Name, year and place of birth, provided by Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton). Sarah is the x2 great-granddaughter of Thomas Jones 1839-1917 through his son John Jones (1874-1955).

Entry in the 1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871 for the Kenwyn Parish, Cornwall, found in June 2025:
Thomas Jones, Head, Married, age 30, Sawyer, Born Kenwyn, Cornwall, England [circa 1841]
Hannah Jones, Wife, age 25, Born St Cleer, Cornwall, England [circa 1846]
Elizabeth Jones, Daughter, age 4, Scholar, Born St Clement, Cornwall, England [circa 1867]
Emma Jones, Daughter, age 3, Scholar, Born St Clement, Cornwall, England [circa 1868]
Hannah Jones, Daughter, age 2, Born Kenwyn, Cornwall, England [circa 1869]
Elizabeth L Sammels, Lodger, Widow, age 60, Born St Cleer, Cornwall, England [circa 1811]

Entry in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth records found in June 2025. Is this our Emma Jones?:
Name: Emma Jones
Registration Quarter: Q4 Oct-Nov-Dec 1867
Registration Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
Volume: 5c, Page: 168

Entry in the 'General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales' found in June 2025:
Name: JONES, EMMA
Mother's Maiden Surname: SAMMELS
GRO Reference: 1867 D Quarter in TRURO Volume 05C Page 168

Full date of birth of Emma Jones from Birth Record received from the 'General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales' in June 2025. Please see PDF for copy.
Name: Emma Jones
When Born: 8 November 1867 at Idless, Kenwyn
Sex: Girl
Name of Father: Thomas Jones
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Hannah Jones formerly Sammels
Rank or Profession of Father: Sawyer. Journeyman.
Informant: Hannah Jones Mother, Idless, Kenwyn

Date and place of baptism from England Births and Christenings records found in June 2025:
Name: Emma Jones
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 14 Sep. 1871
Baptism Place: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Father: Thomas Jones
Mother: Anna

This Emma Jones is the brother of John Jones (1874-1955. John's son was Frederick Clifton Jones (1918-1983). Frederick is the father of Carol Oliver (nee Jones) of nzolivers.

Jones Family Arrive in New Zealand
In June 2025 it was found that four-year-old Emma, with her parents Thomas and Hannah, and siblings Elizabeth, Hannah, and Thomas, arrived in Auckland on 3 September 1872 on board the ship "The City of Auckland". It had left Gravesend, about 21 miles east-southeast of London on 31st of May 1872. The passenger lists shows:
Jones: Thomas 30, Hannah 26, Eliza 6, Emma 4, Hannah 3, Thomas 1.
A full account of the journey was published in the New Zealand Herald of the 4 September 1872:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18720904.2.17
A transcription of that newspaper reports is posted on Emma's media page as a PDF.

Quest for possible marriage commences in June 2025. Even though first given name is different, this is a possible marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2025:
1890/2171. Bride: Emily Jones. Groom: Robert Fraser

Full date of marriage of 7 August 1890 from further searching in June 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Entry in the New Zealand, Civil Registration Marriage Index found in June 2025:
Groom: Robert Fraser
Bride: Emily Jones
Marriage Year: 1890
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Folio Number: 1985
Marriage Registration Number: 2171

When researching Electoral Rolls, Emma’s first given name for the above bride is always given as “Emma”. Perhaps the hand-written entry was hard to read, hence transcribed as “Emily”?

If this is our Emma Jones, she would have been 22 years, 9 months old.

Interesting find in the Will/Probate records of Emma and Robert Fraser’s son, “Robert Lyle Houston FRASER” found in July 2025:
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Oath as Executrix and Trustee of he son’s Will wrote, “(6) THAT I this deponent am a British subject born of British parents at Truro in Cornwall, England and that the said deceased was a British subject born of British parents at Coromandel aforesaid".

Therefore, this does look like our Emma Jones. Time to apply for a Marriage Certificate printout to absolutely confirm.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE RECEIVED
Marriage to Robert Fraser, use alias of “Emily”, Thomas and Annie [Hannah] as parents, husband’s parent's names, from Marriage Certificate received in July 2025:
No.: ?20
Marriage District: Auckland
When Married: 7 August 1890
Where Married: In the dwelling of Rev R F Macnicol
Name of Groom: Robert Fraser
Age of Groom: 24
Rank or Profession of Groom: Miner
Condition of Groom: Bachelor
Birthplace of Groom: Sydney
Present Residence of Groom: Coromandel
Usual Residence of Groom: Coromandel
Name of Groom's Father: Henry Fraser
Rank or Profession Groom's Father: Miner
Name of Groom's Mother: Mary
Maiden Surname of Groom's Mother: Ray
Name of Bride: Emily Jones [Emma Jones]
Age of Bride: 22
Rank or Profession of Bride: -
Condition of Bride: Spinster
Birthplace of Bride: Auckland [In fact was Cornwall as supported by oath of Emma in son’s Will/Probate]
Present Residence of Bride: Auckland
Usual Residence of Bride: Auckland
Name of Bride's Father: Thomas Jones
Rank or Profession Bride's Father: Settler
Name of Bride's Mother: Annie
Maiden Surname of Bride's Mother: Samuels [Sammels]
Officiating Minister: R. F. Macnicol
Marriage in the Presence of: H.A. Powley, Groom, Nelson St. Alice James, Upper Queen St.

