Ernest James Drummond (1850 - 1934)

Born 27 Jul 1850 in Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Susannah (Clarke) Drummond — married 2 Jul 1875 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1934 at age 84 in Petone, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Ernest James Drummond was born on 27 July 1850^[1][2] in Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand to David Drummond and Jean Grubb.

He married Ellen Susannah Clarke on 2 July 1875 in New Zealand^[3] under the name James and had seven children with her,

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

Electoral Roll Information has him living at Durham street, Christchurch as a Wood turner in 1880 - 1881, Marahau as a Turner in 1887, Waimea Sounds as a Labourer in 1896, Motueka as a Labourer from 1899-1902, Jackson Street, Petone as a Turner from 1905 to 1919, Oriental Street, Petone as a Wood Turner in 1922, Tory Street, Petone as a Wood Turner from 1922 to 1928, Ava Street as a Wood Turner in 1931^[4].

He died on 18 August 1934 in Petone, Wellington, New Zealand^[5].

He was Buried in Taita Cemetery Old section with his wife Ellen^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ information from Jean Grant by way of Maurice French
2. ↑ NZ BDM Birth registration has no listing
3. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online. Registration: 1875/1618; Bride: Ellen Susannah Clarke; Groom: James Drummond; accessed 25 Jul 2023
4. ↑ Information from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H4V-JPH : accessed 2016-04-02), entry for James Drummond, submitted by jwclarke2743534. Not Independently verified
5. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online Registration: 1934/7700; Name: James Drummond; Age at Death: 85Y; accessed 25 Jul 2023
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186177301/james-drummond: accessed 25 July 2023), memorial page for James Drummond (27 Jul 1850–18 Aug 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186177301, citing Taitā Old Cemetery, Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by Carolyn (contributor 49270968).