Ethel Adelaide (Roberts) Old (1885 - 1920)

Born 24 Nov 1885 in Stoke, Kent, England

Wife of John Old — married 1914 in New Zealand

Died 2 Jun 1920 at age 34 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

Ethel Adelaide (Roberts) Old was born on 24 Nov 1885 in Stoke, Kent, England.

Ethel died on 2 Jun 1920 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand aged 34. ^{[1] [2]}

She was buried on the 5 JUN 1920 in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Research Notes

New Zealand Registered Children:

1. 1915/13351 Old, Vera Ada & John
2. 1920/10348 Old, Hewbert John Ada & John
   1. 1920/9605 Old Herbert John 8D

All ancestry trees are saying husband is John Old 1846-1926 - 39 years older than her. No sources to confirm. If correct, Vera would have been 6 years old and both parents deceased. - confirmed by John Old's probate record that mentions infant daughter Vera.

Sources

1. ↑ Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16755, 3 June 1920 Death notice - wife of John Old of Waitara
2. ↑ Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16762, 11 June 1920

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGF-SKZ : 1 October 2014), Ethel Adelaide Roberts, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Gravesend, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
  • Marriage Registration / 1914/3464 / Ada Roberts & John Old
  • Death Registration / 1920/12213 / Name: Old Ada / Aged: 34Y

Acknowledgements

This profile was started by Karen Panek-Old through the import of Karen panek-Old Family Tree.ged on Oct 11, 2015. '