Facts and Events
Name |
Isabella Todd |
Gender |
Female |
Birth? |
28 Sep 1849 |
Tile Sheds, Shotton Colliery, Durham, England |
Marriage |
14 Aug 1869 |
Register Office, Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, Englandto John Colling |
Death? |
4 Dec 1904 |
Cambrians, Otago, New Zealand |
Burial? |
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St Bathans, Otago, New Zealand |
Arrived on the `Opawa` in Port Nelson on 27 November 1879 after 95 days at sea.She was carrying 258 people. Among those listed as landing in Nelson is the Colling family: John 32 Isabella (nee Todd) 30 Mary 8 William 6 Elizabeth 3 John was a miner from County Durham On the same ship was Isabella`sbrother Thomas Todd and family. The Todd family were also listed as landing inNelson: Thomas 31 Alice 26 George 4 Elizabeth 2 Joseph 10 months- died on voyage on 15 September 1879 of cholera and diarrhorea. Thomas was acollier from County Durham Source of above info: Letter to Mr E A Sutton, Oamaru from NZ National Archives dated 3 January 1990 DEATH: DEATHS. DEATH:Otago Witness, Volume 14, Issue 2648, 14 December 1904, Page 47 COLLING.— Onthe 4th December, 1904, at her residence.` Cambrians, Isabella, the beloved wifeof John Colling, lafe of New Lambton, County of Durham. England ; aged 55 years. ` Asleep in Jesus.` — NeT Zealand and Home papers please copy.`
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