Elizabeth Collins (Younger) Litchfield (1856 - 1918)

Born 26 Oct 1856 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Arthur Budd Litchfield — married 1878 in New Zealand

Died 27 Jun 1918 at age 61 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Biography

Elizabeth (Younger) Litchfield was born in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England.

Elizabeth (Younger) Litchfield migrated from England to New Zealand.

Elizabeth Collins Younger was baptised on 26 Oct 1856 at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England, United Kingdom .^[1][2] She was the daughter of Thomas Younger and Isabella Cummins

Emigration to New Zealand The family migrated to New Zealand sometime after the 1861 Census Record.

Marriage

Elizabeth Younger married Arthur Budd Litchfield in New Zealand in 1878. ^[3]

CHILDREN:

1. Frank Cummins Litchfield 1880–1951
2. Herbert Younger Litchfield 1882–1955
3. Edith Clara Litchfield 1884–
4. Lewis Arthur Litchfield 1888–1953
5. Ernest Melrose Litchfield 1890–1917
6. Leonard Charles Litchfield 1892–1988

Death

Elizabeth (Younger) Litchfield passed away in 1918 in New Zealand, Reg. No. 1918/1368,^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2651-1YY : 1 October 2014), Elizabeth Collins Younger, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sunderland, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWS8-WL4 : 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Collins Younger, 1856.
3. ↑ Marriage Entry: Elizabeth Younger married Arthur Budd Litchfield in New Zealand in 1878. Citing this Record: "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-6Z9T : 4 October 2016), Arthur Budd Litchfield and Elizabeth Collins Younger, 1878; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1878/959, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
4. ↑ Death Entry: Elizabeth (Younger) Litchfield passed away in 1918 in New Zealand, Reg. No. 1918/1368, Citing this Record: "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-TS8R : 4 January 2018), Elizabeth Collins Litchfield, 1918; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1918/1368, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

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• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M764-SQB : 3 March 2021), Elizabeth Younger in household of Sarah Younger, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, 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.