Edmonds, Jane Elizabeth (1860-1938)
May 3rd, 2010 by Alexandra |
Individual History
Source: CCC Cemeteries Database
Life Story
Born Jane Elizabeth Irvine in 1860, Jane married Thomas Edmonds in London in June 1879 and emigrated to New Zealand shortly after, arriving in September of the same year.
Jane worked with her husband in their Grocer’s on Ferry Road running the store whilst her husband perfected his formula for the famous Edmonds ‘sure to rise’ Baking Powder.
Jane and John had eight children. Four sons and four daughters. Two of their sons are buried in the same plot, as is her husband, Thomas John.
(Source ; Richard Greenaway, Linwood Cemetery Tour Guide, Linwood Cemetery Conservation Plan, October 2006)
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Date added: 3 May 2010
By: Alexandra Gilbert
Source: as above
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