Mary Lucinda (Freeman) Eyles (1868 - 1946)

Born 1868 in Port Underwood, Marlborough, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick William (Higgins) Eyles — married 1908 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1946 at about age 78 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary Lucinda Freeman was born in 1868 at Hakahaka Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand.^[1] She was the daughter of Richard David Freeman and Ani Davis and the Grandaughter of an American Whaler John Davis and his wife Kurupa Davis nee Okura, a full-blooded Moriori.

She was the eldest of Ani's children and had a half-brother, Bill Davis. There is mention of other siblings, although they are yet to be confirmed.

Mary Lucinda, married Frederick William Eyles in 1908.It is interesting to note that her Marriage entry was recorded as Mary Lucy, as opposed to her registered birth name, Mary Lucinda. Perhaps that was her personal preference.^[2]

Mary and Frederick had three children, Mary, Joseph and Ruby. Mary appears to have spent most if not all of her life in the Marlborough District.

She passed away on 8 July 1946, aged 78 years.^[3] Her death was registered as Mary Lucy. She was buried at the Omaka Cemetery in Blenheim. Her husband Frederick died in 1957 and was buried with her in a joint plot. Her mother Ani was interred at the same cemetery.^[4]Her headstone, pictured below, is in the name of Mary Lucy Eyles.

Headstone also under Mary Lucy.

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Birth Index - 1869/21175 Freeman, Mary Lucinda; Mother, Ann; Father, Richard David
2. ↑ New Zealand Marriage Index, 1908/5603, Mary Lucy Davis; Freeman, Frederick William Eyles
3. ↑ New Zealand Death Index: 1946/26416 Eyles, Mary Lucy, 78Y
4. ↑ Burial Record - Marlborough District Council Cemetery Database - Mary Lucy Eyles, Omaka, Cemetery Division No. 3 Lawn, Block Number 18, Plot Number 37, Warrant Number 51946

Acknowledgments

This Biography was written by Pare Hayward-Howie and is also the result of an earlier profile created by Jeff Thomas. Jeff Thomas has provided the valuable details of her children.