Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of Martha and David Hamilton, baptised in Ashford on the Water, Derbyshire on the 7 Aug 1848. She also appears in the 1851 census and would have been 8 years old when her family moved to New Zealand in 1856.
Elizabeth fell pregnant and in Oct 1867 gave birth to daughter Ada ,
She married August Florance on the 13 Oct 1872 at St Luke’s Church, Christchurch and from that union would stem an additional 4 children.
| Name | Born | Married | Children | Died | Notes |
| Ada | 7 Oct 1867 | 1895 | 5 | 12 Aug 1945 | Crabtree |
| Elizabeth | 20 Dec 1874 | – | – | 10 Apr 1950 | |
| Augustus | 20 Mar 1878 | 26 Dec 1907 | 8 | 22 Jun 1957 | Ireland |
| Robert Handley | 2 Aug 1881 | 29 Aug 1908 | 9 | 17 Dec 1966 | Mitchell |
| David Charles Hamilton | 21 Jul 1884 | 27 Nov 1923 | 2 | 27 Aug 1975 | Robson |
Augustus was a newspaper typesetter.
St Albans connection – 50 acre section
Bequeathed land to Christchurch
Final resting place for Elizabeth and Augustus at Linwood Cemetery. It is in a slight stage of disarray, but still legible.
