Clara (Atkins) Campbell (1875 - 1916)

Born 10 Aug 1875 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Hiram William (Brown) Campbell — married 28 Jan 1898 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1916 at age 40 in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand

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Biography

Clara (Atkins) Campbell was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.

Clara (Atkins) Campbell has English ancestors.

Clara (Atkins) Campbell lived in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand.

Clara Atkins was born at Amersham in Buckinghamshire, England on 10th August 1875, ^[1], the third child and second daughter of Benjamin Atkins and his wife Amelia Gibbs.

Nothing is known of Clara's life until 1894 when she became a member of the Baptist Church's Meeting House at Lower Amersham as a young woman:

≈ Amersham Lower Meeting House Minute Book [microfilm #NB1/1: Volume 3: Revised List of Members, 1 January 1889; held by Aylesbury County Record Office, Buckinghamshire] -Clara ATKINS; admission info: 1894; mode of admission: by baptism; received by JW Colley.

Just over two years after this Clara can be found as a passenger aboard a ship en route to Algoa Bay at Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The ‘Goorkha’, a vessel of 3975 tons, sailed from Southampton, England on 4th September 1897 that had the potential to be an exciting voyage! The master, Captain F J Mosely, recorded his expectation that the trip should take 49 days. On record, too, is the fact that he had sufficient provisions aboard for 300 people … although the number of statute adults aboard was actually 456, well over 50% more than he had loaded provisions for!!

• NJB: add Clara married Bill 1896 in Johannesburg.

• NJB: add Family came to NZ with their young son probably early- to mid-1905.

Clara died of uterine cancer at Bluff in Southland, New Zealand on 30th January 1916. Her death certificate records the following information:

Registration district: Bluff [Southland, New Zealand] Clara CAMPBELL died 30 January 1916, domestic duties, female, 40 years, died at Bluff; usual residence [blank]; cause of death: [1] carcinoma [2 years] [2] heart failure; medical attendant: Dr J Torrance; last seen on 29 January 1916; father: Benjamin Atkins, produce dealer; mother: Millicent [sic] Atkins, maiden name [not known; buried 30 January 1916 at Bluff Cemetery; born in Buckinghamshire, England; in New Zealand 11 years; married William Campbell at Johannesburg, South Africa aged 22 years; living issue: males aged 13 years, 8 years, 7 years, 2 years; female 10 years ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X8C-V4Q: 1 October 2014), Clara Atkins, 1875; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com: 2012); citing Birth Registration, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages Online [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registrations: Clara Campbell, 40 years; registration number 1916/1742; confirmed date 30 January 1916.