There is a photo of the Reverend R. F. MacNicol - with beard and moustache, wearing a dark coloured jacket, found in July 2025:
https://digitalnz.org/records/30103804

The “Intensions to Marry” record was found in July 20025 from the NZ National Archives:
FRASER - JONES
Robert Fraser, bat, miner, age 25 res Coro 22yrs, 7 Aug 1890 to
Emily Jones, Spin, age 22 res Auckland 22yrs.

Children born to Emma and Robert found in July 2025:
25926/1891 [NSW BDM] Fraser, James Lyle. Born 28 July 1891. Died 10 September 1910.
1894/15915. Fraser, Robert Lyle. Born 6 April 1894
1896/7950. Fraser, Thomas. Born 1 September 1896
1899/14075. Fraser, Stanley John. Born 31 December 1898
1900/8739. Fraser, Elsie May. Born 10 March 1900
1902/8458. Fraser, Minnie Jane. Born 27 July 1902
1904/12736. Fraser, William Henry. Born 22 November 1904
1907/6706. Fraser, May. Born 9 June 1907
1909/2232. Fraser, Leslie Gordon. Born 6 January 1909
1913/7003. Fraser, Victor Trevor. Born 29 March 1913

A transcription of the Australian Birth Registration for Emma and Robert’s baby James was received 15 July 2025 from Marilyn Rowan at GeniCert.
Interestingly, baby James’ place of birth was in Auckland New Zealand but registered in Newtown Sydney on 31 August 1891. Did Robert and Emily (Emma) Fraser visit Sydney a month after baby James was born and, found the baby needed a registration upon arrival in the August. And, Robert’s place of birth is given here as Clunes, Victoria, Australia. The marriage certificate had stated Sydney? Anyway, here is the text of the registration:
REG# 1891/25926
Name: JAMES LYLE FRASER
Sex of Child: MALE
Date of Birth: 28 JUL 1891
Place of Birth: UPPER QUEEN STREET AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (SEE NOTE**)
Father's Name: ROBERT LYLE FRASER
Father's Occupation: GOLD MINER
Father's Birthplace: CLUNES, VICTORIA
Father's Age: 25
Date of Marriage: 12 JUL 1890 [Was in fact 7 August 1890]?
Place of Marriage: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Previous Issue: NONE
Mother's Name: EMILY JONES
Mother's Birthplace: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Mother's Age: 22
Informant: ROBERT LYLE FRASER, FATHER, 72 O'CONNELL STREET NEWTOWN
Present at Birth: MRS KILGOUR, MRS JONES
Registered: 31 AUG 1891 - NEWTOWN
Notes: **TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: CHILD'S PLACE OF BIRTH IS CLEARLY RECORDED AS
"UPPER QUEEN STREET AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND" IN THIS REGISTER

In the transcript, Mrs Jones is likely to be Emma’s mother, and Mrs Gilmour may have attended to the birth. According to newspaper reports in PapersPast, there was a Dr Kilgour and Mrs Kilgour who lived in Thames and retired in 1890 to Auckland.

ELECTORAL ROLLS
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1897, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, residential
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1898, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, residential
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1899, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, residential
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1900, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, residential
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1902, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1903, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1908, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Koputauaki, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Koputauaki, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames General Roll 1911, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1914, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1919, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer
Fraser, Robert Lyle Houston, Driving Creek, Coromandel, returned soldier [Son]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1922, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer
Fraser, Thomas, Driving Creek, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1925, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Supplementary Roll 1928, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1928, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames General Roll 1931, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll 1935, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer
Fraser, Victor Trevor, Driving Creek, labourer [Son]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames General Roll 1938, found in July 2025:
Fraser, Emma, Driving Creek, Coromandel, married
Fraser, Robert Lyle, Driving Creek, Coromandel, farmer
Fraser, Victor Trevor, Driving Creek, Coromandel, labourer [Son]

Year and country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1939/26809. Fraser, Emma. Died age 72Y

Full date of death of 12 June 1939 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Place of death from the New Zealand Birth Index found in July 2025:
Name: Emma Fraser
Death Quarter: Apr-May-Jun 1939
Registration Place: Coromandel, Auckland, New Zealand
Folio Number: 1205

Place of burial from the Headstones Records for the Buffalo Coromandel Cemetery found in July 2025:
200 In loving memory of EMMA beloved wife of R. FRASER, died 12 June 1939 aged 71 years. Forever with the Lord.
And beloved mother of JAMES died aged 9 years;
ELSE MAY drowned aged 2 years.
201 2/3643 Pte R.L.H. FRASER, Auckland Regt, died 20 August 1920 aged 27. [Son of Emma and Robert]
202 26/824 Rm W.H. JONES, Rifle Brigade, died 23 August 1940.

Entry in the Coromandel Death/Burial Records, page 40, found in July 2025:
1003 FRASER EMMA burial 4 June 1939 aged 72 yrs. Born Cornwall.