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Mary Jane (Malam) Pirrit (1866 - 1926)

Mary Jane Pirrit formerly Malam
Born in Waikomiti, Auckland, New Zealandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 29 Jan 1890 in Waikomiti, New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 59 in Auckland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Mary Jane Malam was born on 30 September 1866[1][2] in Waikomiti (Glen Eden) as the second daughter of John Malam and Sarah Jane Lepper.

John Malam Built a home at the end of Hepburn Road, Glen Eden near their brickyard[1]. Mary went to Henderson Mill School and won several prizes from 1878[3] to 1880[4].

She Married William Wilson Pirrit on 29 January 1890 in Auckland, New Zealand[5][6].

Her first son William Malam Pirrit was born in Henderson on August 17, 1890 with Florence following in 1891. In about 1895 the family bought land in New Lynn, New Zealand with the Homestead on the corner of Binstead road and Bollard(now Delta) Avenue. Her other children were born in New Lynn.

In 1926[7], at the age of 59, Mary died of Breast Cancer. She had been the hub of the family and had gathered the extended family together for huge family lunches[1].

She was buried in Waikumete Cemetery in the same plot as her mother Sarah Jane Malam[8][9].

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.worldcat.org/title/william-wilson-pirrit-and-mary-jane-malam-a-pioneer-family-new-lynn-auckland-nz/oclc/270929562 written by Shirley Savage
  2. ↑ NZ BDM Birth registration has no record of birth
  3. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH18781223.2.22&srpos=69&e=-------100--1-byDA---0malam--
  4. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH18801227.2.36&srpos=96&e=-------100--1-byDA---0malam--
  5. ↑ NZ BDM Marriage registration 1890/204
  6. ↑ photocopy in "William Wilson Pirrit and Mary Jane Malam, A pioneer family" written by Shirley Savage
  7. ↑ NZ BDM Death registration 1926/5441
  8. ↑ https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=0xDBE1D1A26CB7683EA3154EA9D287CA07
  9. ↑ Mary Jane Malam Pirrit (1866-1926) on Find A Grave: Memorial #139077718 Retrieved 07 January 2018




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