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Elizabeth Sarah DUXFIELD [Lizzie]

1861 - 1944  (83 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Sarah DUXFIELD
  Known As	Lizzie
  Birth	03 Aug 1861	Willington, Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	14 Sep 1861	Willington, Northumberland, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	07 Apr 1871	Silksworth, Durham, England   [3]
  Census	03 Apr 1881	Barwick House, Ingleby Barwick, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Emigration	31 Jul 1886	London, Middlesex, England   [5]
  Emigration	From 31 Jul 1886 to 15 Sep 1886	steamship RUAPEHU   [6]
  Immigration	15 Sep 1886	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [6]
  Death	12 Sep 1944	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [7, 8]
  Burial	13 Sep 1944	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [7, 9]
  Probate	15 Mar 1945	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [10, 11]
  Person ID	I126	NZ Genealogy Project | DUXFIELD Descendant
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John DUXFIELD,   b. 1818, Stannington, Northumberland, England d. 24 Aug 1890, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth DICKINSON,   b. 1828, Coxlodge, Gosforth, Northumberland, England d. 13 Jun 1864, Willington, Northumberland, England (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1856	Gosforth, Northumberland, England   [6, 12]
  Census	07 Apr 1861	Coxlodge, Gosforth, Northumberland, England   [13]
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  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas McLERNON [Thomas McLAREN],   b. 21 Jul 1862, Carmavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 30 Apr 1958, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1889	Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand   [14]
  Residence	1896	Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand   [15]
  Residence	From 1905 to 1928	Manawaru, Waikato, New Zealand   [15, 16]
  Residence	From 1935 to 1958	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [15]
  Children	+ 1. James McLAREN [Jim],   b. 17 Mar 1890, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 26 Dec 1967, Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 77 years) + 2. Elinor McLAREN [Nellie],   b. 14 Apr 1891, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 20 Mar 1971, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 79 years) + 3. John Duxfield McLAREN [Jack],   b. 15 Feb 1893, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 11 Mar 1980, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 87 years) + 4. Thomas Henry McLAREN,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 13 Feb 1957, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 61 years) + 5. Frederick Archibald McLAREN [Pat],   b. 28 Feb 1898, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 03 Jun 1989, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 91 years) + 6. Elizabeth Dickinson McLAREN [Bessie],   b. 10 Feb 1900, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand d. 15 Mar 1991, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 91 years)   7. Ethel Mary McLAREN,   b. 17 Oct 1901, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand d. 08 Nov 1986, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 03 Aug 1861 - Willington, Northumberland, England Christening - 14 Sep 1861 - Willington, Northumberland, England Census - 07 Apr 1871 - Silksworth, Durham, England Census - 03 Apr 1881 - Barwick House, Ingleby Barwick, Yorkshire, England Emigration - 31 Jul 1886 - London, Middlesex, England Immigration - 15 Sep 1886 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Marriage - 10 Apr 1889 - Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand Residence - 1896 - Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand Residence - From 1905 to 1928 - Manawaru, Waikato, New Zealand Residence - From 1935 to 1958 - Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Death - 12 Sep 1944 - Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Burial - 13 Sep 1944 - Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Probate - 15 Mar 1945 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  		1921 Letter from Northern Ireland - Transcript Transcript of a letter from Elizabeth McLaren (nee DUXFIELD) to her eldest daughter Elinor Rushbrooke (nee McLAREN). The letter was written while Thomas and Elizabeth McLaren were staying with relatives in Northern Ireland, near Carmavey in County Antrim where Thomas had grown up.
  		Letter from Northumberland about Duxfield farm - Transcript Transcript of a letter describing Willington North Farm and the residence, near Willington in Northumberland. The letter indicates that John Duxfield had farmed the property and Elizabeth Duxfield had lived in the house with her parents before moving to New Zealand.

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY Elizabeth Sarah Duxfield, the only daughter of John Duxfield and Elizabeth Dickinson, was born in 1861 at Willington, Northumberland, England. A description of Willington North Farm where the family lived in the 1860s is given on a separate page. John was a farmer in Northumberland, who had 496 acres by the 1881 census. Elizabeth's mother died in 1864 when she was a young child. Her father remarried in 1868, marrying Hannah Haig. Hannah died in 1871 aged 38. An outbreak of foot and mouth disease made John Duxfield decide to migrate to New Zealand. In 1886 John Duxfield and his children emigrated to Auckland on the steam ship "Ruapehu", arriving in Auckland on 15 September 1886. Robert Duxfield, Elizabeth's brother emigrated to New Zealand after he completed his M.A. degree at Edinburgh University. As mentioned above, Elizabeth married Thomas McLaren in 1889, had six children in Devonport, moved to Manawaru, had her last child in 1901 and died in 1944. Elizabeth kept a small notebook where she wrote the words of poems and what appear to be the lyrics of songs. The words of "The Englishman" by Eliza Cook (1818-1889) are in the notebook. She wrote the following in the book about 1894. I have been married five years. The happiest years in my life. My husband is good and kind to me but a bit rough spoken at times. He does not mean all he says. I love my dear children. Sometimes I think I may not live to see them grow up. I often thought I would have liked to have known my mother and have a message of love from her. I am writing this to my children in case of my death before they can remember me. You are dear to me!

  
  

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