 (1808–1873) [Australian Dictionary of Biography], Elizabeth was baptized at St. John's, Hackney, the daughter of journalist John Harriot Hart and Mary née Glanville on 23 June 1814.In one of the most sensational cases of its day, John Herriot Hart co-owner The Whig Independent newspaper was imprisoned in Gloucester Gaol for liable [Annual Register vol 72 p. 74], before being transported to Tenerife.It is presumed that he died on the return voyage to England.