Elizabeth Trotter Elizabeth was the 6th child and 3rd daughter of the Andrew and Isabella (nee Burns) Trotter family. She was born on the 15.8.1855 in Stonehouse Lanark Scotland and died on 12.8.1926. Her death was as a result of being hit by a car after alighting from a Tram . This was said to be one of the first fatal traffic accidents ever in Auckland. She was 72 years old. She married John Craig, son of John Craig and Christina McKinnon on 29.5.1874 in Stonehouse. He was born about 1854 in Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland and died 1928 in New Zealand. Their first child Isabella Burns Craig was born 5.4.1875 Carmenthan St, Stonehouse. The family of Elizabeth, John, six month old Isabella and accompanied by Elizabeth's younger brother John departed London 21.11.1875 per ship Salisbury and arrived Auckland New Zealand on 27.2.1876. They were listed as John 21, Elizabeth 20, Isabella 6 mths, and John Trotter 18. Ocupations, John Craig, Plowman and John Trotter Farm Labourer. The family settled at Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf. John Craig became manager of the Motutapu Farm in the early1900/s http://www.motutapu.org.nz/index.php/heritage/european-settlement |
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Elizabeth and John Craig with 3rd daughter Eliza and husband James Reid |
Homestead at Home Bay Motutapu Island after renovation in year 2000 |
Elizabeth and John Craig 16 years later. Isabella Briggs came to New Zealand with her parents when she was 6 mths old |
Above: Elizabeth and John' Craig's Marriage on 29.5.1874 at Stonehouse. Credits for help with this page to Colin Trotter, Janine Wilson, and Maureen Price. |
Children of ELIZABETH TROTTER and JOHN CRAIG and their descendants are: 46. i. ISABELLA BURNS4 CRAIG, b. April 05, 1875, Carmenthan St, Stonehouse Lanark Scotland. 47. ii. CHRISTINA CRAIG, b. 1877, Auckland New Zealand; d. 1954, age 77. iii. JOHN CRAIG, b. 1879. 48. iv. ELIZA JANE CRAIG, b. 1880, Auckland New Zealand; d. 1942. 49. v. ANDREW CRAIG, b. 1882, Auckland New Zealand. vi. DONALD CRAIG, b. 1888; d. 1891, ???????. More About DONALD CRAIG: Burial: St Andrews Anglican Church Epsom NZ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46. ISABELLA BURNS4 CRAIG (ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born April 05, 1875 in Carmenthan St, Stonehouse Lanark Scotland. She married SAMUEL BRIGGS 1896 in folio 0284 New Zealand. More About SAMUEL BRIGGS and ISABELLA CRAIG: Marriage: 1896, folio 0284 New Zealand Children of ISABELLA CRAIG and SAMUEL BRIGGS are: 107. i. HARRY LACHLAN5 BRIGGS, b. 1896; d. 1981, age 84. ii. EILEEN BRIGGS, b. 1900. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 47. CHRISTINA4 CRAIG (ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1877 in Auckland New Zealand, and died 1954 in age 77. She married WILLIAM DRYLAND 1897 in New Zealand folio 3824. He was born 1875, and died 1961 in age 85. More About CHRISTINA CRAIG: Burial: 1954, Waikumete Cemetery New Zealand More About WILLIAM DRYLAND: Burial: 1961, Waikumete Cemetery New Zealand More About WILLIAM DRYLAND and CHRISTINA CRAIG: Marriage: 1897, New Zealand folio 3824 Children of CHRISTINA CRAIG and WILLIAM DRYLAND are: 108. i. GLADYS VERA5 DRYLAND, b. 1898; d. 1987. 109. ii. JACK DRYLAND, b. 1905; d. 1979, age 75. 110. iii. BETTY ADA DRYLAND, b. 1908; d. 1979. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 48. ELIZA JANE4 CRAIG (ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1880 in Auckland New Zealand, and died 1942. She married JAMES REID 1902 in New Zealand folio 0033. He was born 1837 in ???????, and died 1908 in Motutapu New Zealand. More About ELIZA JANE CRAIG: Burial: 1942, Motutapu Island Cemetery B01-01 More About JAMES REID: Burial: 1908, Motutapu Island Cemetery B01-01 More About JAMES REID and ELIZA CRAIG: Marriage: 1902, New Zealand folio 0033 Children of ELIZA CRAIG and JAMES REID are: i. HELEN ELIZABETH5 REID, b. 1902, Auckland New Zealand; d. 1982. 