\biohead{Elizabeth Mead}{}{}

Elizabeth Mead was born in Whitby, in 1773, to \bioref{Francis_Mead} and \bioref{Elizabeth_Dobson} and christened on 20 January 1773 in Whitby, Yorkshire, (according to notes made by her son Thomas Henry Barker). She had six siblings: Strangeways Mead (1769--1777), Francis Mead (1774--1817), Truefoot Mead (?--1843), Frances Mead (1775--1819), Isabella Mead (1777--1851) and Strangeways Mead (1780--1844).

She married Moses Hezelwood on 22 April 1802 in Whitby, Yorkshire \cite{MHezelwoodMarriage} and they had eight children (see page \pageref{Moses_Hezelwood}).

She died on 2 September 1836 (aged 61) in Whitby, Yorkshire, and was buried at St. Mary's Church, Whitby on 9 September 1836. \cite{EMeadDeath} A note made by her son Thomas read: ``Dear Mother died at Whitby on the second of September 1836 interred on the ninth''