Born in Orepuki, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Hirst
and Margaret E (Dallas) Hirst
Sister of
Charles Turner Hirst, Ann (Hirst) Wood, William Herbert Hirst, Elizabeth (Hirst) Lee, Mary (Hirst) Simpson, Amy (Hirst) Bell, Bertha (Hirst) Hickey, Unnamed Infant Hirst, Sydney Charles Walter Hirst, Unnamed Infant Hirst and Grace (Hirst) Martin
Wife of
Edward Purdue
— married
1904 in New Zealand
Mother of
Margaret Ann Purdue, Gertrude Anita (Purdue) Feaver, George Bambery Purdue and Sydney Edward Purdue
Died
at age 67
in Invercargill, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Nov 2013
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Biography
Catherine was born in 1880. She was the daughter of Henry Hirst and Margaret Dallas.[1] She married in 1904.[2] She passed away in 1947.
Sources
- ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Birth cert 1881/1930
- ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1904/646
See also: Invercargill Cemetery database
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Fiona (Drain) Comer 
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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