The paternal branch of Elmer's family begins with Joseph Coulthard who was born on March 5, 1823 in Swaledale, Yorkshire, England.  Joe died on March 1, 1862.  His wife, Elizabeth Wilson, was born October 6, 1823 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  She died in 1910.

        They raised seven children in the New Diggings mining area.  The children and their spouses were:
        John---1857---???---married Dorothy Brown
        Isabel---1854-1936---married John White
        Joseph "Josh"---May 31, 1843-June 6, 1916---married Hannah Coltman
        Mary Ann---1847-1922---married Christopher Parkin
        Thomas William---1858- 1929---married Agnes Alderson
        Jonathon "Jont"---1860---???---married Mary Grace Rispin
        Fennwick "Fred"---1862-1934---married Margaret Garbutt

        The maternal side of the family begins with Thomas Peacock, and Mary Hutchinson.  They were both born in Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire,  which is a mining area in central England.  Thomas was born October 10, 1818.  He died July 8, 1897.  Mary was born May 23, 1822 and died January 1, 1919.  They were married sometime in 1839 and came to New Diggings in 1840.  Perhaps the boat trip was their "honeymoon."

        Their eleven children and spouses were:

        Anne---August 29, 1841-February 2, 1991---married John Handley
        Mary Jane---September2, 1843-???---married William Teasdale
        Margaret---March 19, 1845-???---married William Calvert
        Joseph---October 27, 1847-???---married Ruth Winder
        John Thomas---December 16, 1849-???married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Sedgwick
        Sarah---November 11, 1851-1939---married John Carter
        George---September 2, 1854-???---married Margaret (Maggie) Alderson
        Ralph Fremont---October 23, 1856-???
        Robert William---March 20, 1859-???---married Ruth Etta (Nettie) Craig
        Henry James---July 29, 1862-???---married ??? Harrison
        Emma---June 14, 1866-???---married Joseph Teal