Born about in Washington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of James Edmundson Johnson
and Ellen (Cameron) Sutherland
Sister of
Samuel James Johnson, Thomas Oliver Johnson, Emily Jane (Johnson) Leithead, Ada Mary (Johnson) Perrott, Cameron Johnson, Sarah (Johnson) Burrows, Alfred Johnson, Elizabeth Lilly (Johnson) Wilson, Marion May (Johnson) Pashby and James Edmundson Johnson Jr.
Wife of
Walter Edwin Parnham
— married
1891 in New Zealand
Mother of
Edwin Huia Parnham, Kathleen Mary (Parnham) Tod, Leonard James Parnham, Hilda May (Parnham) Macilree, Doreen (Parnham) McIntosh and Ralph Walter Parnham
Died
at about age 69
in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2015
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Ellen (Johnson) Parnham migrated from England to New Zealand.
Biography
Ellen was born in 1869. She was the twin daughter of James Johnson and Ellen Cameron.
In 1871 Ellen was living with her parents and 7 siblings in Speculation Place, Washington, Chester Le Street, Durham, England. She was 2 years of age. Also in the household was 13 year old servant Dinah Henderson. Her father was a Grocer and Draper.
Ellen's father died in 1878.
She emigrated with her mother and 8 siblings, leaving from Gravesend, near London on 15 August 1879 on the sailing ship "Hurunui" travelling steerage, arriving December 6, 1879 into Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Ellen married Walter Edwin Parnham in 1891.
They went on to have six children.
Ellen and Walter farmed in Kaiapoi, Canterbury until Walter's death in about 1926. Their son Leonard took over the lease of the farm.
In the 1938 NZ Electoral Rolls Ellen was recorded at 15 Norman's Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, a widow.
She passed away in 1939 at the age of about 70 and was buried in Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand. Plot Number: 1056
Sources
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZN-RW1 : 24 July 2015), Ellen Johnson in entry for James Johnson, 1871.
- NZ BDM Marriage Records Online: Registration No: 1891/3583 | Bride's Given Name(s): Ellen | Bride's Family Name: Johnson | Groom's Given Name(s): Walter Edwin | Groom's Family Name: Parnham | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search
- NZ BDM Death Records Online: Registration No: 1939/25704 | Family Name: Parnham | Given Name(s): Ellen | Age at Death: 70Y | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search
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Linda (Groom) Prole
Linda (Groom) Prole
Unknown-384416 and Johnson-41536 appear to represent the same person because: Both married to Walter Edwin Parnham.
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by Linda (Groom) Prole
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