111. ii. FLORENCE JEAN REID, b. 1905, Motutapu New Zealand; d. 1998. ----------------------------------------------------------- 49. ANDREW4 CRAIG (ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1882 in Auckland New Zealand. He married MARY WILSON 1912 in New Zealand folio 1879. More About ANDREW CRAIG and MARY WILSON: Marriage: 1912, New Zealand folio 1879 Child of ANDREW CRAIG and MARY WILSON is: i. FLORA5 CRAIG. --------------------------------------------------------------- 107. HARRY LACHLAN5 BRIGGS (ISABELLA BURNS4 CRAIG, ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1896, and died 1981 in age 84. He married AGNES MARIA ROSE ARMSTRONG GREIG 1927 in New Zealand folio 09158. She was born 1906, and died 1989 in age 82. More About HARRY LACHLAN BRIGGS: Burial: 1981, North Shore Memorial Park More About AGNES MARIA ROSE ARMSTRONG GREIG: Burial: 1989, North Shore Memorial Park More About HARRY BRIGGS and AGNES GREIG: Marriage: 1927, New Zealand folio 09158 Children of HARRY BRIGGS and AGNES GREIG are: i. GABRIELLE GREIG6 BRIGGS, b. 1929; m. WILLIAM JENSEN NORDSTRAND, 1951, New Zealand folio 05460. More About WILLIAM NORDSTRAND and GABRIELLE BRIGGS: Marriage: 1951, New Zealand folio 05460 ii. TUIWA MARY GREIG BRIGGS, b. 1932; m. WILLIAM PHILIP STOBS ELLIOT, 1955, New Zealand folio 01094. More About WILLIAM ELLIOT and TUIWA BRIGGS: Marriage: 1955, New Zealand folio 01094 iii. PATRICA ROSE BRIGGS, b. 1934; m. JAMES ALEXANDER MCRAE, 1953, New Zealand folio 09371. More About JAMES MCRAE and PATRICA BRIGGS: Marriage: 1953, New Zealand folio 09371 -------------------------------------------------------------- 108. GLADYS VERA5 DRYLAND (CHRISTINA4 CRAIG, ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1898, and died 1987. She married GEORGE CHARLES MCGEHAN 1920 in New Zealand folio 10201. He was born 1898, and died 1975. More About GLADYS VERA DRYLAND: Burial: 1987, Cremated in Purewa 54009 More About GEORGE MCGEHAN and GLADYS DRYLAND: Marriage: 1920, New Zealand folio 10201 Children of GLADYS DRYLAND and GEORGE MCGEHAN are: 200. i. MERVYN FREDERICK6 MCGEHAN, b. 1921; d. 1989. ii. HENRY LIONEL MCGEHAN, b. 1922; d. 1923. More About HENRY LIONEL MCGEHAN: Burial: 1923, Waikumete Cemetery New Zealand 201. iii. JOAN LORRAINE MCGEHAN, b. 1924. 202. iv. RONALD MCGEHAN, b. 1926; d. 1991, age 64. 203. v. JUNE MAUREEN MCGEHAN, b. 1929. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 109. JACK5 DRYLAND (CHRISTINA4 CRAIG, ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1905, and died 1979 in age 75. He married THELMA FITZGERALD EDWARDS 1934 in New Zealand folio 05955. She was born 1903, and died 1992 in age 88. More About JACK DRYLAND: Burial: 1979, Waikumete Cemetery New Zealand More About THELMA FITZGERALD EDWARDS: Burial: 1992, Waikumete Cemetery New Zealand More About JACK DRYLAND and THELMA EDWARDS: Marriage: 1934, New Zealand folio 05955 Children of JACK DRYLAND and THELMA EDWARDS are: i. JANICE MARYLAND6 DRYLAND, b. 1939. ii. MARLENE FAY DRYLAND, b. 1944. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 110. BETTY ADA5 DRYLAND (CHRISTINA4 CRAIG, ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1908, and died 1979. She married LEONARD THOMAS MCGEHAN 1930 in New Zealand folio 06327. He was born 1901, and died 1974. More About LEONARD MCGEHAN and BETTY DRYLAND: Marriage: 1930, New Zealand folio 06327 Children of BETTY DRYLAND and LEONARD MCGEHAN are: 204. i. REGINALD LEONARD6 MCGEHAN, b. 1931. ii. OWEN LINDSEY MCGEHAN, b. 1937. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 111. FLORENCE JEAN5 REID (ELIZA JANE4 CRAIG, ELIZABETH3 TROTTER, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born 1905 in Motutapu New Zealand, and died 1998. She married HENDRIKUS THEODORUS LOOMAS. He was born 1905 in Nijmegen Holland, and died 1991. Children of FLORENCE REID and HENDRIKUS LOOMAS are: 205. i. JEAN PATRICIA MAREA6 LOOMAS, b. 1932, Auckland New Zealand. 206. ii. JAMES HANS ANTOON LOOMAS, b. 1933. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 110. iii. BETTY ADA DRYLAND, b. 1908; d. 1979. Back |
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