Ellen Beatrice Eggleton (1873 - 1938)

Born 1873 in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 8 Jun 1938 at about age 65 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ellen Eggleton migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Ellen was born in 1873. She is the daughter of Anthony Eggleton and Mary Allaway. ^[1]

At the age of 2 1/2 months she emigrated from England to New Zealand with her parents and brother James as Assisted Immigrants. They travelled on the ship Rangitiki, departing England on 7 September 1876. They arrived into Canterbury on about 11 December 1876. Her father's occupation was recorded as Bricklayer.^[2]

She passed away in 1938 at the age of 64, unmarried.

Burial

Thursday, 9 June 1938 - Bromley Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand. PLOT: Block 9. Plot 231^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XC5-4ZT : 1 October 2014), Ellen Beatrice Eggleton, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY2-F2R : 10 August 2017), Ellen Eggleton, 11 Dec 1876; citing ship Rangitiki, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153224354

• NZ BDM Death Records Online: 1938/18464 Eggleton Ellen Beatrice 64Y https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz

• http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=105284