Amelia (Henderson) Phillips migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
Amelia Henderson daughter of James Henderson and Amelia Millar
Born
2 Sep 1850
Forth, Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]
NB Henderson booklet says 2 Sep 1851 but as the parish registers show baptized 4 Oct 1850 the year is assumed to be 1850
Baptized
04 OCT 1850
Carnwath, LKS, SCT
Married
1 Jul 1875
Hse of James Henderson, Coquest St, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand[2]
James Stewart Campbell, farm grazier, 32 of Queen's Flat, in residence 2 yrs, Amelia Henderson, 24, of Oamaru for 18 mths married by A B Todd[3]
23 Apr 1885
Ngapara Hotel, nr Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand [4]
Buried
17 NOV 1937
Hororata, CBY, NZ
Lived
1851
Forth, Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HENDERSON, James, head, mar, 35, blacksmith b Lecropt, STI; Ameliaa (sic), wife, 34, b Kippen, STI; Children: Archibald, 14, smith's son b Logie, STI; Margreat (sic) 12, b SantNinians (sic); David, 7; William, 5, both scholars b Carnwath, LKS; Elizabeth, 3; Amelia 7 mths, both b Carnwath; Visitor John SMITH, unm, 18, wright b Carnwath, LKS
(Prior households had a hand hewer and a range maker in them, so I assume that by 1851 the family had moved from Cleuch Burnfoot into the actual village, rather than the census page "Village" also including the vicinity of Forth) [5]
Source S93: James Henderson (1814-1892) and his family; Family History by Isabella Chittock, Printed by the Otago Daily Times, date unknown
Source S679: 1851 Census Forth, Par. of Carnath, film consulted Mitchell Library
WikiTree profile Henderson-2318 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
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