Elizabeth Bridget Blane

Elizabeth was born on February 11th, 1871 in Melbourne, Australia.  Elizabeth's father was William Robert Blane and her mother was Honorah Foley.  Her paternal grandparents were William Blane and Elizabeth Cooke; her maternal grandparents were James Foley and Catherine (Kate) Lyston. She had four brothers and three sisters, named William, George, James, Arthur, Mary, Josephine and Catherine.  She was the oldest of the eight children.  She died at the age of 62 on August 20th, 1933 in Pahiatua, NZ.¹