Vanishing Elizabeth McLuckie or Deas

[Forfarian]

Elizabeth McLuckie, born 19 April 1885 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, parents John McLuckie and Elizabeth Gunn, married John Leslie Burgess Deas in Edinburgh on 5 August 1904. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Lamb Rutherford Deas, born 28 January 1905 in Edinburgh. John died of phthisis (tuberculosis) on 26 May 1909 in their home at 4 Westfield Road, Edinburgh.

After that, I have failed to find any trace of either Elizabeth. No marriages, no deaths in Scotland, England, Wales or Ireland; no census in Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Canada or USA.

Has anyone come across them anywhere?

[rosie17]

What about this one there is a passenger list for a Mrs E Deas birth about 1886 age 21 along with her
Leita Deas age 2 born about 1905
Departure London 6 March 1907 destination Wellington New Zealand
Ship Corinthic

Now this could either be a coincidence but there is a marriage for a Elizabeth Lamb Rutherford Burgess Leslie Deas ( a bit of a mouthful ) This is how it is transcribed ...
Spouse Blain Hetherington 1933 New Zealand

Electoral roll record for Elizabeth Deas ...widow   Dargaville New Zealand 1911

Now there is this marriage Elizabeth McLachlan Deas   ( could the middle name transcribed wrong )
She married a Norman Read Bloomfield 1913

Death for a Elizabeth McLachlan Reid Bloomhill 1934 Auckland

Cemetery Records Elizabeth Reid Bloomfield domestic died 29/6/1934 cremated husband Norman R Bloomfield cremated 7/7/1934  ..Waikumete Cemetery

What do you think ?

Rosie

[Forfarian]

I think you've got them, Rosie! Thank you.

Looks as if she left Scotland two years before the death of her husband, then. But .... she registered his death in Edinburgh in 1909. Something odd going on!

[rosie17]

Yes looks like she did ...the daughter is on the NZ Electoral rolls as far as 1981 address 72,Harbour View Road Waitakere Auckland ...In earlier ones she  is down as Elizabeth Lamb Rutherford Hetherington 

Rosie

[Forfarian]

The birth date in the NZ death index for Elizabeth Hetherington exactly matches the birth date of Elizabeth Deas Jr, so I don't think there can be any doubt she's the right one.

Can't find that 1934 death in the NZ index, either as Bloomfield or as Bloomhill, however.

[rosie17]

On An.....y as Elizabeth McLachlan Read Bloomfield
July ---Sep 1934
Auckland
Folio number 2043

Rosie

[Forfarian]

Thanks. Wonder why not in the official NZ deaths index?

[rosie17]

I think you've got them, Rosie! Thank you.

Looks as if she left Scotland two years before the death of her husband, then. But .... she registered his death in Edinburgh in 1909. Something odd going on!

Yes that is a strange one 

[rosie17]

Just checked the cemetery records again and it says died 29/6/1934 cremated with Norman R Blomfield 7/7/1934 ...Yet there is a death for Norman Read Bloomfield 3 March 1924 aged 32 Auckland ...Maybe you should post on the New Zealand Board for further information
Try www.gravestonephotos.com/public/cemeteries   name list Waikumete Cemetery

Rosie