Eliza Smith

My great grandmother, Eliza Smith, married James Edmeades Tolhurst at the Catholic Church in Brighton, Victoria  11 April 1861. The marriage certificate indicated that she was 24 years old, had been born at Kells, was a Catholic and her parents were Patrick Smith, Farmer and Julia Egan or Eaton.

The family lived in Melbourne, Moulmein (NSW) and Geelong (Victoria) before settling in the new town of Torrumbarry, on the Murray River, in 1874 where they established a farm, a Store and Post Office and, subsequently, the Post Office Hotel. They had five children. James Edmeades died in 1881 and Eliza carried on the enterprise until 1901, when she moved to a small farm in Melton (Victoria) with her youngest son.

This was partly to be closer to her older sister Julia Mary, who had married Paddy Coburn. Eliza died 14 Jun 1911 and is buried in the Echuca Cemetery, Victoria

I have nor been able to locate a Birth Certificate or a Baptismal Certificate or on which ship she travelled to Australia.

Any additional information would be greatly appreciated.