Emma (Hobbs) Kirk (1828 - 1906)

Born 19 Feb 1828 in Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of William Kirk — married 6 Jun 1848 in Hokianga, Auckland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1906 at age 78 in Petone, Wellington New Zealand

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Biography

New Zealander 24.6.1848

Marriage

KIRK - HOBBS

On Tuesday 6 June 1848, at Hokianga by Rev John Warren, the Rev William Kirk, to Emma, eldest daughter of Rev John Hobbs, senior Wesleyan Missionary of the Hokianga District.

Marlborough Express 18 August 1906 Page 3 ^[1]

Personal Items

A Wellington telegram states that Mrs Emma Kirk, wife of the Rev. William Kirk of Petone, the oldest Wesley an minister (retired) in New Zealand, died at Petone yesterday, aged 78. The deceased was a daughter of the Rev. John Hobbs (who came to the Colony in 1823), and was born at the mission station in the Bay of Islands in 1828.

She is buried at Old Taita Cemetery ^{[2] [3]}.

Sources

1. ↑ Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 192, 18 August 1906, Page 3
2. ↑ Hutt City Cemetery Search | Emma Kirk
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198795798/emma-kirk : accessed 27 February 2022), memorial page for Emma Hobbs Kirk (2 Jul 1828–17 Aug 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198795798, citing Taita Old Cemetery, Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by Kieran Williams (contributor 49072652) .

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