Eliza SMITH

Abt 1854 - 1923  (~ 69 years)   Has no ancestors but 11 descendants in this family tree.

James LONGTON

Abt 1852 - 1908  (~ 56 years)

Birth	Abt 1852	Lancashire, England
Died	4 Jun 1908	Wellington, New Zealand
Father	James LONGTON,   b. Abt 1820, Lawton, Lancashire, England
Mother	Phoebe HEDGECOCK,   b. 1824, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Eliza SMITH,   b. Abt 1854, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	11 Mar 1873	Ross, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. James LONGTON,   b. 1873, Ross, New Zealand   2. Phoebe Eliza LONGTON,   b. 25 Nov 1874, Ross, New Zealand   3. Annie LONGTON,   b. 1881, Westland, New Zealand

James LONGTON

1873 - 1944  (71 years)

Birth	1873	Ross, New Zealand
Died	1944	Wellington, New Zealand
	Cause: Fell down a stairwell after bulustrade removed.
Buried	1944	Wellington, New Zealand
Father	James LONGTON,   b. Abt 1852, Lancashire, England
Mother	Eliza SMITH,   b. Abt 1854, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	11 Mar 1873	Ross, New Zealand
Family	Cora Violet HICKSON,   b. 26 Dec 1877, Wellington, New Zealand
Married	15 Nov 1899	Wellington, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Una Hilary LONGTON,   b. 28 Jul 1914, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Cora Violet HICKSON

1877 - 1967  (89 years)

Birth	26 Dec 1877	Wellington, New Zealand
Died	31 Mar 1967	Wellington, New Zealand
Family	James LONGTON,   b. 1873, Ross, New Zealand
Married	15 Nov 1899	Wellington, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Una Hilary LONGTON,   b. 28 Jul 1914, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Phoebe Eliza LONGTON

1874 - 1954  (79 years)

Birth	25 Nov 1874	Ross, New Zealand
Died	2 Aug 1954	Wellington, New Zealand
Buried	4 Aug 1954	Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Father	James LONGTON,   b. Abt 1852, Lancashire, England
Mother	Eliza SMITH,   b. Abt 1854, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	11 Mar 1873	Ross, New Zealand

Annie LONGTON

1881 - 1928  (47 years)

Birth	1881	Westland, New Zealand
Died	1928	Wellington, New Zealand
Father	James LONGTON,   b. Abt 1852, Lancashire, England
Mother	Eliza SMITH,   b. Abt 1854, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	11 Mar 1873	Ross, New Zealand

• Name	Eliza SMITH  [1]
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	Abt 1854	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Apr 1923	Wellington, New Zealand
  Origins
  Person ID	I49787	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Family	James LONGTON,   b. Abt 1852, Lancashire, England d. 4 Jun 1908, Wellington, New Zealand (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1873	Ross, New Zealand
  Children	+ 1. James LONGTON,   b. 1873, Ross, New Zealand d. 1944, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 71 years) â–» Cora Violet HICKSON  m. 15 Nov 1899   2. Phoebe Eliza LONGTON,   b. 25 Nov 1874, Ross, New Zealand d. 2 Aug 1954, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 79 years)   3. Annie LONGTON,   b. 1881, Westland, New Zealand d. 1928, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F16779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - Abt 1854 - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 11 Mar 1873 - Ross, New Zealand Death - 14 Apr 1923 - Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  The story of Eliza Smith is that she was taken from her family when she was about 11-13. A local family was supposedly going on holiday to Melbourne and offered to take Eliza with them. Unfortunately they were really setting out for the West Coast Goldfields and Eliza was used as a slave/servant. It was the local pharmacist's wife in Ross who realized that things were'/t right and rescued the girl from her keepers. This is the family story Helen Elizabeth Pemberton - 2013

  
  

• Reference

  Darryl Brady. "Eliza SMITH". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I49787&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 12, 2025).