Florence Gertrude Edith Maud (Bailey) Harrison (abt. 1872 - 1933)

Born about Feb 1872 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Harrison — married 26 Nov 1901 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wife of James Rintoul — married 4 Dec 1923 in Auckland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1933 at about age 60 in Otaki, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Florence was born in Hertfordshire, England about 1872. Immigration Florence came to Australia in 1894 aboard the SS India. Her mother Rhoda bravely travelled with all 7 of her children after her husband died. Florence will have been 23 yrs. Q'land archives data search shows this. Surname is spelled Baily on the passenger list (page 515) <https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/assisted-immigration-1848-to-1912/resource/d62c9618-18df-4a2a-8cf0-d14da3d6db0f/>

She then married in Brisbane, Queensland, in a wedding ceremony shared with her sister, a double wedding. She had 4 sons. The first was born in Brisbane and the rest in New Zealand. She moved with her family to her husband's native New Zealand.

Information about her marriage in Brisbane in 1901 helps to place her family roots. She had a double wedding along with her sister Lily. The details can be found in two seperate newspaper articles in Trove (Australian digitised newspapers) [Here] [1]

Florence (Bailey) Harrison was born in Hertfordshire, England.

After her husband Alexander died Florence went on to marry again. Records show she married her husbands uncle. James Rintoul in 1923 in a registry office in Auckland.

She died in 1933 in Auckland and is buried at Waikaraka Cemetery. See obituary. AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 4, 6 JANUARY 1933, PAGE 1 Grave site is. Area 3 Block 11 Lot No 124A

Sources

<https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/assisted-immigration-1848-to-1912/resource/d62c9618-18df-4a2a-8cf0-d14da3d6db0f/>