Born in Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Burnett
and Sarah Ann (Ironmonger) Burnett
Sister of
Harriett (Burnett) Lyford [half], George Burnett [half], Richard Atlantic Burnett, John Edward Burnett, Ann Elizabeth (Burnett) Rogers, Catherine Mary (Burnett) Best, Alice Hannah (Burnett) Harvey, Elizabeth Frances (Burnett) Wooton, Thomas Roache Burnett, Elijah Robert Burnett, Clara Jane (Burnett) Warner, Agnes Martha (Burnett) Schwartfeger and Emma Eliza (Burnett) Davies
Wife of
William Rowling (Rawlings) Hocton
— married
5 May 1880 in Dovedale, Nelson, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Roseana Agnes (Hocton) Winter
Died
at age 69
in Nelson, New Zealand
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Biography
Emily Burnett was born in 1859, the tenth daughter of Richard Burnett (1805-1883) and Sarah Ann nee Ironmonger (1823-1904).
Married: William Rowling (sometimes listed as Rowlings) Hocton in 1880. [1]
Child: Roseana Agnes born in 1881
1900 At Dovedale, Emily Sophia (domestic duties) [also Appo (farmer), Ellen, Elizabeth Ann, William Rowling Hocton (farmer)]
1911 At St Vincent St, Nelson Emily Sophia (married)
1911 At Dovedale, Emily Sophea (sic) (married) [also Appo (farmer), Appo Louis (farmer), Elizabeth Ann (married), Ellen (married), William Rowling (farmer), Louis William (farmer)]
1914 At Dovedale, Emily Sophia (married) [also Blanche Evelina (spinster), Louis William (farmer)]
1919 At Dovedale Emily Sophia (widow) [also Appo (retired farmer), Appo Louis (farmer), Elizabeth Ann (married), William Rowling (farmer), Louis William (farmer)]
1928 At 2 Elliot St, Nelson (widow)
Died: July 21, 1928 aged 69 at 2 Elliot Street, Nelson, New Zealand [2]
Buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson [3] Date of interment 23/07/1928 B/R. HOCTON Jennifer (Mrs Appro (sic)) died 10 March 1865; HOCTON Emily Sophia, buried 23 July 1928, 69 years; HOCTON William Rowling, buried 2 February 1919, 69 years.
Additional Information
The NZ register of births, deaths and marriages[4] list these births to a Richard Burnett and Sarah Ann Burnett between 1848 and 1864. Six children's name are listed simply as NR (Not Recorded). In chronological sequence they are
- 1848/1348 Burnett Catherine Mary
- 1851/2442 Burnett NR
- 1852/2875 Burnett NR
- 1854/3677 Burnett NR
- 1856/4875 Burnett NR
- 1857/5743 Burnett NR
- 1859/7392 Burnett NR (thought to be Emily Sophia)
- 1861/8984 Burnett Clara Jane
- 1863/11948 Burnett Agnes Martha
- 1864/23725 Burnett Emma Eliza
Familysearch.org lists NR children as
- 1854 Thomas Roche (1854-1921) m. Ellen Davies (1851-1931)
- 1863 Agnes Martha (1863-1916) m. Frantz Gottlieb Schwartfeger on 30 Dec 1880[5]
- 1864 Emily [Emma] Eliza (1864-1944) m. Edwin Bye Davies (1855-1921)
Sources
- ↑ From THE COLONIST, VOLUME XXII, ISSUE 2707, 22 MAY 1880. Hocton -- Burnett. May 5, at the residence of the bride's father, Dovedale, by the Rev C. Moon, William Rowlings (sic) Hocton, son of Appo Hocton, to Emily Sophia, tenth daughter of Mr Richard Burnett, both of Dovedale.
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19280723.2.25
- ↑ http://nelson.govt.nz/services/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-database-2/
- ↑ BDM Online - bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- ↑ NZBDM marriages 1880/77 Agnes Martha Burnett Frantz Gottliet (sic) Schwartfeger
- Peck of Taita Family Tree
- NZ Census
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Marriage registration: 1880/705 Emily Sophia Burnett & William Rowlings (sic) Hocton
- NZ Death registration: 1928/5364 Hocton Emily Sophia 69Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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