Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hopwood

   Cause of her death was accident.

  General Notes:

Born in Kinver, Staffordshire, December 31st, 1868. Lizzie died on August 4th, 1947 at Carterton, the result of an accident.

She married Angus Cameron Ross, a son of Donald Ross, one of Otago's early settlers. Lizzie and Angus did not have any family.

They lived their earlier years in Dunedin and when Lizzie was recovering from a serious operation her younger sister Alice lived with them for a year. Some years later when looking for work they moved North to Masterton, and lived not far from Lizzie's sisters, Alice and Helen. At one time during unemployment they lived on the "Parkvale" farm in a tent in the "bush". Angus found casual work in the district, while Lizzie sewed, and cooked the most fabulous cakes on her kerosene stove. She even had her own flower garden outside the tent.

Angus obtained work as a cleaner with the YMCA (With house supplied) and also kept the Methodist Home in spotless condition. When Angus died in 1920 Lizzie continued cleaning for several more years. She had problems with cataracts on her eyes but after a series of operations her sight was restored.

(Thanks to Brian Brasell for his contribution)

Elizabeth married Angus Cameron Ross.