Mary Dorothy (Churton) Eyre (abt. 1837 - 1923)

Born about 1837 in England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Annesley Eyre — married 23 Sep 1869 in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Died 20 Sep 1923 at about age 86 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary Dorothy Churton, the daughter of John Churton and Mary Falwasser, was born about 1837.

She married Richard Annesley Eyre on on 23 September 1869 at Auckland, New Zealand^[1]
MARRIAGE
On September 23, at the private chapel, Bishop's Court, Auckland, N. Z., by the Rev. Dr. Maunsell, LL D., assisted by the Rev. B. T. Dudley, brother-in-law of the bride, R. Annesley Eyre, late Captain H.M. 53rd Regiment, eldest son of the Rev. R. B. Eyre, of Eyre Court, County Galway, Ireland, to Mary Dora (sic), fifth daughter of the late Rev. J. F. Churton, LL B., Colonial Chaplain and Minister of St. Paul's, Auckland, New Zealand.^[2]

Mary Dorothy (née Churton) Eyre died on 20 September 1923 at Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand. ^[3]
DEATHS.
EYRE.-At her residence, 171 Don street, Invercaghill, on Thursday, September 20, 1923, Mary Dorothy Eyre, widow of R. Annesley Eyre (late Captain H.M. 53rd Regiment), and fifth daughter of the late Rev. J. F. Churton, LL.B. (first incumbent St. Paul's Church, Auckland). ^[4]

Obituary
MRS. M. D. EYRE
The death occurred at Invercargill on Saturday last of Mrs. Mary Dorothy Eyre, widow of Captain R. Annesley Eyre, of the 53rd Regiment. The deceased was the fifth daughter of the late Rev. J. F. Churton who was the first incumbent of St. Paul's Church, Auckland, and whose memory is perpetuated by the monument now standing in Emily Place at the end of Princes Street.^[5]

She was buried at Saint Johns Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ NZ marriage registration number 1869/4242 MARY DOROTHY CHURTON married RICHARD ABERNERTY (sic) EYRE https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
2. ↑ "Daily Southern Cross" Volume XXV, Issue 3775, 24 September 1869, page 4 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18690924.2.8?end_date=31-12-1870&items_per_page=10&query=Mary+Churton&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1869
3. ↑ NZ death registration number 1923/2000 EYRE MARY DOROTHY Age 82 yrs https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
4. ↑ "Otago Daily Times" Issue 18980, 29 September 1923, page 8 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19230929.2.25?end_date=31-12-1924&items_per_page=10&query=Mary+Dorothy+Eyre&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1922
5. ↑ "New Zealand Herald" Volume LX, Issue 18517, 29 September 1923, page 12 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230929.2.134?end_date=31-12-1923&items_per_page=10&query=Mary+Dorothy+Eyre&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1923
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196174523/mary-dorothy-eyre : accessed 18 September 2021), memorial page for Mary Dorothy Churton Eyre (1838–19 Sep 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 196174523, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand ; Maintained by Terri Williamson-Lee (contributor 49155228)

See also:

• NZ marriage registration 1869/4242
• NZ death registration 1923/2000