• Born: 11 March 1865, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ²
• Marriage (1): James THOMSON on 13 February 1891 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
• Died: 23 October 1923, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand at age 58
• Buried: 1923, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

   Other names for Elizabeth were Elizabeth JAFFRAY and Elizabeth THOMSON.²

  Burial Notes

Although Elizabeth is buried in Te Henui Cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand, there is also a memorial in her honor in the High Street Cemetery in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She worked as a Cately Domestic Servant on 3 April 1881 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.

• She appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.
  

James Jaffray       Head   42   Irvine, Aryshire         Fisherman
Elizabeth Jaffray   Wife   43   Irvine, Aryshire         Fisherman's Wife
Elizabeth Jaffray   Dau    16   Irvine, Aryshire         Cately Domestic Servant
James Jaffray       Son    12   Greenock, Renfrewshire   Scholar
Alexander Jaffray   Son     8   Rothesay, Buteshire      Scholar
Robert Jaffray      Son     6   Rothesay, Buteshire
Sarah Jaffray       Dau     2   Rothesay, Buteshire

• She appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.
  
  Margaret Howard       70
  Elizabeth Jeffrey       52
  Mary Jeffrey       28
  Elizabeth Thomson       25
  James Thomson       25
  Robert Jeffrey       16
  Sarah Jeffrey       11

• She worked as a fishmonger on 2 April 1911 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. ²

• She appeared on the 1911 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1911 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. ²
  

Elizabeth Thomson   Head     F   44   W*      Fishmonger           Ayr Irvine
Elizabeth    "      Daur     F   19   S       Assist. Fishmonger   Bute Rothesay
Catherine    "      Daur     F   18   S         "         "          "     "
Mary         "      Daur     F   16   S         "         "          "     "
James Jeffrey       Father   M   74   Mar     Retired Fisherman    Ayr Irvine
Elizabeth "         Mother   F   75   Mar**                        Ayr Irvine
   * Married 20 years, 3 children born alive, 3 children still living
   **Married 54 years, 9 children born alive, 6 children still living

• Departure: on 15 January 1920, Elizabeth departed from Plymouth, Devonshire, England, on the S.S. Athenic with her daughters Elizabeth and Mary, en route to Dunedin, New Zealand.

• Cenotaph: Although Elizabeth was buried in Te Henui Cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1923, there is also a memorial in her honor in High Street Cemetery on High Street in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.
  
  Monumental Inscription:
  
  IN
  MEMORY
  OF
  JAMES THOMSON
  DIED 1ST AUG. 1896,
  HIS WIFE
  ELIZABETH JEFFREY
  DIED AT NEW PLYMOUTH,
  NEW ZEALAND,
  23RD OCT. 1923.
  THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER
  CATHERINE MCMILLAN
  DIED 2ND FEB. 1960
  HER BELOVED HUSBAND
  ROBERT STEWART
  DIED 16TH DEC. 1968

Elizabeth married James THOMSON on 13 February 1891 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. (James THOMSON was born about 1865 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, died on 1 August 1896 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland and was buried in 1896 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.). The cause of his death was Chronic Alcoholism & Albumiuria, some years; Convulsions, 8 days; Cerebral Effusion, 1 day.