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Mary Ann Mereana (Bidois) Robinson (1880 - 1951)

Mary Ann Mereana Robinson formerly Bidois
Born in Te Puna, Tauranga, New Zealandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 7 May 1902 in Edward Woods House, Waihimap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 71 in Waihi, Hauraki District, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Mary Ann Mereana Bidois was born on 23 April 1880. She was the daughter of Pierre Peter Kanohi Bidois and Mereana Borel.

She married Alfred Ernest Robinson on 7 May 1902 at Edward Woods's House in Waihi, Hauraki District, New Zealand. Her husband was an Australian-born Gold Miner.

They went on to have at least seven sons.

Sadly her second youngest son William died on 14 January 1937, drowned when the boat he was on was wrecked. Two years later, her husband Alfred passed away unexpectedly on 20 January 1939 at the age of 64 after an operation.

On 28 December 1942 one of her other sons George died at age 36 in the Western Desert, North Africa from wounds received whilst fighting in the 2nd World War.

Mereana Robinson passed away on 21 November 1951 and was buried at Waihi Cemetery, Waihi, Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand[1]. PLOT: Block E Plot 414

Inscription:

HERE-SLEEPS
MARY-ANN
BELOVED-WIFE-OF
ALFRED-ERNEST-ROBINSON
FELL-ASLEEP-21ST-NOV-1951
AGED-68-YEARS
"TILL-WE-MEET-AGAIN"

Sources

  1. Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198846275/mary_ann-kelly: accessed April 6, 2024), memorial page for Mary Ann Bidois Kelly (1880–21 Nov 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #198846275, citing Waihi Cemetery, Waihi, Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand; Maintained by Clancy (contributor 48290237).

See also:

  • https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    • Historical Marriage Records: Registration No: 1902/1228 | Bride's Given Name(s): Mary Ann | Bride's Family Name: Bidois | Groom's Given Name(s): Alfred Ernest | Groom's Family Name: Robinson |




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