Biography

ELIZABETH BILLS

Burial register ID: 10875
Surname: BILLS
First name: ELIZABETH
Middle names:
Gender: Female
Age: 57 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 15-Apr-1919
Date of burial: 17-Apr-1919

Block: 191A
Plot: 14
Inscription:

Bio contributor: Susan Richardson

Elizabeth Bills (1861-1919)

Elizabeth was the daughter of John Brown and Sarah Ann, née Frost. She was the wife of Charles Bills, and had seven children.

She used to look after their bird and wire goods shop in George Street, while Charles was away collecting birds. She continued the business for several years after Charles’s death, helped by her son Charles Dawson Bills. She died on 15 April 1919.

Reference:

— Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago Southland Biography

There are 5 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
BILLS CHARLES GEORGE HARPER 3 Weeks 25-Jul-1908 27-Jul-1908
BILLS CHARLES HENRY 51 Years 13-Jan-1904 15-Jan-1904
BILLS ELIZABETH 57 Years 15-Apr-1919 17-Apr-1919
BILLS NELLY 19 Years 11-Mar-1901 13-Mar-1901
DICKINSON BABY 0 Days 27-Dec-1912 28-Dec-1912