Charlotte Joanna (Whiteford) D'Elmaine (1858 - 1927)

Born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1 Sep 1927 at about age 69 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Charlotte (Whiteford) D'Elmaine migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Charlotte was born in 1858. She is the daughter of Reverend John Whiteford and Mary Audley Whiteford.^[1]

Baptism Date: 4 June 1858

Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom^[2]

Charlotte lived with her parents and siblings in Toynton St Peter, Lincolnshire, England.

In the Census of 1871 she was recorded with her siblings, one servant and one visitor in The Vicarage, Maidwell, Northamptonshire, England. Aged 13.

Occupation: Clergyman's Daughter

At the age of 19 Charlotte emigrated from England to Christchurch, New Zealand as an Assisted Immigrant, departing England on 25 November 1877, arriving on 13 February 1878. She travelled on the ship Wanganui. Her occupation was listed as Housemaid. Also on the ship were her three sisters Eleanor, Lucy and Fanny.^[3]

She married widower Horace Melville D'Elmaine on 27 March 1880.^[4]

They had at least two children; Mary and Jack. It would appear that Horace deserted his wife and two babies around the end of 1881.

Charlotte passed away in 1927 at the age of 69.

Burial

Friday 2 September 1927 - Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Block number: 25A, Plot number: 60, Age: 69 years^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26YK-9XD : 1 October 2014), Charlotte Joanna Whiteford, 1858; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
2. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1L-32R3 : 16 March 2018), Charlotte Joanna Whiteford, 04 Jun 1858; citing Baptism, 04 Jun 1858, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,450,463.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FST1-SML : 10 August 2017), Charlotte Whiteford, 13 Feb 1878; citing ship Wanganui, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-V3VH : 4 October 2016), Horace Melville D'Elmaine and Charlotte Joanna Whitford, 1880; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1880/966, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=10096

• Charlotte Delmaine (Unknown-1927) on Find A Grave: Memorial #161882229 retrieved 13 January 2019
• NZ BDM Historical Marriage Records: 1880/966 Charlotte Joanna Whitford and Horace Melville D'Elmaine https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz

• http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=197614.0

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M74J-S81 : 13 December 2017), Charlotte J Whiteford in household of John S Whiteford, Toynton St Peter, Lincolnshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXY-Q3F : 11 December 2017), Charlotte J Whiteford in entry for Lucy M Whiteford, 1871.