Alfred James EDLINGTON
- Born: Bef 17 May 1833, Broughton By Brigg, , Lincolnshire, England 1
- Christened: 17 May 1833, Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 2
- Marriage: Jane OWENS on 20 Dec 1870 in Auckland, Auckland, , , New Zealand
- Died: 3 Jan 1909, New Zealand
 User ID: P00029599.
General Notes:
Worked Gt Barrier Mining Co till it closed in 1867.
To Thames, NZ to work as a carpenter in gold fields. Back to GB Reef late 1880s. He had 660 acres on the Barrier at Tapuwai after he returned.
5 of his children were born in Auckland, the rest on the Barrier.
Vanna gave dob as 5/6/1833
William and Alfred were the first to hear of the wreck of the Wairarapa off Needles Point, GBI. Wrecked 29/10/1894 with loss of 124 lives.
Noted events in his life were:
• Census: UK 1851 National, 1851, Broughton By Brigg, , Lincolnshire, England. 1
• Occupation: Joiner, 1851, Broughton By Brigg, , Lincolnshire, England. 1
• Emigration: to Auckland, then Great Barrier Reef on the Matuaka with his brother William, 1859.
Alfred married Jane OWENS on 20 Dec 1870 in Auckland, Auckland, , , New Zealand. (Jane OWENS was born in 1850 in New Zealand, died in 1899 in New Zealand and was buried in Tapuwai, New Zealand.)
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