Elizabeth Ann Shirreffs

Elizabeth Ann Shirreffs

Female 1856 - 1928  (72 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Ann Shirreffs 
    Born 9 Aug 1856  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Ann Sheriff  [1
    Reference Number WB..S 
    Died 9 Aug 1928  Gore, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary - Mrs E. Wyeth
    Obituary - Mrs E. Wyeth
    Buried Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone Woodlands Cemetery Charles Elizabeth and Maurice Wyeth
    Headstone Woodlands Cemetery Charles Elizabeth and Maurice Wyeth
    Inscription Charles Elizabeth and Maurice Wyeth
    Inscription Charles Elizabeth and Maurice Wyeth
    In Loving Memory Of Charles Wyeth Died 20th Dec. 1928 Aged 86 years.
    Also his wife Elizabeth Wyeth Died 9th Aug. 1928 Aged 72 years.
    Also their Grand-Son Maurice Beloved son of Joseph & Flora Wyeth Died 26th Dec. 1907 Aged 9 months.
    Person ID I86  Frost Family
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2008 

    Father Joseph Duncan Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1833, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1909, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1856  Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Joseph and Mary were married in the Zion Chapel.
    Marriage Register
    Marriage Register
    Immigration 24 Oct 1869  Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. Arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869 
    • Joseph Duncan left Aberdeen with his family to come to New Zealand, for a three year engagement with the firm of Mortons, as the head of the tinsmithing and preserving departments at the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company's meat works at Woodlands in Southland NZ.
      Joseph, Mary Ann his wife, their children Elizabeth, Jean, William and James and Jane Cameron, Mary's half sister, left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. The 992 ton ship, with 160 passengers on board, made its maiden voyage to New Zealand in 88 days between ports, arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869.

      A description of the ship's journey is given in 'The Otago Daily Times' on Monday 25 October 1869. The paper?s shipping column also shows the ship's arrival with 14 cabin passengers and 146 in second cabin and steerage. In the imports column a large list of engineering and similar goods is shown arriving on the 'James Nicol Fleming' belonging to a William Moody. According to the book 'Early Woodlands', by Margaret Trotter, Mr W. Moodie was a representative of the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company.

      [2]
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Wyeth,   b. 18 Sep 1842, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1928, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 12 May 1873  Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • In the House Of Joseph Shirreffs.
    • WYETH Charles 26
      SHERRIFFS Elizabeth Ann 16
    Extract from Woodlands Marriage Register
    Extract from Woodlands Marriage Register
    Entry No 47.
    Children 
    +1. Mary Jane (Polly) Wyeth,   b. 30 Jun 1874, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1958, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Joseph Sherriffs Wyeth,   b. 22 Jul 1875, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1956, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +3. Lucy Maria Wyeth,   b. 28 Oct 1877, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1917, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +4. Charles Henry (Tie) Wyeth,   b. 1 Feb 1880, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1948, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +5. Robert George (Bob) Wyeth,   b. 8 Jul 1882, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1966, Orawia, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +6. William George Wyeth,   b. 24 Aug 1884, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1954, 9 McQuarrie St, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +7. James Shirreffs (Jim) Wyeth,   b. 27 May 1888, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1967, 486 Elles Rd, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +8. Amy Swale Wyeth,   b. 31 Oct 1891, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1970, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +9. Nora Elizabeth Wyeth,   b. 21 Sep 1893, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1982, Gore, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +10. Esther Dora (Essie) Wyeth,   b. 24 Oct 1895, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1987, Braeburn, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +11. Thomas Wyeth,   b. 06 Aug 1897, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1973, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +12. Flora Rose Wyeth,   b. 26 Jan 1899, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1986, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Photos
    Charles and family
    Charles and family
    L to R Back Jimmie, Bob, Bill, Joe, Charles (Tie)

    Centre Mary(Polly), Charles, Rose, Elizabeth, Amy, Lucy

    Front Nora(Pat), Tom, Essie
    Histories
    Charles and Elizabeth Wyeth and Family
    Charles and Elizabeth Wyeth and Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2009 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1856 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 May 1873 - Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Aug 1928 - Gore, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Elizabeth older
    Elizabeth older
    Rose, Granny Wyeth,Bette and Pat
    Rose, Granny Wyeth,Bette and Pat
    Elizabeth Wyeth 1
    Elizabeth Wyeth 1
    Elizabeth Wyeth 2
    Elizabeth Wyeth 2
    Granny Wyeth
    Granny Wyeth

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Marriage Register Index , 1973/991 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S25] Cliff Shirreffs, Invercargill.

    3. [S10] Marriage Register Index , 1873/991 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S323] Presbyterian Church Archives, Woodland Parish Marriages 1864 to 1920 (Reliability: 3).