1.5.6 THOMAS, Betsy Ann (1867 – 1916)

Betsy Ann THOMAS (1.5.6)

Born

1867 Akaroa, New Zealand

Baptised

22 September 1873 Akaroa, New Zealand

Sponsors John and Sophia WOODILL – Uncle and Aunt

Parents

William THOMAS and Jane Marie WOODILL

Married

Andreas Emmanuel ERIKSEN 1888 New Zealand

Children

Died

15 May 1916 Pahiatua, New Zealand

Headstone

In Loving Memory of our dear mother Betsy Ann ERIKSEN died 15 May 1916 aged 48

Information about Andreas Emmanuel ERIKSEN

Born: 22 April 1860, Akne, Stavanger, Norway

Emigration: Norwegian merchant sailor who skipped ship in New Zealand

Occupation: Farmer at Waikereru, New Zealand

Note: When Betsy died – went back to Norway for a couple of years, then came back to New Zealand before remarrying.

Married: Jessie Emily Dryland (1879-) on 3 July 1929, St Matthew’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand

Occupation: Baker at Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand

Died: 3 October 1933, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Buried: 5 October 1933, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand