Emily Olivia Beasley (abt. 1853 - 1878)

Born about 1853 in County Kildare, Ireland

Died 19 Nov 1878 at about age 25 in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Emily Beasley was born in Ireland.

Emily was born about 1853. Emily was the second daughter of Richard Beasley,

Emily Beasley migrated from Ireland to New Zealand.

Emily's father died, and she, aged 22, embarked on a ship to New Zealand as a servant. Also on the ship were Madeline and Ellen Beasley, aged 20 and 19. They were probably her sisters. They too are listed as servants. They arrived on the Carisbrooke Castle on 8 September 1875 in Auckland. The cost of their passage was met by the Government under the assisted immigration scheme.

Emily passed away in 1878 when she was only 25 years old.

Her death notice in the Auckland Star read:

BEASLEY.—On the 19th November, at Parnell, Emily Olivia, second daughter of the late Richard Beasley, of County Kildare.

She was buried at St Stephen's Cemetery in Parnell.

Sources

• Passenger List, 1875 - "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBP-K46 : 10 August 2017), Emily O Beasley, 08 Sep 1875; citing ship Carisbrooke Castle, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm
• Death - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-617F : 27 November 2017), Emily Olivia Beasley, 1878; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1878/4268, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington
• Death Notice, Auckland Star - DEATHS., Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2680, 20 November 1878 accessed at Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand
• New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Emily Olivia Beasley; Death Date: 19 Nov 1878; Death Place: Parnell; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: St Stephens Churchyard
• Find-a-Grave Index - Find A Grave: Memorial #187933621