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Elizabeth Hannah Gethin (1848-1938)
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TitleElizabeth Hannah Gethin
Alternative NameElizabeth Hannah Fraser SummarySelwyn SuffragistDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, 447/254
1893 Suffrage Petition, page185
1893 Electoral Roll, enrolled no 129
She was aged about 45First NameElizabethMiddle NameHannahLast NameGethinOccupationNurseDate of Birth11 Jun 1848Place of BirthHeage, Derbyshire, England (Buckland Hollow)Date of Death1 Apr 1938Place of DeathSpringfield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New ZealandAge at Death89Parents or Next of KinRichard Gethin
Jane AtkinOther Biographical InformationElizabeth Hannah Gethin was baptised on 11 June 1848 at Heage, Derbyshire, daughter of Richard Gethin and Jane nee Atkin. The family lived at Buckland Hollow, a local large estate, where her father was groom to Mr David Wheatcroft. In 1861 She was one of four children with two sisters and a brother, her mother having died before 1861. She emigrated to New Zealand at age 19 on board the ship Himalaya, leaving London on November 2nd 1866 to Lyttelton arriving February 10 1867. Elizabeth was listed among the Single Women, and was an Assisted Immigrant costing the Provincial Government 14 Pounds. She is listed as being a domestic servant from Derbyshire. She probably worked as a domestic servant until 10 June 1873, aged 25, when she married John Fraser, a Scotsman from Moray. They settled in Springfield where John was a Blacksmith. Elizabeth Hannah signed the 1892 Petition page 447/254 as Elizabeth Fraser and went on to sign the 1893 Petition (page 185) as Elizabeth Hannah Fraser, Springfield. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 as number 920 as Elizabeth Hannah Fraser, Springfield, nurse, residential. She was aged about 45. John died January 10 1917 and was buried in Kowai Pass Cemetery. After 21 years as a widow Elizabeth died April 1 1938 and is buried beside him.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Registration Date:1848, Registration Place:Belper, Derbyshire, England, Volume:19 Page:457
NZ BDM, Marriages- 1873/6031 Elizabeth Hannah Gethin
NZ BDM Deaths - 1938/18986 Fraser Elizabeth Hannah 90Y
Alternative NameElizabeth Hannah Fraser SummarySelwyn SuffragistDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, 447/2541893 Suffrage Petition, page185
1893 Electoral Roll, enrolled no 129
She was aged about 45
First NameElizabethMiddle NameHannahLast NameGethinOccupationNurseDate of Birth11 Jun 1848Place of BirthHeage, Derbyshire, England (Buckland Hollow)Date of Death1 Apr 1938Place of DeathSpringfield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New ZealandAge at Death89Parents or Next of KinRichard GethinJane Atkin
Other Biographical InformationElizabeth Hannah Gethin was baptised on 11 June 1848 at Heage, Derbyshire, daughter of Richard Gethin and Jane nee Atkin. The family lived at Buckland Hollow, a local large estate, where her father was groom to Mr David Wheatcroft. In 1861 She was one of four children with two sisters and a brother, her mother having died before 1861. She emigrated to New Zealand at age 19 on board the ship Himalaya, leaving London on November 2nd 1866 to Lyttelton arriving February 10 1867. Elizabeth was listed among the Single Women, and was an Assisted Immigrant costing the Provincial Government 14 Pounds. She is listed as being a domestic servant from Derbyshire. She probably worked as a domestic servant until 10 June 1873, aged 25, when she married John Fraser, a Scotsman from Moray. They settled in Springfield where John was a Blacksmith. Elizabeth Hannah signed the 1892 Petition page 447/254 as Elizabeth Fraser and went on to sign the 1893 Petition (page 185) as Elizabeth Hannah Fraser, Springfield. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 as number 920 as Elizabeth Hannah Fraser, Springfield, nurse, residential. She was aged about 45. John died January 10 1917 and was buried in Kowai Pass Cemetery. After 21 years as a widow Elizabeth died April 1 1938 and is buried beside him. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Registration Date:1848, Registration Place:Belper, Derbyshire, England, Volume:19 Page:457
NZ BDM, Marriages- 1873/6031 Elizabeth Hannah Gethin
NZ BDM Deaths - 1938/18986 Fraser Elizabeth Hannah 90Y
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Subject (Keywords)Suffrage, Kowai Pass CemeteryCollectionSuffragists of SelwynPlaceSpringfieldMore InformationFamily Search Passenger ListsBaptismFindagrave
CollectionSuffragists of SelwynPlaceSpringfieldMore InformationFamily Search Passenger ListsBaptismFindagraveMilitary Service
Memorial or CemeteryKowai Pass Cemetery, Springfield
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Elizabeth Hannah Gethin (1848-1938). Selwyn Stories, accessed 15/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5383