3Y 8M3 years and 8 months ago
Wednesday 10:09 pm
12th August 2020 ·
Wednesday 10:09 pm
12th August 2020 ·
KauriTree0@mirrorisland.com
Mum's Mother
Ethel Hilda Currie (Hilda)
Ethel Hilda Currie (Broomfield)
Born: 17 Jul 1904
Married: 30 Aug
Died: 30 Aug 1990
Was born in Whitford to Anna Maria Broomfield (nee Kelly) and James Blake Broomfield.
The Broomfield family were one of the pioneering families of Whitford dating back to 1840's.
Broomfield Road in Whitford is named after the family. James Blake's father William operated the ferry service at the end of the road over to Sandspit (Cockle Bay).
Ethel farmed from her marriage to James Alexander Currie (Ireland) until her 80's on the Currie farm, Whitford Maraetai Road. Whitford landfill now uses the land as runoff.
Ethel's parents donated the cemetery land to Council.
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