Elizabeth Grace Watts

The name of the place is Chapmanslade, Wiltshire, England

This information has been collected as part of Thorne family from Newnham to Canterbury New Zealand.

The date of birth is from IGI, the place is from the 1915 Death certificate.

Chapmans is not a name of a parish in Wiltshire. There is a Chapmanslade or Chapmans Hill. If you do a google map search it does come up with a location if Chapmans near Wiltshire. It is hard to narrow this down.

The death certificate suggests that she was born in Chapmans Lane, Bath, Wiltshire.

1861 Census states that she was born in Newnham, Gloucestershire.

There is a birth certificate for a Elizabeth Grace Watts ub Warmister, Wiltshire (Vol V111 Page 425). There is nothing apart from the name to suggest this is the correct one.

Another conflicting birthdate - Abt Dec 1843 Bromsgrove, Worchester, England

Volume 18 Page 21 (index unreadable)

Bromsgrove is SW of Birmingham.

This birth reference is unlikely though it is what is recorded in the 1851 census.

1851 UK Census, 30/03/51, Neenham GLS England

Age 7 Born Bromsgrove

1861 UK Census, 7/04/61

Age 17, Dressmaker RG9/1756 Page 36 Born Newnham

Living with her granparents next door, 164 Newham Street. Age 17

Family Members presence 9 April 1861, Newnham GLS England

Attended marriage of John Thorne and Mary Ann Davis

Emmigration - 18/01/1863 from Gravesend London UK

Comber Index Listing

Captain Taylor sailed Gravesend Jan 18 1863

4 feb 1863 off Needles

9 Feb 1863 - First sight of land, 21 May 1863 arrived in Lyttleton after 123 days

Eliza Watts aged 20 from GLS arrived in Lyttleton with William Henry Thorne Aged 17. Together having paid 26 pounds being made up of $16/6/8 in bills to be paid by friends already in the colony and $6/3/4 cost to the provincial government of Canterbury. The orginal records are held in the regional office of Christchurch. Death certificate states the number of years in NZ - 52 (1863)

Land contract - purchase or sale 24 Aug 1880 Rangiora, Canterbury.

After the death of her husband in January 1880 Elizabeth assumed ownershp of land on Northbrook road and East Belt (Area C Sheet 4c) on 14 Oct 1880, also Area C sheet 6a Ref 59/D/89 abd Area C Sheet 7b refs 14/67 and 19/265 was also passed onto Elizabeth after the death of her husband earlier in the year.

Source - JE Horrell (Rangiora District Land Ownership) held at the Canterbury Museum.

Directory Listing 1882 Rangiora noted Elizabeth Thorne owned land to the value of 320 pounds in Rangiora Borough.

Directory listing 1905 Rangiora - Dairy

Newspaper article 10 sep 1908 Rangiora

FIRES

About five o'clock this morning, when gale was at its height, a fire started in the premises of Mrs E Thorne, at Rangiora, and completely destroyed the 6 roomed house and contents, a cowshed containing ten bails, ?????? a stable and a sty containg three pigs. The total cost is estimated ????? The fire was due to some sparks from a neighbouring fire which had been burning during the previous day and had not been properly extinquished, was fanned into flame by the high wind. Mrs Thorne and the other occupants of the house escaped in their night clothing. the insurances are 100 pounds on the house and seventy five pounds on the furniture. Noted in the Victoria Office, Christchurch Star 10 Sep 1908 page 3.

She died at age 72, Church of England, Rangiora.

