Emma (Bloomfield) Loach (abt. 1867 - 1908)

Born about 1867 in Tackley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George Loach — married about 1883 (to 26 Apr 1908) in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1908 at about age 41 in Orari, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Emma was born about 1867 at Tackley, Oxfordshire, England. She was the daughter of Joshua and Sarah Bloomfield.

In the 1871 census, she was living at Tackley with her parents and younger brother.

In 1874, she migrated to New Zealand with her parents and two younger siblings on the ship Waimate, arriving at Canterbury on 25 January 1875.

She married George Loach in 1883, and they had several children.

She died on 26 April 1908 at Orari, Canterbury, New Zealand, aged 40-42, a few hours after giving birth. She was buried at Geraldine Cemetery.

Sources

• England and Wales Census, 1871 via FamilySearch, household at Tackley, Oxfordshire; Joseph Bloomfield, age 27, head, married, born at Tackley, Oxfordshire, agricultural carter; Sarah Bloomfield, 35, wife, Tackley, Oxfordshire; Emma Bloomfield, 4, Tackley, Oxfordshire, daughter, scholar; William Bloomfield, 2, Tackley, Oxfordshire, son.
• Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists via FamilySearch, assisted emigration to Canterbury, New Zealand, on the ship Waimate, 27 October 1874, immigration 25 January 1875, families include the Bloomfields: Joshua, age 30, Oxon [Oxfordshire], farm labourer; Sarah, 20; Emma, 8; William, 6; and Mary Ann, 3.
• New Zealand births, deaths & marriages search for marriage reg. no. 1883/3177, marriage of Amah Bloomfield & George Loach.
• New Zealand births, deaths & marriages search for death reg. no. 1908/4292, Emma Loach, age 40Y.
• Timaru District Council Cemeteries 14308, Emma Loach, age 42, burial at Geraldine Cemetery on 26 April 1908, General section, row 213, plot 40.
• Timaru Herald, 28 April 1908, page 5, Accidents & Fatalities via Papers Past, account of the inquest Orari of the death of Emma Loach, of Orari, aged 41, who died on Sunday morning [26 April]. Mentions her daughter Mrs Townley; Harriet Loach, a midwife, sister-in-law of Emma, wife of J. Loach; her son William Loach; her husband George Loach; a child was born at 7:15 on Sunday morning, and Emma died at 11:00; death by natural causes was found.