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Mary (Armstrong) Willis (1849 - 1917)

Mary Willis formerly Armstrong
Born in Glasgow, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 21 Jun 1875 in Malvern, Canterbury, New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Waddington, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Mary came to New Zealand aboard the "Dunedin" with her family in 1874 [1]

She married George Reynolds Willis, at "Malvern", on 21 June 1875.

Buried in Waddington Cemetery, Waddington, Canterbury Plot Row 23, Plot 5 [1]

Research notes

Marriage notice: Marriage. Willis - Armstrong, Lyttelton Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 4484, 28 June 1875, Page 2

Willis—Armstrong.— June 21, at Malvern, by the Rev H. J. Gould, George Reynolds, eldest son of Mr George Willis to Mary, eldest daughter of, Mr John Armstrong, - late of Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

Note: At the time, the Parish of Malvern was centered on Sheffield and included the nearby settlement of Waddington. But the parish itself covered a large area of the inland Canterbury plains west of Christchurch between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers and extended to the summit of the Southern Alps.[2]

Sources

  1. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 October 2019), memorial page for Mary Armstrong Willis (20 Apr 1849–11 Feb 1917), Find A Grave Memorial no. 178732448, citing Waddington Cemetery, Waddington, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by Southern Man (contributor 48043025) .
  2. Page 764 The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District] (1903)
  • NZBDM marriage 1875/672 Mary Armstrong George Reynolds Willis
  • NZBDM death 1917/1280 Willis Mary 70Y




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Categories: Dunedin, sailed 6 April 1874