Marriage folio 0840

The marriage was only 5 months after Elizabeth Grace Watts arrived in New Zealand on the Sebastopol in 21 May 1863 with her future brother in law William Henry Thorne. Witness - John Baker Palmer Tanner. Kaiapoi Parish Church

Intentions to marry BDM 20/8 Page 242 Entry 130 states on a notice dated 25/9/1863 Frederick Thorne (batchelor) occupation - fellmonger - aged 21 of Kaiapoi (3days) and Elizabeth Watts (spinster) - occupation servant - aged 21 - intended to marry in the parish church of Kaiapoi. Certificate dated 9/10/1863

Date of notice 21/09/1863. Ref 840

Gravesend, London, England to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand 21 May 1863

Assisted passengers (by provincial government of Canterbury) on the 1863 voyage of the Sebastopol from Gravesend , London, England to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Sailed Gravesend 17 Jan 1863 Arr Lyttelton 21 May 1863 Captain D Taylor Columns represent: Last Name, First Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Trade or Profession, Country to which they severally belong, Page of Manifest

 1  Adie?         John J       Male    23   Farm Labourer      Aberdeenshire  18

 2  Anderson      William      Male    19   Ploughman          Lanarkshire     5

 3  Anderson      Jane         Female  21                                      5

 4  Armitage      William      Male    17   Labourer           Lanarkshire    17

 5  Baker         Sarah Ann    Female  19   Domestic Servant   Essex          23

 6  Baxter        William      Male     4                                      4

 7  Baxter        Ellen        Female  24                                      4

 8  Baxter        William      Male    25                                      4

 9  Bear          James        Male         Schoolmaster                      19

10  Beck          Margaret E   Female  19   Domestic Servant   Armagh         24

11 Beesley? Mary Female 26 Domestic Servant Lanarkshire 24

12  Billens       William E    Male    38   Gold-Chaser?       Middlesex      17

13  Blakeley      Jane         Female  20   Domestic Servant   Down            4

14  Blakeley      Mary         Female  43                                      4

15  Blakeley      William Jno  Male    44   Labourer           Down            4

16  Brown         David        Male    22   Ploughman          Lanarkshire     3

17  Bryant        Louisa       Female  19                                      1

18  Bryant        William      Male    24                                      1

19  Burke         Donald       Male    22   Farm Labourer      Caithness?     18

20  Burke         Rebecca      Female  26                                      4

21  Burke         William      Male    28   Labourer           Down            4

22 Byrne Ann Male 20 4

23  Byrne         Thomas       Male    24   Labourer           Wicklow         4

24  Byrne         Patrick      Male    26   Labourer           Wicklow         4

25  Campbell      Mary Jane    Female   4                                      4

26  Campbell      James        Male    24    Farm Labourer     Antrim          4

27  Campbell      Mary Ann     Female  25                                      4

28  Crawley       Martha       Female  23    Housekeeper       Middlesex      23

29  Croft         James        Male    30    Smith             Bedfordshire    1

30  Croft         Mary         Female  33                                      1

31 Cusack Martin Male 6 4

32  Cusack        Thomas       Male    11                                      4

33  Cusack        Catherine    Female  31                                      4

34  Cusack        Patrick      Male    31    Tailor            Clare           4

35  Cusack        Bridget      Female   6mos                                   4

36  Dappet        Mary         Female  27                                      6

37  Dappet        Philip       Male    27    Farm Labourer     Germany         6

38  Dappet        Philippina   Female  Infant                                  6

39  Dineen        Jeremiah     Male    23    Farm Labourer     Cork           18

40  Duggin        Ellen        Female  28    Dressmaker        Middlesex      23

41 Ellenberger Maria Female 24 Domestic Servant Germany 20

42  Ellenberger   Jacob        Male    26    Baker             Germany        20

43  Esselborw     Gertrude             18    Domestic Servant  Germany        25

44  Falloon       Elizabeth    Female  20    Domestic Servant  Tyrone         24

45  Falloon       William J    Male    21    Farm Labourer     Armagh         18

46  Falloon       Sarah        Female  23    Domestic Servant  Armagh         18

47  Falloon       Mary         Female  25    Domestic Servant  Armagh         18

48  Findt         Charles      Male    21    Farm Labourer     Germany        19

49 Gardner Margaret Female 8 1

