Peter
Gorrie
Born about [location unknown]
Son of James Gorrie
and Helen (Eadie) Gorrie
Brother of
Mary (Gorrie) Hutcheson, James Gorrie, John Gorrie, William Gorrie, David Gorrie and Ann (Gorrie) Burton
Husband of
Lucy (Bird) Reader
— married
6 Mar 1873 in St Johns Church, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Ethel May (Gorrie) Robertson, James Duncan Gorrie, William John Gorrie, Margaret Lucy Gorrie and Frank Hutcheson Gorrie
Died
at about age 34
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Aug 2019
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Biography
Peter was born about 1847. He was the son of James Gorrie and Helen Unknown. He inherited his fathers blacksmithing tools and stock when his father died in 1879.[1]
He passed away in 1881 aged 33 after a fall from his horse breaking his neck.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-G4X3?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-QHS%3A1045248801%2C1045552301 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1850-1898 P336, P373, P372, P335-P371 > image 166 of 376; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18810622.2.3
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