Born in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Patrick Henry O'Connell
and Amelia Elizabeth (Conklin) O'Connell
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Neale Hilton
— married
21 Sep 1944 (to before 1952) in London, England
Wife of
Ian Lachlan Innes Mackay
— married
1952 in Wellington, New Zealand
Mother of
Judith Elizabeth Brewster Hilton
Died
at age 66
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2016
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1925. She was the daughter of Patrick O'Connell and Amelia Conklin. Betty went to England in early 1944 met Neale Hilton and they married in September 1944. Neale was from New Zealand so they then moved to New Zealand. Their daughter Judith was born in New Zealand in 1947. Betty and Neale later divorced and Betty married Ian. Betty and Ian had 2 children. Betty passed away in 1991 from Breast Cancer.
Sources
- "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8Y-625H : 8 October 2014), Neale Hilton and null, 1944; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1944, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 741, Westminster St. Margaret, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- Ancestry Marriage Search
- New Zealand Death certificate lists Marriage year
- Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 10 January 2024)
O'connell, Elizabeth W.
GRO Reference: 1944 Jul-Aug-Sep in Westminster Volume 1a Page 741.
- Auckland Divorce files - Hilton, Elizabeth Watkins v Hilton, Neale, Archives New Zealand: R22644448. Accessed January 10, 2024.
- New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) N.Z. Crown Copyright. Death Registration: 1991/38308 - Mackay Elizabeth - Date of Birth: 22 January 1925 (accessed January 10, 2024)
- Christchurch Probate files - MACKAY Elizabeth - Christchurch - Widow, Archives New Zealand: R19338753. Accessed January 10, 2024.
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