Born in Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Baxter
and Anna Eliza (Shields) Baxter
Sister of
Mary Jane Cartsburn (Baxter) Bailey, Theresa Baxter, John Baxter, William Baxter, Esther Florence Baxter, Anne Eliza Baxter, Thomas Baxter, David Baxter, Albert Baxter and Christina Ethel Baxter
Wife of
Peter Cook
— married
20 Apr 1916 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Clair Baxter Cook, Joyce Eileen Cook, Joyce (Cook) Holden, Edna May (Cook) Taylor, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Glenice (Cook) Robinson and Beverley Joan Cook
Died
at age 69
in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2013
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Biography
Eliza was born on the 14 May 1889 to John Baxter and Ann Shields. [1]
Eliza married Peter Cook on the 20 April 1916. [2]
She was 69 years old when she died on the 17 October 1958. [3]
Her funeral was held on the 18 October 1958 when her remains were buried in the Timaru Cemetery. Her grave is with her husband Peter, and baby daughter, Beverley Joan, in Row 44, Plot 577. [4]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 31 March 2022, Birth registration 1889/15779 for Eliza Madeline Baxter, mother Annie Eliza, father John
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 30 March 2022, Marriage registration 1916/6788 for Eliza Madeline Baxter and Peter Cook
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 31 March 2022, Death registration 1958/32553 for Eliza Madeline Cook, age 69
- ↑ Timaru District Council, https://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/, Accessed 31 March 2022, Burial details for Eliza Madeline Cook. A photo of the headstone is included in this record. NB. The date of death on the headstone, and in the official New Zealand Births, Deaths, and Marriages, differs by one day
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Kylie Fowler
Kylie Fowler
Kylie Fowler
Could you please add Cook as her last name? Cheers
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Kylie Fowler
Baxter-3405 and Baxter-1675 appear to represent the same person because: definitely same people - two branches with duplicate for this person
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