HAMILTON, Eleanor

1817 - 1892  (75 years)

• Name	HAMILTON, Eleanor  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1817	Down, Ireland   [3]
  Baptism	13 Aug 1817	Carlow, Ireland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Ellen
  Birth	1819	Ireland?   [1]
  Arrival	1862	New Zealand per Zealandia   [1]
  	FINLAY ELEANOR 45 FINLAY SAMUEL 45 FARMER FINLAY SAMUEL 18 FARM LABOURER FINLAY FANNY 16 DOM SERVANT FINLAY STEPHEN 11 FINLAY ELLEN 9 FINLAY REBECCA 4
  Death	1 Aug 1892	New Zealand   [1]
  	1892/4027 Finlay Ellen 73Y
  Death	15 Aug 1892	Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4]
  Burial	Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  	Halswell Cemetery
  Person ID	I2437	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	HAMILTON, William,   b. Clare, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MCCAUL, Mary,   b. 1792, Clare, Banbridge, Down, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FINLAY, Samuel,   b. 1814, Down, Ireland d. 11 Sep 1894, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1835	Tullylish Parish, County Down, Ireland   [1]
  Children	+ 1. FINLAY, Isabella,   b. 3 Jul 1836, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 23 Jul 1877, West Melton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. FINLAY, Margaret Jane,   b. 1840, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 1 Feb 1903, Greenpark, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. FINLAY, Samuel,   b. Dec 1843, Tullyish, Down, Ireland d. 17 Sep 1918, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. FINLAY, Frances,   b. 12 Dec 1845, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 16 Dec 1926, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. FINLAY, Stephen Hamilton,   b. 1 Jan 1851, Tullyish, Down, Ireland d. 6 Mar 1925, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. FINLAY, Ellen,   b. 1 Sep 1853, Banbridge, Down, Ireland d. 3 Sep 1908, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. FINLAY, Rebecca,   b. 1857, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 30 Mar 1924, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 13 Aug 1817 - Carlow, Ireland Death - 15 Aug 1892 - Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Criticism of Ellen Hamilton Ellen was blamed in the papers for her husbands destitution and propensity for drinking when he attempted suicide a few months after her death. She was a drinker but his drinking appears to have been her fault too!
  		Passenger List - Zealandia
  		Death - Ellen Hamilton

  
  

• Sources

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