SCOTT, Edith Maud
Born 20 October 1873; died 16 November 1918; buried 18 November 1918; age 46
SCOTT, Thomas Flower Stuart
Born 28 December 1893; died 17 November 1918; buried 18 November 1918; age 29
A mother and her eldest son died from influenza a day apart – one at home in Newtown and the other in the Fever Hospital.
Edith was the youngest child of Richard TOWNSEND and Frances EARL. She was one of a family of 10 children, with 3 brothers and 6 sisters. Her parents were born in Essex, England, married in 1849 and travelled to Nelson early in 1850. Their first child was born in October 1850. The family lived in Nelson, Waitara and Wellington.
Edith married Thomas Stuart Flower SCOTT on 9 June 1891 in Wellington. He was the son of Thomas Flower Russell Scott and Janet DORRAN, who lived in Gisborne and then moved to Auckland.
They started married life in Adelaide Road, Wellington, but then lived for a short period of time in Victoria, Australia. By 1905 the family had moved back to Wellington and were living in Somerset Avenue, Newtown. Thomas was a mariner, like his father, and was away from home for extended periods.
Thomas, their first child was born in 1893, followed by Norman William (b1895) Wellington, Edith Maud Nellie Elizabeth (b1900) Victoria, Australia, Dorothy Maud (b1902) Wellington, Gordon Stuart (b1907) Wellington and Bessie Thelma (b1910) Wellington.
In 1918 their father was chief engineer on the Union Steam Ship Co steamship Moeraki which travelled from Wellington to Sydney and Hobart. Early in the war years it was used as to take New Zealand troops to Western Samoa, then under German control. His son Thomas was also a marine engineer but where he worked is unknown.
Edith and Thomas Jnr became unwell with influenza in November 1918. Edith died at her home in Newtown on 16 November. Thomas died the following day in the Wellington (Fever) Hospital in Newtown. They were buried together in Karori Cemetery on 18 November.
The Dominion published a death notice on 19 November:
SCOTT—On November 16, 1918, at her residence, 16 Somerset Avenue, Wellington, Edith Maud Scott, dearly beloved wife of Thomas Scott, Chief Engineer of s.s. Moeraki.
SCOTT—On November 17, 1918, at the Wellington Hospital, Thomas Scott, aged 25, eldest son of Thomas Scott and the late Edith Maud Scott. Deeply regretted by all their friends.
The headstone reads:
In Loving Memory of Edith Maud beloved wife of Thomas Stuart SCOTT d 16 Nov
1918 aged 46. 'She hath done what she could'. Thomas Stuart beloved son of Thomas & Edith SCOTT d 17 Nov 1918 aged 25. `Thy will be done'.
The plot was purchased by Norman Scott, who was living in Hataitai, on 15 October 1919.
Thomas Snr got married again, to Harriett Louisa WINTER in 1920. They lived in Auckland. Both died in 1933 and are buried in Hillsborough Cemetery.
Researched and written by Beverley Hamlin
Grave Information:
Section: PUBLIC2
Plot 362 H
Sources:
1. New Zealand Births Deaths & Marriages historical – www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
2. Newspapers – Papers Past - www.paperspast.natlib.gov.nz
3. Karori Cemetery – www.wellington.govt.nz > Services > Community & Culture > Cemeteries
4. New Zealand Electoral Rolls and Scott & Townsend family information – www.ancestry.co.uk
Born 20 October 1873; died 16 November 1918; buried 18 November 1918; age 46
SCOTT, Thomas Flower Stuart
Born 28 December 1893; died 17 November 1918; buried 18 November 1918; age 29
A mother and her eldest son died from influenza a day apart – one at home in Newtown and the other in the Fever Hospital.
Edith was the youngest child of Richard TOWNSEND and Frances EARL. She was one of a family of 10 children, with 3 brothers and 6 sisters. Her parents were born in Essex, England, married in 1849 and travelled to Nelson early in 1850. Their first child was born in October 1850. The family lived in Nelson, Waitara and Wellington.
Edith married Thomas Stuart Flower SCOTT on 9 June 1891 in Wellington. He was the son of Thomas Flower Russell Scott and Janet DORRAN, who lived in Gisborne and then moved to Auckland.
They started married life in Adelaide Road, Wellington, but then lived for a short period of time in Victoria, Australia. By 1905 the family had moved back to Wellington and were living in Somerset Avenue, Newtown. Thomas was a mariner, like his father, and was away from home for extended periods.
Thomas, their first child was born in 1893, followed by Norman William (b1895) Wellington, Edith Maud Nellie Elizabeth (b1900) Victoria, Australia, Dorothy Maud (b1902) Wellington, Gordon Stuart (b1907) Wellington and Bessie Thelma (b1910) Wellington.
In 1918 their father was chief engineer on the Union Steam Ship Co steamship Moeraki which travelled from Wellington to Sydney and Hobart. Early in the war years it was used as to take New Zealand troops to Western Samoa, then under German control. His son Thomas was also a marine engineer but where he worked is unknown.
Edith and Thomas Jnr became unwell with influenza in November 1918. Edith died at her home in Newtown on 16 November. Thomas died the following day in the Wellington (Fever) Hospital in Newtown. They were buried together in Karori Cemetery on 18 November.
The Dominion published a death notice on 19 November:
SCOTT—On November 16, 1918, at her residence, 16 Somerset Avenue, Wellington, Edith Maud Scott, dearly beloved wife of Thomas Scott, Chief Engineer of s.s. Moeraki.
SCOTT—On November 17, 1918, at the Wellington Hospital, Thomas Scott, aged 25, eldest son of Thomas Scott and the late Edith Maud Scott. Deeply regretted by all their friends.
The headstone reads:
In Loving Memory of Edith Maud beloved wife of Thomas Stuart SCOTT d 16 Nov
1918 aged 46. 'She hath done what she could'. Thomas Stuart beloved son of Thomas & Edith SCOTT d 17 Nov 1918 aged 25. `Thy will be done'.
The plot was purchased by Norman Scott, who was living in Hataitai, on 15 October 1919.
Thomas Snr got married again, to Harriett Louisa WINTER in 1920. They lived in Auckland. Both died in 1933 and are buried in Hillsborough Cemetery.
Researched and written by Beverley Hamlin
Grave Information:
Section: PUBLIC2
Plot 362 H
Sources:
1. New Zealand Births Deaths & Marriages historical – www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
2. Newspapers – Papers Past - www.paperspast.natlib.gov.nz
3. Karori Cemetery – www.wellington.govt.nz > Services > Community & Culture > Cemeteries
4. New Zealand Electoral Rolls and Scott & Townsend family information – www.ancestry.co.uk