Rainham / WHITFIELD

[ospan]

I am trying to find the parents of Elizabeth Jane Whitfield.b.  April 1884 Maitland n.s.w. ? and believe she may have died in new zealand, about 1916  Her husband was Henry B. Martin Rainham ,died at Talboys Benevolent Hospital ? n .z ? about 1919;  Thay ahd a daughter Hester Ann F.

[cupoflife]

I think your dates are out?
NSW bdm https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history/family-history.aspx
Marriage:
2353/1861 Henry B. M. RAINHAM and Elizabeth J. WHITFIELD; Mudgee
2353/1861 Henry B. M. RAINHAM and Elizabeth J. WHITFIELD; Windeyer

Husband was Henry Bartholomew Martin RAINHAM

[Jamjar]

Birth: 10524/1862 William J Rainham parents Henry B M and Elizabeth J MUDGEE

Jamjar

Added: Deaths NZ:

1900/3764 Rainham Henry Bartholomew Martin 31Y

1916/2263 Rainham Elizabeth Jane 73Y

Ages are odd if this is them.

Their son possibly: 1906/7343 Rainham William John 44Y

[cupoflife]

Many Births NZ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
1867/32741 Laura Starbuck RAINHAM; Father-Henry; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1868/35482 Henry Bartholomew Martin RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1871/39904 John Thomas RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1873/34408 Emeline RAINHAM; Father-Henry; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1881/14992 Esther Ann Frances RAINHAM; Father-Henry; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1883/460 Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Elizabeth Jane

1890/8825 Francis Henry RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Jane Elizabeth

1892/17530 Ethel Elizabeth RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Jane Elizabeth

1894/14131 Elsie May RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Jane Elizabeth
Death: 1918/2542 Elsie May RAINHAM; age 23Y

1897/15799 Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM; Father-Henry Martin Bartholomew; Mother-Jane Elizabeth

1900/11991 Hannah Louisa RAINHAM; Father-Henry Bartholomew Martin; Mother-Jane Elizabeth
Death: 1901/1503 Hannah Louisa RAINHAM; age 6M

[cupoflife]

Not sure if this NZ death is connected?
1866/9613 Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM; age 4Y

[Jamjar]

You'll find them buried in Dunedin with some family members. Some photos there of headstones.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01k9j/

Jamjar

Added: The headstone for Henry who died in 1900 states he was 32. That makes him born in 1868. It is the son. He is buried with 6 mth child Hannah Louise. He was married to Jane Elizabeth (see their children as posted by COLife)

Death notice for Jane Elizabeth: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19330814.2.4?query=%22Henry%20rainham%22

Death notice for Henry Jnr, hubby of Jane: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19001102.2.13?query=%22Elizabeth%20rainham%22

This looks to Henry senior's death, but I can't find it on NZBDM

RAINHAM, Henry
Date of Death   22 Sep 1919
Cemetery   SOUTHERN CEMETERY
Location   Block 4P. Plot 120
Date of Burial   22 Sep 1919
Notes   Original reference:- S19190922
Native of:- NSW, AUSTRALIA

Elizabeth is in 4P, Plot 119.

J.

[Jamjar]

An on line tree has Elizabeth Jane as being born to folks Thomas Woodfield and Sarah Jakes in Bisley, Gloucestershire England, 21 October 1827.

J.

Added: Listed as deaths of brothers of Elizabeth: 11231/1884 Samuel WHITFIELD parents Thomas and Sarah GULGONG

12075/1911 Charles Whitfield ST LEONARDS

Married sister of Henry: 369/1847 V1847369 78 Charles Whitefield and Anna Rainham EJF

This may be worth a look at NSW State Archives, to see if children were with them: Bussorah Merchant WOODFIELD Thomas 49 03/09/1839 Reel 2654 316 [4/4780] Wife 42; labourer NRS 5313

The age fits with the birth year given for Thomas on the online tree.

5090/1872 Thomas Whitfield age 83 years died Windeyer MUDGEE

His wife, but the father is supposedly meant to be John:

8226/1880 Sarah Whitfield parents Thomas and Sarah MUDGEE

[sparrett]

Hi Ospan,
Trying to clarify here

I think you may have got a little tangled with two generations of RAINHAM’s
That is why your dates in your first post are looking odd.

The older woman was Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM (nee Whitfield).  Her parents are as yet unknown.
She married Henry Bartholomew Martin RAINHAM in NSW.
Among their children was Jane Elizabeth RAINHAM. born 1883.  She died in 1933.

It was the older, Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM, and her husband Henry who had Hester/Esther Ann Frances RAINHAM in 1881 (14992). (She was therefore a sister of Jane Elizabeth)
She married William Hayes GARE in 1905 (4338).

{I suspect the GARE family is of interest to you, as you are contributing to another thread related to the family on the NZ board.}

A son of the older Elizabeth Jane RAINHAM and Henry  Bartholomew was named after his father. So he was Henry Bartholomew Martin RAINHAM . He married a girl named Jane Elizabeth RAPER. And he died quite young in 1900.

It looks to me as if this Jane Elizabeth RAINHAM may then have married a brother of her deceased husband, William John RAINHAM who, as has been noted, was born in NSW.

All of the above is speculative thinking and made more difficult by the repeating of  family names over generations.  You would need a transcription of the NSW marriage between Henry Bartholomew Martin RAINHAM and Elizabeth Jane WHITEFIELD to find her parents’ names.

I'm sure all here would appreciate a response from you regarding efforts made.

EDIT
ADDING.  Had you noticed your heading uses the name WHITFORD, but you are actually seeking WHITFIELD? Might be a good idea to change it to save confusion.

Sue 

[majm]

Hi there,

Several decades ago the following submitted info was published in the Australian Biographical & Genealogical Record, series 1 (1788-1841),  It may be worthwhile for our OP to give some consideration to validating some of that research.

Sarah WHITFIELD (c1797-1880), of Windeyer NSW was  born c1797 Bisley GLS ENG and baptised 1797 CE, Bisley GLS ENG.  She was the daughter of  John Jaikes, of Bisley and Sarah (Cox);
Sarah WHITFIELD arrived 04 Sep 1839 Sydney NSW per Bussorah Merchant as bounty immigrant
Sarah had married  31 July 1817 (Church of Englabnd) at Bisley  to Thomas Whitfield (1789-1872) son of John Woodfield of Bisley and Phoebe;
And the children of that marriage were
Anne (1821-),
Charles (1823-1911),
Samuel (1825-1884),
Elizabeth (1827-1916) (m Rainham),
Emma (1830-1869) (m Casey),
Mary Anne (1832-1898) (m Smith); died 04 Sep 1880 Mudgee NSW; buried Mudgee NSW


Have you checked out the Biographical Database of Australia’s website?  The Index is free to access, but there is a nominal subscription fee for membership and fuller access.

Thomas WOODFIELD (Whitfield)  (1789-1872) a weaver, labourer and puntman, 

http://www.bda-online.org.au/


JM