Emma was born in 1882 the daughter of John Aspin and Margaret Barry.
In 1898 she was married to James Short. They couple lived in Waipipi and raised their family on the Awhitu Peninsula.
She passed away in 1954 and was buried at Waipipi Cemetery. Emma was 72 shen she died and was survived by her husband James and several children. She is believed to have died at Kitchener Road, Waiuku. Her death was registered in Waiuku.
Sources
New Zealand Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Emma Aspin; Gender: Female; Marriage Year: 1898; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Spouse: James Arthur Edmund Short; Relation: Bride (Wife); Folio Number: 35
New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Emma Short; Death Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1954; Registration Place: Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 4471
New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Emma Short; Birth Date: abt 1882; Death Age: 72; Death Date: 4 Dec 1954; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Waipipi; Spouse Name: James Arthur Short; Spouse Death Age: 92; Spouse Death Date: 17 Mar 1968
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