Born:
Elizabeth was born in 1830 at Bulman Hill, Sebergham, Cumberland, England [1] to Benjamin Jefferson and Sarah (Gordon) Jefferson and was Christened on 1 January 1831 [2] at St Mary's Church, Sebergham, Cumberland, England.
Immigration:
Elizabeth and her family sailed on the Lady Nugent on 10 October out of Gravesend and arrived in Port Nicholson on 17th March 1841. [3]
An extract from the Passenger records is Jefferson Benjamin 45 Agricultural Labourer Sarah 37 Daughter 9 Son 7 Son 6 Daughter 6 Months
Marriage
Elizabeth Married Joseph Meads in 1850 at Wellington, New Zealand. [4]
Died
Elizabeth died in 1880 of Carcinoma of the pancreas at Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. [5] and is buried in Bonny Glen Cemetery, Rangiwahia, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987
↑ New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, database with images, FamilySearch: 10 August 2017, Benjamin Jefferson, 1840; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm
↑ New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896, database FamilySearch: accessed 1 October 2017, Joseph Meads and Elizabeth Jefferson, 1850; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1850/249.
↑ New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896, database FamilySearch : accessed 1 October 2017, Elizabeth Meads, 1880; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1880/4413.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth: