ed/685d-00e8-54ce-bf67-ec2cfdc1ffbf.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Rofe
Mary Rofe, c. 1801-1891; nee Godfrey, married James Rofe. Arrived in South Australia in June 1840 on board the ship the "Charles Kerr". Resided in Walkerville.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Russell](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/c1/85/4929-c347-5301-b4b3-92a0f6b4cb50.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Russell
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 : Rowe](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/d0/8e/6e85-289f-5df9-9fa0-70e9a651739f.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rowe
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 : Rofe](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/c8/73/a0fe-5982-5bd7-b725-ea42e830fc61.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rofe
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 : Robe](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/a3/c6/7eb6-a5fc-5b53-a64b-eb23e86ce126.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Robe
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 : Ridley](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/89/ab/8ba3-510a-5050-a494-b6820d05bc22.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ridley
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 : Caroline Rankin](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/a2/c5/178e-6e19-5ec5-87f0-b84edf10a461.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Caroline Rankin
Caroline Rankin, 1830-1923; nee Bonython, married George Rankin, then Thorquil Howard Urquhart. Arrived in South Australia in July 1840 on board the ship the "Fairlie". Resided in Adelaide; Launceston, Tasmania.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rundle](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/64/e2/a982-b22b-5d1f-aabe-bbab0557034d.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rundle
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 Rush](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/7b/29/dd35-370d-59c0-9b2e-81e49b26cc69.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sarah Rush
Probably Sarah Rush, c. 1814-1887; nee Brock, married Isaac Rush. Arrived in South Australia in October 1837 on board the ship the "Katherine Stewart Forbes". Resided in Port Lincoln, Adelaide.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ruth Mary Ridgway](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/58/d6/090c-c40f-57fa-84df-d838b9eb908e.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ruth Mary Ridgway
Probably Ruth Mary Ridgway, c. 1814-1895; nee Swindells, married John Ridgway. Arrived in South Australia in December 1839 on board the ship the "Delhi". Resided in Thebarton, Adelaide.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Ronald](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/d3/2f/e09e-b354-59fe-a9b9-9818fc5f7580.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Margaret Ronald
Probably Margaret Ronald, c. 1823-1888; nee Connell, married Edward Ronald. Arrived in South Australia in November 1840 on board the ship the "Diadem". Resided in Thebarton, Port Wakefield.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sophia Mellyer Rue](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/86/e9/2215-63c9-58bd-825a-958bd172343f.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sophia Mellyer Rue
Sophia Mellyer Rue, 1803-1896; nee Grout, married John Cock Belton, then Matthias Rue. Arrived in South Australia in November 1838 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Resided in Adelaide, West Thebarton. Worked as a storekeeper, Wright Street, Adelaide.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rowe](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/4d/58/b611-c042-50e7-9b33-8b19bf8bbf88.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Rowe
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 : Dorothy Robinson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/e9/ba/8eac-1492-5054-adf3-7c9bc5b3fe3a.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Dorothy Robinson
Dorothy Robinson, c. 1823-1915, married Ezra Robinson. Arrived in South Australia in July 1848 on board the ship the "Sibella. Resided in Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Reid](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/00/f5/21e7-32b5-547c-bf72-7118d0aa1be6.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Reid
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 : Roberts](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/cc/23/edcc-2be7-58dd-a1f7-91c8c6c92e7e.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Roberts
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 : Reeves or Robinson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/7a/97/21a0-70b9-5f42-a947-c9f3cea62d06.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Reeves or Robinson
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 : Robinson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/a6/35/b686-a698-52fe-aa20-e58ae823a6c2.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Robinson
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 : Elizabeth Robertson](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/6a/4b/3941-2e37-5686-a403-19c9ec1a1e18.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Elizabeth Robertson
Elizabeth Robertson, 1801-1888; nee McPherson, married Adam Robertson. Arrived in South Australia in September 1839 on board the ship the "Lady Lilford". Resided in Golden Grove.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Perry](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/af/c3/9d35-d587-589b-85e1-6d1cdca25417.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Perry
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 : Mary Ann Pedler](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/dd/4a/fbc9-d6ff-56b0-836a-ac15158a39f5.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Ann Pedler
Mary Ann Pedler, 1839-1899; nee Halls, married John Henry Pedler. Arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Brightman". Resided in Mount Barker; Sandy Creek, Victoria; Mount Templeton, Everard Central, Moonta.

![Group of [women] Old Colonists : Peglar](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/0c/26/9d85-5633-53e0-bcaa-292f14bce8b4.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Peglar
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 : Peglar](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/53/3c/ddb7-aad6-5237-a5aa-ef21129b2cf5.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Peglar
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 : Pine](https://d1red3q7jhuy4m.cloudfront.net/b3/ff/e090-f3ac-5519-b679-836902da58d5.jpg)
Group of [women] Old Colonists : Pine
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.