Eliza (Triggs) Hale (1845 - 1926)

Born 1845 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Hale — married 26 Dec 1865 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Died 12 Jun 1926 at about age 81 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand [uncertain]

Biography

Eliza (Triggs) Hale was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Eliza was born in 1845 and baptised at Portsmouth on 17 August 1845. She was the daughter of William Triggs and Maria Hooker.^[1][2]

In the 1851 census, Eliza was recorded with her parents and siblings on Tower Street, Portsmouth. Her father was working as a waiter.^[3]

In the 1861 census, Eliza was recorded with her mother and siblings at 5 West Street, Portsmouth.^[4]

She emigrated to New Zealand aboard the "Blue Jacket". The "Blue Jacket" departed England on 5 August 1865 and arrived into Lyttelton on 13 November 1865. Eliza is recorded on the passenger list as a "dressmaker", from "Hants", aged "20". She was accompanying Grace and Ephraim Coffee. ^[5]

Eliza married Benjamin Hale very shortly after her arrival in New Zealand, in 1865. The couple settled in Christchurch, where Benjamin was operating a business making tents, ropes, sails, tarpaulins and flags.^[6][7]

She passed away about 1926, aged 82 and is buried at the Linwood Cemetery, Linwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. ^[8][9]

Research Notes

It is not known how or if she is related in any way to the Coffees. Is anyone able to clarify? - Eliza Triggs was the grand niece of Grace Coffee (nee Triggs). Grace was the sister of Eliza's grandfather William Triggs. Palmer-9783 10:19, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Eliza married a Benjamin Hale in New Zealand (Hale was the name of Ephraim Coffee's nephew in the 1861 census so there may be another family link there).

Marriage Notice: Lyttelton Times, Issue 1587, 13 January 1866 "MARRIED. HALE-TRIGGS - Dec. 26, at Christchurch, by the Rev. Charles Fraser, Benjamin Hale, late of Portsmouth, Hants, England, to Miss Eliza Triggs, of the same place."

Death Notice: Press, Issue 18717, 14 June 1926 "DEATHS. HALE, On June 12th, at Rugby street, Eliza, widow of the late Benjamin Hale; in her 82nd year. Private interment."

Birth Notice of Son: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18700418.2.6 Press, Press, Volume XVI, Issue 2183, 18 April 1870

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 22 Jun 2022), database entry for ABLITT, ETHEL MAUD (Mother's maiden surname: SMITH). GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in SAMFORD Volume 04A Page 672.
2. ↑ "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY4-GTF6 : 2 January 2020), Eliza Triggs, 17 Aug 1845; citingBaptism, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY4-GTF6 : 2 January 2020), Eliza Triggs, 17 Aug 1845; citing Baptism, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGP6-NQ8 : 12 September 2019), Eliza Triggs in household of William Triggs, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; citing Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, p. 37, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMH-WNP : 3 March 2021), Eliza Triggs in household of Maria Triggs, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYK-VZL : 16 January 2021), Eliza Triggs, 13 Nov 1865; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411802.
6. ↑ NZ BDM Marriages registration no. 1865/7555
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-GBF8 : 4 October 2016), Benjamin Hale and Eliza Triggs, 1865; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1865/7555, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
8. ↑ NZ BDM Deaths registration no. 1926/4891
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 February 2021), memorial page for Eliza Triggs Hale (unknown–12 Jun 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #142021337, citing Linwood Cemetery, Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by Southern Man (contributor 48043025) .