Ellen Susannah (Clarke) Drummond (1849 - 1930)

Born 7 May 1849 in Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Ernest James Drummond — married 2 Jul 1875 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1930 at age 80 in Petone, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Ellen Susannah Clarke was born in Haggerstone, West Shoreditch, London, England on 7 May 1849 to John Samuel Clarke and Suzanna Peers^[1] and Baptised on 8 July 1849 at City Road Congregational Chapel^[2].

She came to New Zealand on the "St. Leonards" arriving at Lyttleton on 23 September 1872^[3] with family members Emily Clarke aged 40, John Clarke Aged 23, Mercy Jane Clarke aged 17 and Emily Clarke aged 13.

She married Ernest James Drummond on 2 July 1875^[4] at Mathesons Road, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand and had seven children with Him,

1. Jessie Susannah Drummond
2. Aleck James Drummond
3. Emma Goldsmith Drummond
4. Leonard Clarke Drummond
5. Ina Louisa Drummond
6. Claude Peers Drummond
7. Eva Mary Olney Drummond

She is listed in Electoral rolls Living in Riwaka in 1899 and 1902, Various addresses in Jackson street, Petone From 1905 to 1922 then moving to 3 Tory Street, Petone from 1922 to 1928^[5].

She died on 4 January 1930 in Petone, New Zealand^[6]. She was buried in Taita Cemetery (old section)^[7] with her husband buried next to her.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4G-W5D : accessed 1 April 2016), Ellen Susannah Clarke, 1849; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Shoreditch, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
2. ↑ Transcript Baptism date: 8 Jul 1849 Baptism place: Islington, Middlesex, England Web Address search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=londonnonconformis t&h=121540&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Source Information Title London, England, Non-conformist Registers, 1694-1921 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Nonconformist Registers, 1694–1921. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYN-R3B : accessed 2 April 2016), Ellen Clarke, 23 Sep 1872; citing St Leonards, Ship, Arrival Port Canterbury, National Archives, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411607.
4. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online. Registration: 1875/1618; Bride: Ellen Susannah Clarke; Groom: James Drummond; accessed 24 Jul 2023
5. ↑ Notes on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H4V-JLF : accessed 2016-04-01), entry for Ellen Suzannah Clarke, submitted by jwclarke2743534. Not Independently verified
6. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online Registration: 1930/1472; Name: Ellen Susannah Drummond; Age at Death: 80Y; accessed 24 Jul 2023
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198684948/ellen-susannah-drummond: accessed 24 July 2023), memorial page for Ellen Susannah Clarke Drummond (1849–4 Jan 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198684948, citing Taitā Old Cemetery, Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by Kieran Williams (contributor 49072652).