Catherine (Harland) Kernohan (1854 - 1929)

Born 2 Aug 1854 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Wife of Joseph Anderson Kernohan — married 30 Nov 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Died 12 Nov 1929 at age 75 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

1854 Birth Catherine was born on the 2nd of August 1854 and was christened on the 29th of October at St. Stephens, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. ^[1] Her father was John Harland and her mother was Mary Maxwell.

Catherine's name is regularly written Katherine. Her husband's will refers to Katherine as do a number of newspaper references.

1864 Immigration On the 4th of January 1864, 9 year old Catherine and her 36 year old mother Mary and siblings Ann (9), John (7) and Mary (3) arrived in Port Chalmers, Otago, aboard the Lahore - ex Melbourne. ^[2]

1881 Marriage On the 30th November 1881 Katherine married Joseph Anderson Kernohan in Dunedin. ^[3] The Marriage Notice in the Evening Star records that Catherine is the eldest daughter of the late John Harland of Port Chalmers. ^[4]

1929 Death Katherine died on the 12th November 1929 and is buried in the Southern Dunedin Cemetery. ^{[5] [6]} The Cemetery Database records a final address of 52 Chapman Street, Dunedin. According to an obituary printed in the Evening Star ^[7] Katherine arrived at Port Chalmers in January 1864.

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Christening - FamilySearch - "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6X-WVC : 28 January 2020), Catherine Harland, 1854.
2. ↑ 1863 Lahore Passenger List - Public Record Office, Victoria - Outward Passengers [1]
3. ↑ 1881 NZ BDM Marriage Search [2] Registration Number 1881/3183
4. ↑ 1881 Evening Star newspaper December 6th [3]
5. ↑ 1929 NZ BDM Death Search [4] Registration Number 1929/11764
6. ↑ 1929 Dunedin City Council Cemetery Search [5]
7. ↑ 1929 Obituary - Evening Star 16 November - NZ Papers Past [6]