50  Gardner       Andrew       Male    16    Farm Labourer     Fifeshire       1

51  Gardner       John         Male    18    Farm Labourer     Fifeshire       1

52  Gardner       Hugh         Male    20    Farm Labourer     Fifeshire       1

53  Gardner       Elizabeth    Female  22    Domestic Servant  Fifeshire       1

54  Gardner       Euphemiia?   Female  45                                      1

55  Gardner       Andrew       Male    49    Farm Labourer     Fifeshire       1

56  Hale          Eliza        Female  24    Domestic Servant  Armagh          6

57  Hamilton      George       Male     4                                      3

58  Hamilton      Mary         Female   5                                      3

59  Hamilton      Janet        Female   9                                      3

60  Hamilton      George       Male    39    Ploughman         Lanarkshire     3

61  Hamilton      Mary         Female  40                                      3

62 Hoffmeister Charles Male 22 Bootmaker Germany 20

63  Hoffmeister   Henry        Male    24    Carpenter         Germany        20

64  Hooper        Stephen      Male    21    Labourer          Dorsetshire     1

65  Hooper        Emma H       Female  22                                      1

66  Hooper        Francis      Male    23    Bootmaker         Middlesex       1

67  Housman       William      Male    22    Dyer              Germany        19

68  Hunt          Ann J        Female  30    Cook              Kent           23

69  Hutcheson     Margaret     Female  21                                      6

70  Innes         Frank        Male    28    Ploughman         Caithness      16

71  Irvine?       Anne Jane    Female  22    Domestic Servant  Armagh         24

72 Johnson Thomas Male 8 1

73  Johnson       Maria        Female  11                                      1

74  Johnson       James        Male    15    Labourer          Gloucestershire 1

75  Johnson       Ann          Female  20                                      1

76  Johnson       Sarah A      Female  21    Domestic Servant  Gloucestershire 1

77  Johnson       George       Male    22                                      1

78  Johnson       Margaret A   Female  26    Domestic Servant  Yorkshire      16

79  Johnson       Thomas       Male    41    Farm Labourer     Gloucestershire 1

80  Johnson       Charlotte    Female  46                                      1

81 Kissel Mary? Female 2 6

82  Kissel        Philipina    Female  29                                      6

83  Kissel        Heinrich     Male    34    Carpenter         Germany         6

84  Kissel        Elizabeth    Female   7wks                                   6

85  Legg          James        Male    23    Farm Labourer     Antrim          5

86  Legg          Mary         Female  23                                      5

87  Legg          Edward       Male     7mos                                   5

88  Lemmon        John         Male    24    Labourer          Bauffshire?    18

89 Lippenberger Elizabeth Female 4 5

90  Lippenberger  Philip       Male     7                                      5

91  Lippenberger  Magdalene    Female   9                                      5

92  Lippenberger  Charles      Male    11                                      5

93  Lippenberger  Katherine    Female  13                                      5

94  Lippenberger  Gertrude     Female  17    Domestic Servant  Germany         5

95  Lippenberger  Barbara      Female  30                                      5

96  Lippenberger  Peter        Male    40    Farm Labourer     Germany         5

97 Loney Ann Female 17 Domestic Servant Armagh 19

98  Loney         Joseph       Male    19    Farm Labourer      Armagh        19

99  Loney         Annie        Female  25    Domestic Servant   Cork          24 100  Loney         Jane         Female  15*   Domestic Servant   Armagh        19 101  Maher         James        Male    22    Labourer           Queens?       19 102  Maltman       Betsy        Female   9                                      7 103  Maltman       Andrew       Male    11                                      7 104  Maltman *     William      Male    17    Ploughman          Perthshire    16 105  Maltman       Elizabeth    Female  36                                      7 106  Maltman       Andrew       Male    47    Ploughman          Perthshire     7

107 McDonald James Male 32 Shepherd Invernesshire 18 108 McInness Donald Male 25 Ploughman Ayrshire 18 109 McInness John Male 27 18 110 McKinlay Margaret Female 19 Dairymaid Lanarkshire 25 111 Meiss Frederick Male 25 Farm Labourer Germany 19 112 Meuges Jacob Male 27 Farm Labourer Germany 19 113 Milne? Alexander Male 33 Ploughman Kincerdnishire? 18 114 Morris Catherine Female 8 23 115 Murray Thomas Male 27 Farm Labourer Bauffshire? 18 116 Murray James Male 30 Millwright Lanarkshire 18 117 Murray Alexander Male 18 118 Murray Roderick Male 18

