Ellen was born in 1867. Her parents were Michael O' Dowd and Mary McGrath.
Ellen O'Dowd married William McManus in Auckland in 1895. She was 28 years old. They had a daughter, Nora, in 1899.
In 1904 Ellen was widowed when William died at the age of 36.
Ellen remarried in 1912 to Thomas Ignatius Frost.
She passed away in 1961. Her death record gives her age as 94, however with a birth date in 1867 it would make her 93.
Sources
Australia Births & Baptisms - Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Ellen O'Dowd; Gender: Female; Baptism Age: 0; Birth Date: 1 Nov 1867; Baptism Date: 8 Mar 1868; Baptism Place: New South Wales, Australia; Father: Michl. O'Dowd; Mother: Mary Mcgrath; FHL Film Number: 993578
New Zealand Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Ellen O'Dowd; Gender: Female; Marriage Year: 1895; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Spouse: William McManus; Relation: Bride (Wife); Folio Number: 3116
New Zealand Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Ellen McManns; Gender: Female; Marriage Year: 1912; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Relation: Bride (Wife); Folio Number: 460
Death Registration - Registration no. 1961/32865 for Ellen Frost, age 94, death date 4 Jun 1961. Accessed at BDM Online. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Ellen Frost; Death Date: 1961; Registration Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 1 1508
New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Ellen Frost; Birth Date: abt 1867; Death Age: 94; Death Date: 4 Jun 1961; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Waikaraka
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