Clara Ruth CHATFIELD 1880-1932

Chatfield, Clara Ruth

Birth Name Chatfield, Clara Ruth
Gender female
Age at Death 55 years, 9 months, 28 days

Narrative

NZ Birth Index 1880/19093 CHATFIELD, Clara Ruth Clara & Henry James
NZ Death Index 1935/22453 Brownhill, Clara Ruth 55Y
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Burial Plot Old Portion Block 5 Plot 994
Find a Grave Memorial ID 184512333
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MRS W. G. BROWNHILL. The death occurred very suddenly at Portland yesterday morning of Mrs Clara Ruth Brownhill, aged 55 years. Deceased was the daughter of early settlers at Tauranga, and 25 years ago married Mr W. G. Brownhill, at Auckland. They lived for 12 years at Coromandel, where Mr Brownhill was gold mining, and, in 1923, moved to Portland, where they have resided ever since. Deceased was very highly regarded in the district, and her helpfulness to local sports bodies and organisations was particularly appreciated. Mrs Brownhill had been under a doctor for some time, but yesterday morning appeared to be in quite good health. A few minutes after rising to attend to her domestic duties, however, she collapsed and died within a very short time. The widower and a family of two sons, Victor (Portland) and George (Auckland), and two daughters, Mesdames A. Edwards (Portland) and T. Williams (Auckland), are left. The funeral will leave the residence at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon.
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Poverty in Freeman's Bay, New Zealand 1886-1913. Assumed to be same person.
"Skilled woman worker forced into destitution by wage rates predicated on the notion of female dependence. Dressmaker Clara CHATFIELD, 40 and others were rendered destitute by a combination of dependent children, deserter husbands, and deficient wages."

Narrative

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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1880 New Zealand    
Death 29 October 1935 New Zealand    
Burial 31 October 1935 Maunu Cmtry., Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Chatfield, Henry James184024 August 1894
Mother Sutton, Clara \ Clarissa18522 August 1932
    Sister     Chatfield, Clara Jane 1871 1871
    Brother     Chatfield, Henry Richard 1872 2 August 1898
    Sister     Chatfield, Anne about 1874 1876
    Brother     Chatfield, Albert E 1875 12 March 1876
    Brother     Chatfield, Thomas William 1877 5 October 1931
    Brother     Chatfield, Ernest Sutton 1879 17 May 1933
         Chatfield, Clara Ruth 1880 29 October 1935
    Sister     Chatfield, Florence 1882
    Sister     Chatfield, Jane 20 March 1884 12 March 1947
    Brother     Chatfield, Richard Albert 1885 6 January 1948
    Sister     Chatfield, Lily Maud 1888 21 February 1889
    Brother     Chatfield, Charles George Cecil 25 February 1895 9 March 1975

Families

Family of Chatfield, Clara Ruth
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage NOT MARRIED      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Chatfield, Jessie19018 March 1902
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID F312AE509E97FD44B7CD47CA31DFFBA7C0EA
 

Family of Galbraith, William and Chatfield, Clara Ruth
Married Husband Galbraith, William ( * 1883 + 15 December 1960 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Divorce     Y  
Marriage May 1902 New Zealand    
Divorce 1910 New Zealand    
  Narrative

NZ Marriage Index 1902/74 Clara Ruth Chatfield William Galbraith
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William Galbraith's marriage ties with Clara Ruth Galbraith have proved irksome to him, the attentions of John Peterson towards his spouse culminating in the Divorce Court, when, through his solicitor (Mr. J. R. Luindon), he asked for a dissolution of his marriage. Petitioner said he was married in May. 1902. His suspicions were aroused by the late hours his wife kept. He taxed her with infidelity, but she denied it, and invited him to keep a watch upon her. He accepted the invitation, and after explaining on one night that he was going to Whangarei, he remained in Auckland, and saw respondent and co-respondent meet, and go to his (petitioner's) house together, where they remained for half an hour. Corroborative evidence as to the illicit amours of respondent and co-respondent was given, and his Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in three months, with costs against the co-respondent.[3] She married 2nd William George Brownhill in 1910.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Galbraith, Lily Rhoda Ruth19031963
Galbraith, Jane Florence25 October 19041976
Galbraith, George William15 March 19061989
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID D1F7917434DFD511B337709A55C10000D09D
 

Family of Chatfield, Clara Ruth
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage NOT MARRIED      
  Narrative

QUERY
John Peterson.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Chatfield, Eunice Maude191024 March 1910
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 78FE6D094FFB1B4FAC94F609C1433EBCDD81
 

Family of Brownhill, William George and Chatfield, Clara Ruth
Married Husband Brownhill, William George ( * 1873 + 1949 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1910 New Zealand    
  Narrative

NZ Marriage Index 1910/6003 Clara Ruth Galbraith William George Brownhill

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brownhill, Victor Lawrence19111942
Brownhill, Stanley William19151923
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 4ED538F93A5019478938EDAE9853BBA9E9ED
 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID D0F7917434DFD511B337709A55C10000CF8D