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Biography
Eliza was born in autumn 1846. Her father Charles was a German bookbinder plying his trade in the Caribbean. Eliza was born when the family lived in Grenada, but the group subsequently moved to Bermuda where her father initially worked as a tutor, teacher and assistant schoolmaster. In 1858 Charles had taken work in administration at the naval hospital.[1]

At age 15 in summer 1862, Eliza married a colleague of her father's, 24-year-old Dr. George Bellamy:

MARRIED, at St. James' Church, Somerset, on the 10th inst., by the Revd. George Jackson, Chaplain of the Royal Naval Yard, assisted by the Revd C. P. K. Coombe, Rector of Sandys and Southampton, George Bellamy, Esqr., Assist. Surgeon, R. N., to Eliza Jane, second daughter of Charles Thiele, Esq., of Royal Naval Hospital.[2]

Eliza and George's first two children, George Wiliam and Edith were born while the family remained in Bermuda. A transfer to Sheerness, Kent in spring 1865 preceded the arrival of son Arthur that autumn. In spring 1866 husband George was attached to HMS Sutlej and assigned duties at the naval hospital at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island. At Esquimalt four more children were added to the family: Hugh, Gertrude Helen, Alice and Francis. Son Francis was born after husband George returned to England to take work at the dockyards at Portsmouth. George died there in 1875.

The 1881 Canada census found Eliza and her children living together, including son Edward (see notes).[3] The 1891 census also included Edward, and along with son Francis, four addition children: Katherine Demaris, Herman, Ethel and Irene.[4] The family home was just inside the Victoria, BC, city limits on Burnside Road.[5]

The 1901 Canada census found Eliza and several of her children still at Burnside Road, along with daughter-in-law Susannah Clare.[6]

At age 59 in spring 1906, Eliza married 38-year-old James Herbert Willis.[7] The pair lived on a farm at Colville Road in Esquimalt.[8]

Eliza Jane Willis passed away in 1916:[9]

The death of an old pioneer of the city occurred on Saturday evening in the passing away at St. Joseph's hospital of Mrs. Eliza Jane Willis, wife of James H. Willis of this city. The deceased lady, who was [69] years of age, and a native of Grenada, West Indies, had been in Victoria for about 50 years, and was very well known and highly esteemed by a wide circle of old residents and new-comers alike. She belonged latterly to none of the organizations associated with public or social work, but to the last preserved a keen interest in all matters of this kind. She was twice married, and by her first husband, Dr. George [.] Bellamy, had a big family ... The daughters are: Mrs. A. Murray, of Alberta; Mrs. A. McLaren, Mrs. M. Cooke, and Mrs. Norcross, all of Victoria; and Mrs. F. Chadbourne, of Portland. The sons are: George W. Bellamy, of Colorado; Hugh Bellamy, of Vancouver; and Frank, Edward and Herman Bellamy, all of Victoria. The funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 from the family residence, corner of Harriet and Maddock (off Burnside). Interment will be at Ross Bay cemetery.[10]

Research Notes
A number of children born to Eliza (after George returned to England, and before she married James Willis, and named Katherine, Herman, Ethel, Irene) were given the surname Bellamy, despite the impossibility of Dr. George Bellamy being their father. The only borderline case is son Edward born in summer 1873, which would have required a meeting between George and Eliza around autumn 1872. Evidently the family separation took a deeper turn in 1874, when George published a disclaimer, absolving himself from debts incurred by Eliza.[11]

Sources
1. "Mr. Charles [.] Thiele, who has been an established clerk at the Royal Naval Hospital, Ireland Island, since June, 1858, has been placed on the retired list...", Royal Bermuda Gazette, March 30, 1880, page 2
2. Bermuda Royal Gazette, July 22, 1862
3. Canada Census 1881, British Columbia, District No. 190, S. District D Victoria City, page 7, lines 9-17, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=18317371&lang=eng
4. Census of Canada, 1891, British Columbia, District No. 4 Victoria, Polling District No. 10, page 9, lines 1-7, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=23970168&lang=eng
5. Henderson's BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1891, page 601, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1891/Henderson%27s_BC_Gazetteer_and_Directory/jpeg/0593_Victoria_-_Names_Page_026.jpeg
6. Fourth Census of Canada, 1901, British Columbia, District No. 4 Victoria, S. District No. D, Polling sub-division No. 18, Victoria City. page 2, lines 42-48, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=33488266&lang=eng
7. Province of British Columbia, Marriage Record, reg. no. 1906-09-014679, https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/1dc073ea-61c6-444f-b975-c90e61fb7bb6
8. City of Victoria and Suburban Directory, 1908, page 454, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1908/City_of_Victoria_and_Suburban_Directory/jpeg/0185_Names_A-Z_Page_270.jpeg
9. Province of British Columbia, Death Record, reg. no. 1916-09-033724
10. (with minor corrections) "Lived Here 50 Years", Victoria Daily Times, February 28, 1916, page 13, https://archive.org/details/victoriadailytimes19160228/page/n12/mode/1up
11. (NOTICE, e.g.) Daily British Colonist, March 25, 1874, page 2, https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist18740325uvic/page/n1/mode/1up