Harriet Mary (McSevney) Duncan (1889 - 1968)

Born 14 Apr 1889 in Parham New Works, Antigua, British West Indies

Ancestors

Wife of George Bower Forsyth Duncan — married 18 Dec 1909 in Al Saints Church, St. Johns, Antiqua

Died 30 Mar 1968 at age 78 in Stoke Manville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, England

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1889 to John McSevney and Harriet Garling in Parham New Works, Antigua, British West Indies.

Harriet was one of six siblings born to John and Harriet.

1. John Garling McSevney
2. Charles Stewart McSevney
3. Harriet Mary McSevney
4. Walter James Caddy McSevney
5. Helen Marjorie (McSevney) Goodwin
6. Margaret Furlong (McSevney) Conacher

Harriet married George bower Forsyth Duncan on18 Dec 1909 in Al Saints Church, St. Johns, Antiqua.

Harriette departed Demerara, Guyana and arrived on 15 September 1947 aboard the ship Strategist in Liverpool, England with her destination being the Prebendal school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. ^[1]Entry Passenger List

Harriette died on 30 March 1968 ^[2]at the Prebendal school in Aylesbury and her estate passed probate on 29 May 1968 in Oxford.^[3]

One remembrance of Maysie is that she was called Annie by some of her nephews and nieces^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1224; Item: 136
   Ancestry Record 1518 #17943790 (accessed 15 April 2023)
   Name: Harriette Mary Duncan; Arrival Age: 58; Birth Date: abt 1889; Port of Departure: Demerara, Guyana; Arrival Date: 15 Sep 1947; Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England; Ports of Voyage: Demerara; Trinidad; Barbados; Antigua and St Kitts; Ship Name: Strategist; Shipping Line: Harrison Line Ltd; Official Number: 164346.
2. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6a; Page: 302
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7579 #47421491 (accessed 15 April 2023)
   Harriett M Duncan death registered Apr-May-Jun 1968 in Aylesbury (age 78).
3. ↑ Probate:"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #73422096 (accessed 15 April 2023)
   Harriette Mary Duncan probate on 29 May 1968 in Oxford. Died 30 Mar 1968 in Aylesbury.
4. ↑ Entered by Barry Meadows, Sunday, October 27, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Barry Meadows for McSevney-10 on 27 Oct 13.