Elsie (Hignett) Wilds was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Elsie Lilian Hignett's birth was registered in the third quarter of 1903 in Aston, Warwickshire at St Alban the Martyr, England, United Kingdom.[1]
In the 1911 census, Elsia (age 9), School, was the daughter of George Hignett at 46 Camp Hill Birham, Aston, Warwickshire, England.[2]
Elsie arrived on the ship Suffolk on 17 July 1912 in Sydney, New South Wales having departed from Melbourne. She travelled alone as a third class passenger.[3]
Sometime between 1912 and 1925 she travelled to New Zealand and married David Coronation Wilds in 1925.[4]
Sources
↑Birth Registration, "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 6d; Page: 267 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8912 #10884999 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Elsie Lilian Hignett birth registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1903 in Aston, Warwickshire, England.
↑1911 Census
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 385; ED, institution, or vessel: 05; Piece: 18152 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2352 #21511397 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Elsia Hignett (9), single daughter, School, in household of George Hignett (50) at 46 Camp Hill Birham, Aston, Warwickshire, England. Born in Birmingham, England.
↑Passenger List, "New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant, Passenger Lists, 1826-1922" State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, NSW, Australia; Inward passenger lists; Series: 13278; Roll: 2066 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1210 #5478285 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Name: E Hignett; Departure Place: Melbourne; Arrival Date: 17 Jul. 1912; Arrival Place: Sydney, New South Wales; Ship: Suffolk.
↑Marriage, "New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937" Original data: New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche Ancestry au Record 8950 #1321613 (accessed 23 March 2024) Elsie Lillian Hignett marriage to David Coronation Wilds in 1925 in New Zealand.
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