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Betsy Broughton and her Garland & Murray relatives

Betsy Broughton was the infant daughter of First Fleet cabin boy, William Broughton, when she survived a gruesome massacre of 66 of the 70 aboard the "Boyd". Betsy was 2 at the time and in the company of her mother on a voyage to England. The vessel left Sydney and returned a Moari chief's son to North Island New Zealand. Evidently, he had not cooperated to work his passage home, so he was flogged. Once returned, his reports demanded utu as retributive justice or accepted Moari honour at that time. Consequently unsuspecting crew, while looking for kauri spars, were massacred, and others were cannabalised or unintentionally killed in fire and explosion at the ship. Only 4 known survivors were rescued. Betsy was then taken on a ship that came close to further tragedy on its way to Cape Horn and England. Spending time being nursed back to health in Peru, eventually returned to England and educated, she finally returned to New South Wales. In NSW she married Charles Throsby, and they established "Throsby Park" at Moss Vale. She bore 17 children. This incredible story, and her life links to the Murray family, because her nephew Broughton Clayton Garland married Wilhelmina Helen Baylis, daughter of Sybella Murray and magistrate Henry Baylis. In addition as 1st cousins married 1st cousins in at least 2 successive generations the relationships are well linked. The images are of Betsy (Elizabeth Isabella) Broughton, Broughton Clayton Garland and his wife, Wilhelmina Baylis. Broughton Garland was the son of Betsy's half-sister, Emma Carne Broughton. [For an account of Betsy' experiences see the Related Link below.]

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