Emma (Brown) Hope (abt. 1832 - 1907)

Born about 1832 in Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Corbett — married 5 Feb 1856 in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Wife of John Hope — married 18 Feb 1861 in The Baptist Chapel, Broseley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 11 Apr 1907 at about age 75 in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Emma (Brown) Hope was born in Shropshire, England.

Born

• 1832 at Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.^[1]

Marriage

• abt Feb 1856 to John Corbett at Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.^[2]

Marriage

• 18 Feb 1861 to John Hope at The Baptist Chapel, Broseley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Emma was recorded as being aged 27, a widow and as living at Ironbridge. Her occupation was noted as being dressmaker. Her father was recorded as being Richard Brown, excavator.^[3][4]

Census UK 1861

• 7 Apr 1861 was age 29 and the wife of the head of the household at Church Terrace, Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; Occupation: Stone Mason's Wife.^[5]

Emma (Brown) Hope migrated from England to New Zealand.

Emigration to New Zealand

• 29 Jan 1863 Emma landed at Canterbury, New Zealand having travelled on the ship Chariot of Fame. The ship left England on 21 Oct 1862. She travelled with her husband John Hope; daughter Ann Hope; son William Corbett; and daughter Elizabeth Corbett. On the passenger list she was recorded as being aged 29.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Archive reference: RG09; Parish number: 1857; Enumeration district: 127; Page number: 20; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Category: Census, land & surveys; Subcategory: Census; Collections from: Great Britain; REF http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0010118317
2. ↑ Volume: 6A; Page: 845; Record set: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Marriages & divorces; Collections from: Great Britain; REF http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fm%2f1856%2f1%2faj%2f000212%2f034
3. ↑ Volume: 6A; Page: 848; Record set: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Marriages & divorces; Collections from: Great Britain; REF http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fm%2f1861%2f1%2faz%2f000675%2f037
4. ↑ Copy of GRO marriage register entry held by Tim Perrins
5. ↑ Archive reference: RG09; Parish number: 1857; Enumeration district: 127; Page number: 20; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Category: Census, land & surveys; Subcategory: Census; Collections from: Great Britain; REF http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0010118317
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYB-S3T : 8 August 2017), John Hopo, 29 Jan 1863; citing ship Chariot of Fame, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-35T9 : 4 January 2018), Emma Hope, 1907; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1907/2772, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.