Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Woolford aka Freer was born on 1 February 1841, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Freer, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Woolford, was 21. She married Andrew McKenzie on 19 June 1869, in Templers, South Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in 1859. She died on 22 March 1909, in Park Hill, Otago, New Zealand, at the age of 68, and was buried in Tapanui Cemetery, Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand.
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- Ann Fereer in household of Jonathan Fereer, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Elizabeth Woolford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Woolford, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Gold found in Port Phillip.
1860 · First Taranaki War
The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wolford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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