Elizabeth Reid (Henderson) McCombs (1873-1935)

Mrs Elizabeth Reid McCombs formerly Henderson

Born 19 Nov 1873 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Daughter of Daniel Henderson and Alice (Connolly) Henderson

Sister of Christina Kirk Henderson JP and Stella May (Henderson) Allan

Wife of James McCombs — married 25 Jun 1903 in Christchurch

Descendants

Mother of Terence McCombs

Died 7 Jun 1935 at age 61 in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Biography

Elizabeth (Henderson) McCombs is Notable.

Elizabeth was born in 1873^[1]. Elizabeth Henderson ... She passed away in 1935^[2].

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Sources

↑ Source: "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Elizabeth Reid Henderson to Alice and Daniel Henderson; citing Birth Certificate 1873/40780
↑ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths 1935/17424

See also:

Wikipedia contributors. (2019, December 8). Elizabeth McCombs. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:13, November 1, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_McCombs&oldid=929861742
Scholefield, G. H. A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume II (M-Addenda). Wellington Department of Internal Affairs. 1940. (https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v2.pdf)

Research notes from Scholefield dictionary

educated at West Christchurch School, Christchurch Girls School
married James McCombs in 1903
secretary of the Children's Aid Society
president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union
executive member of the Canterbury Progressive Liberal Association
elected as a member of the Christchurch City Council from 1921 to her death in 7 June 1935
chairman of the electrical committee (from 1927)
held a seat at the North Canterbury Hospital Board (from 1921)
member of the tramways board (from 1927)
served on the domains board
unsuccessfully contested for Labour for the Kaiapoi and Christchurch North Seats in 1928 and 1931
elected for Lyttelton as the first woman to gain a seat in New Zealand Parliament.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth: