Eliza Symes Close, 1834–1908 (aged 74 years)
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- Eliza Symes /Close/
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Birth
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Baptism
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Census 1841
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Note: Living with parents and family at Baltonsborough, Somerset. |
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Immigration
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Note: Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 OBITUARY. ... she came to New Zealand with her parents in the good ship Mary Ann in the year 1842... |
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Immigration
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Note: The voyage of the barque Mary Ann to New Zealand in 1841/1842: The voyage of the barque Mary Ann to New Zealand in 1841/1842: Sailed Downs 24 September 1841. |
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Marriage
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Note: Estimate |
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Note
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Note: NOTE: 10 Children in total; 7 sons and 3 daughters. Not obvious who some of them were. |
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Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a son
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Birth of a daughter
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Death of a daughter
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Burial of a daughter
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199962274/augusta-julia-karsten |
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Death of a husband
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Burial of a husband
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Note: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 Name: John Christopher Martin Karsten |
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Marriage
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Note: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Eliza Karsten |
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Death of a sister
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Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Louisa Pitcher |
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Burial of a sister
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140827907/louisa-pitcher |
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Death of a brother
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Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: James Nelson Close |
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Burial of a brother
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140827909/james-nelson-close |
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Death of a mother
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Burial of a mother
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140827917/mary-ann-close |
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Death of a father
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Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Stephen Close |
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Burial of a father
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140827927/stephen-close |
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Death of a brother
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Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Alben Close |
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Burial of a brother
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Death of a husband
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Burial of a husband
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Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143688724/thomas-epps |
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Death
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Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Eliza Symes Epps |
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Burial
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Note: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 Name: Eliza Symes Epps |
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Obituary
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Note: Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 OBITUARY. Another old settler in the person of Mrs Eliza Symes Epps, passed away at her residence, Nile street East. on Monday last, aged 74 years. Deceased was the eldest daughter of the late Mr Stephen Close, and she came to New Zealand with her parents in the good ship Mary Ann in the year 1842. She was married twice, to Mr J. C. M. Karsten and Mr Thomas Epps, both of whom she survived, and by her first marriage had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, eight of whom are still living. The late Mrs Epps resided in Nelson 66 years, and experienced many vicissitudes in the early days of the settlement. It was her pleasure to converse on the many interesting events that took place in the days gone by. She with her parents, witnessed the wreck of the Fifeshire on the Arrow Rock, near the old entrance of the harbor, and saw the first ship, the Phoenix, launched in Nelson. The vessel went to sea shortly afterwards, and was never heard of again. Her father and "the late Mr James Puller started the first saw pit in the birch forest over the Maitai river, now cleared and occupied by smiling homesteads. The deceased lady was a good mother and a kind and generous friend. The family will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral took place yesterday morning the remains being interred in the new cemetery |
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1806–1886
Birth: about 1806 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 3 September 1886 — Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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| mother |
1811–1880
Birth: 7 December 1811 — Ilton, Ilminster, Somerset, England Death: 3 March 1880 — Nelson Province, New Zealand |
| Marriage | Marriage — 4 November 1833 — Whitchurch, Bristol, Somerset, England |
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14 months
herself |
1834–1908
Birth: about 1834 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 23 March 1908 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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3 years
younger sister |
1836–1918
Birth: about 1836 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 20 December 1918 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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4 years
younger brother |
1839–1894
Birth: about 1839 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1894 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand |
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5 years
younger brother |
1843–1876
Birth: about 1843 — New Zealand Death: 10 February 1876 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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21 months
younger sister |
1844–1875
Birth: 25 September 1844 — Wakapuaka, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 1 December 1875 — Wakapuaka, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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5 years
younger brother |
1849–1913
Birth: about 1849 — New Zealand Death: about 1913 — Wakapuaka, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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4 years
younger sister |
1852–1934
Birth: about 1852 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 13 September 1934 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
| father |
1806–1886
Birth: about 1806 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 3 September 1886 — Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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| husband |
1810–1870
Birth: about 1810 — Germany Death: 27 December 1870 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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| herself |
1834–1908
Birth: about 1834 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 23 March 1908 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
| Marriage | Marriage — about 1854 — New Zealand |
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18 months
daughter |
1855–1929
Birth: 11 June 1855 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 22 February 1929 — New Zealand |
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22 months
daughter |
1857–1927
Birth: 14 April 1857 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 2 August 1927 — New Zealand |
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3 years
son |
1859–1916
Birth: about 1859 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 20 December 1916 — New Zealand |
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9 years
daughter |
1867–1868
Birth: 28 June 1867 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Death: 27 June 1868 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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1809–1900
Birth: about 1809 Death: 3 October 1900 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
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| herself |
1834–1908
Birth: about 1834 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: 23 March 1908 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand |
| Marriage | Marriage — about 1874 — New Zealand |
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| Census 1841 |
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| Immigration |
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Source: Contributor: Toni Close
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| Census 1841 |
Living with parents and family at Baltonsborough, Somerset. |
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| Immigration |
Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 OBITUARY. ... she came to New Zealand with her parents in the good ship Mary Ann in the year 1842... |
| Immigration |
The voyage of the barque Mary Ann to New Zealand in 1841/1842: Sailed Downs 24 September 1841. |
| Marriage |
Estimate |
| Note |
NOTE: 10 Children in total; 7 sons and 3 daughters. Not obvious who some of them were. |
| Marriage |
New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Eliza Karsten |
| Death |
New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Eliza Symes Epps |
| Burial |
New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 Name: Eliza Symes Epps |
| Obituary |
Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12201, 26 March 1908, Page 2 OBITUARY. Another old settler in the person of Mrs Eliza Symes Epps, passed away at her residence, Nile street East. on Monday last, aged 74 years. Deceased was the eldest daughter of the late Mr Stephen Close, and she came to New Zealand with her parents in the good ship Mary Ann in the year 1842. She was married twice, to Mr J. C. M. Karsten and Mr Thomas Epps, both of whom she survived, and by her first marriage had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, eight of whom are still living. The late Mrs Epps resided in Nelson 66 years, and experienced many vicissitudes in the early days of the settlement. It was her pleasure to converse on the many interesting events that took place in the days gone by. She with her parents, witnessed the wreck of the Fifeshire on the Arrow Rock, near the old entrance of the harbor, and saw the first ship, the Phoenix, launched in Nelson. The vessel went to sea shortly afterwards, and was never heard of again. Her father and "the late Mr James Puller started the first saw pit in the birch forest over the Maitai river, now cleared and occupied by smiling homesteads. The deceased lady was a good mother and a kind and generous friend. The family will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral took place yesterday morning the remains being interred in the new cemetery |
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