119 Newman William Henry Male 20 Cutter? Middlesex 17 120 Newman Agnes Female 27 Domestic Servant Middlesex 22 121 Nicolson Angus Male 26 Farm Labourer Invernesshire 18 122 Pollock William Male 22 Ploughman Lanarkshire 3 123 Pollock Ann Female 24 3 124 Robinson Thomas Male 26 Farm Labourer Yorkshire 17 125 Ruddick William Male 17 6 126 Ruddick Jane Female 19 Domestic Servant Armagh 6 127 Ruddick Edward Male 22 Farm Labourer Armagh 6 128 Ruddick Anne Female 23 6

129 Schuish? Dorothea Female 26 Domestic Servant Germany 25 130 Schwartz Henrietta Female 17 Domestic Servant Germany 19 131 Schwartz Barbara Female 19 Domestic Servant Germany 19 132 Schwartz Jacob Male 44 Butcher Germany 19 133 Scott William Male 3 3 134 Scott Frank Male 8 3 135 Scott Mary Female 11 3 136 Scott Agnes Female 13 Lanarkshire 3 137 Scott Thomas Male 18 Tailor Lanarkshire 3 138 Scott George Male 19 Tailor Lanarkshire 3 139 Scott John Male 22 Tailor Lanarkshire 3 140 Scott Marion Female 40 3 141 Scott William Male 41 3

142 Seyl? Catherine Female 23 Domestic Servant Germany 25 143 Shines Mary A Female 24 Laundress Middlesex 23 144 Stephenson Christopher Female 25 Bricklayer Durham 17 145 Symington Margaret Female 21 Dairymaid Lanarkshire 24 146 Thorne William H Male 17 Tanner Gloucestershire 17 147 Tisch Christine Female 55 Germany 25 148 Treleavau? James Male 25 Farm Labourer Devonshire 20 149 Vallance? Mary E Female 31 Housekeeper Devonshire 25 150 Watts Elizabeth Female 20 Domestic Servant Wiltshire 17

151 Whyte Adam Male 6 3 152 Whyte Janet Female 9 3 153 Whyte Robert Male 14 3 154 Whyte Margaret Female 17 Domestic Servant Perthshire 3 155 Whyte James Male 19 3 156 Whyte Peter Male 21 Farm Labourer Perthshire 3 157 Whyte William Male 23 Farm Labourer Perthshire 3 158 Whyte Margaret Female 43 3 159 Whyte William Male 43 Farm Labourer Perthshire 3

160 Widdop Lilly Female 5 1 161 Widdop Florauda Female 10 1 162 Widdop Henry Male 14 Yorkshire 1 163 Widdop Jabez Male 35 Plasterer Yorkshire 1 164 Widdop Margaret Female 35 1 165 Widdop William Male 1 166 Young Jane Female 26 Domestic Servant Lanarkshire 24 167 Young Janet Female 33 Domestic Servant Lanarkshire 24 168 Ziukgraf? Charles A Male 27 Schoolmaster Germany 19

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• Loney,Jane age could be 15 or 18 TOTALS Families & Children Single Men Single Women Page No. Page No. Page No. 1 14& 2 16 13 22 10 2 9½ 17 11 23 11½ 3 12 18 14 24 14 4 13½ 19 9 25 6 5 8 20 5 6 6½ 7 3 Total 160 & 2 TOTALS Cost of Passage Money to Provincial Government £2060/10 (1) Cash £880 (2) Promissory Notes £458/10 (3) Bills from friends in colony £306 (4) Present cost (2)-(1)= £1180/10 Ultimate Cost £470/5 (Difference between (1) & (2), (3) & (4)

Elizabeth Grace WATTS
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Event(s): Birth: 21 JUN 1843 Chapmans, , Wiltshire, England

Christening: Death: 07 SEP 1915