Elizabeth (Lizzie) Holdaway

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via husband Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway by SmartCopy: Oct 5 2014, 16:21:45 UTC

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GEDCOM Note (from Lizzie's page on Wikitree. Formatting makes sense there)

Category:Salvation Army Officers Category:Salvation Army, New Zealand Category:Missionaries in New Zealand Category:Richmond, Tasman Category:Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui

Biography

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards was born in 1867 in Richmond, near Nelson, New Zealand.<ref>Unsourced family tree handed down to Caleb (Anderson) Day.</ref> At the age of 16, Lizzie entered the Salvation Army faith, and by early 1888 she was an officer (a Lieutenant).<ref name="TeOpeWhakaora36">Harold Hill, ed., Te Ope Whakaora: The Army That Brings Life: A Collection of Documents on the Salvation Army & Māori, 1884-2007 (Wellington: Flag Publications, 2007), 36–37, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harold_Hill2/publication/32700...</ref> She also inspired Ernest Holdaway to become a Salvationist and an officer. Lizzie and Ernest married in early 1888. In June 1888 Lizzie, Ernest, and Lieutenant De Blois, a Māori SA officer, were sent to lead a mission expedition along the Whanganui River, where they lived in a tent.<ref name="TeOpeWhakaora36"/> They pioneered mission and ministry among Māori, learning and practicing Māori ways of life and language.<ref name="short">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Ernest Holdaway' (Oct 16, 2008). Retrieved 10 Aug 2020from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/ernest-holdaway</ref><ref name="long">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre& Archives, 'Holdaway - The Pioneer of Ministry to Māori in New Zealand' (April 14, 2019). Retrieved 10 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/holdaway-pioneer-mini...</ref><ref name="Jerusalem">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Off to Jerusalem' (February 4, 2020). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/jerusalem</ref> Ernest and Elizabeth had one child, Eva Aroha, in December 1888. Aroha means "love" in Māori. Sadly, Lizzie did not live long after the birth of their child and the beginning of their mission.She died of typhoid fever in Whangaehu on the 2nd of March 1889 at the age of 21.<ref name="TeOpeWhakaora36"/><ref name="long" /><ref>The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Danger and Discomfort' (March 27, 2009). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/danger-and-discomfort</ref> Ernest carried on the work that Elizabeth had inspired him to begin, and he became an important leader in the Salvation Army in Australasia.

NZ BDM Online: Birth Registration
Reg Number: 1867/20462
Elizabeth Edwards
Mother's Name: Catherine
Father's Name: Edwin <ref name="BDM historic">Searchable online at https://bdm.psopho.co.nz/ and documents can be ordered from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search</ref> NZ BDM Online: Marriage Registration
Reg Number: 1888/43
Bride Name: Elizabeth Edward
Groom Name: Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway <ref name="BDM historic" /> NZ BDM Online: Death Registration
Reg Number: 1889/5400
Elizabeth Holdaway
Age: 21Y Est. birth year: 1868 <ref name="BDM historic" />

Research notes

• Photos of Elizabeth and family are on the Salvation Army Archives articles linked here. I have asked permission to upload them here.* Another source to read and incorporate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harold_Hill2/publication/32700...

Sources

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