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Elizabeth (Smellie) Harraway (1869 - 1951)

Elizabeth Harraway formerly Smellie
Born in Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 7 Mar 1889 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealandmap
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 82 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealandmap
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Biography

When Elizabeth Smellie was born in 1869, in England, United Kingdom, her father, William Orr Smellie, was 45 and her mother, Janet Angus Horne, was 45.

Elizabeth's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1869 in the Chorlton district.[1]

She lived in Openshaw, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.[2] [3]

She married George Harraway on 7 March 1889, in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.[4]

They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
Name Year of Birth Year of Death Reference(s)
Henry George Harraway 1890 1937 NZ BDM "Birth" Record: 1891/18211.[5]

NZ BDM "Death" Record: 1937/17595.[6]
Janet Angus Horne Harraway 1899 1937 NZ BDM "Birth" Record: 1892/3120.[7]

NZ BDM "Death" Record: 1937/17595.[8]
Catherine Ellenor Harraway 1895 1984 NZ BDM "Birth" Record: 1895/912.[9]

NZ BDM "Death" Record: 1937/17595.[10]
William Orr Harraway 1896 1968 NZ BDM "Birth" Record: 1896/12636.[11]

NZ BDM "Death" Record: 1937/17595.[12]


She was in Dunedin during the 1911 & 1925 elections.[13]

1911-1925 New Zealand Electorates
Surname Forenames Year Electorate Occupation Place Of Residence Record Number
HARRAWAY Elizabeth 1911 Dunedin Central Married Burnside 3143
HARRAWAY Elizabeth 1925 Dunedin South Married 43 Richmond Street
South Dunedin 		3885


She died on 27 November 1951, in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, at the age of 82,[14] and was buried 29 November 1951, in the Andersons Bay Cemetery - Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Block 45. Plot 4B.[15] [16]

1951 Probate Record: HARRAWAY Elizabeth - Dunedin - Widow.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 21 April 2024)
    Smellie, Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Horn).
    GRO Reference: 1869 Jul-Aug-Sep in Chorlton Volume 08C Page 596.
  2. ↑ Elizabeth Smellie in household of William Smellie, "England and Wales Census, 1871" "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6T-DXR : 25 June 2022), Elizabeth Smellie in entry for William Smellie, 1871.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Smellie in household of William Smellie, "England and Wales Census, 1881" "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-BH19 : 13 December 2017), Elizabeth Smellie in household of William Smellie, Openshaw, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 3909/105, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,114.
  4. ↑ New Zealand Marriage Registration 1890/570 (Bride: Elizabeth Smellie. Groom: George Harraway) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  5. ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1891/18211 (Harraway, Henry George. Parents: Elizabeth & George) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  6. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1937/17595 (Harraway, Henry George, 47Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  7. ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1892/3120 (Harraway, Janet Angus Horne. Parents: Elizabeth & George) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  8. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1965/29078 (Brown, Janet Angus Horne, 73Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  9. ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1895/912 (Harraway, Catherine Ellenor. Parents: Elizabeth & George) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  10. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1984/28306 (Semple, Catherine Eleanor. DOB: ' 10 February 1895) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  11. ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1896/12636 (Harraway, William Orr. Parents: Elizabeth & George) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  12. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1968/42444 (Harraway, William Orr, 72Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  13. ↑ The Wilson Collection: Elizabeth Harraway https://wilsoncollection.co.nz/related?surname=HARRAWAY&forename=Elizabeth
  14. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1951/32999 (Harraway, Elizabeth, 82Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  15. ↑ Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221353470/elizabeth-harraway: accessed 29 August 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Harraway (1869–27 Nov 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 221353470, citing Andersons Bay Cemetery, Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
  16. ↑ Cemeteries search - Dunedin City Council https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=22630&type=Burial
  17. ↑ Collections Search - Archives New Zealand: Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (II) https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R14684966/harraway-elizabeth---dunedin---widow?q=Elizabeth+Harraway&source=aims-archive

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