Jane (Beard) McKinna (1840 - 1918)

Born Sep 1840 in Port Underwood, Marlborough, New Zealand

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1918 at about age 77 in Collingwood, New Zealand

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Andrea Hogan [send private message] and Chrissy Locke [send private message]

Biography

Jane was born in 1840. She is the daughter of William Beard and Mary Coleman. She was born after the death of her father. She was baptised Christmas Day, 1840, by Rev. Samuel Ironside - a few days before her mother's marriage to James Hogan.

Jane married Calvin William Bayles (or Bayliss) on 16 Jan 1862 ^[1] They had a daughter Eliza Jane 1862 ^{[2] [3][4]}

Following the death(?) of Calvin Bayliss, Jane married John McKinna (1830 – 7.11.1904 in Nelson. There is no record of their marriage).[1]

Their children were:

John William McKinna 1868 - 1941^{[5][6] [7][8]}

Jane Gordon 1871 ^{[9][10] [11]}

Harry 1873 - 1898 ^{[12] [13][14]}

Keith Stewart 1876 - 1967 ^{[15][16] [17][18]}

Newton 1880 - 1955 ^{[19] [20][21]}(Newton registered as Bayliss with no father recorded was possibly the son of Eliza Jane Baylis, Janes eldest daughter????)

Inquest into death of son Harry ^{[22] [23]}[2] NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 147, 30 JUNE 1898

Jane died in 1918 ^{[24] [25] [26]}

Burial

Jane McKinna with her husband John McKinna

Collingwood Cemetery

aged 75

buried 12th July 1918

block C plot 17

PIONEERS OF PORT UNDERWOOD Joyce Thompson. [3]

"CLICK!" A JIGSAW WITH NO EDGES AND FEW PIECES The Beards, the Hogans and the Wilsons Rosalind and Tony Mooar J.P. [4]

Elsie Penny told Joyce Thompson: "I knew Jane Beard who married John McKinna. ln fact I knew all the McKinnas very well. When going to Collingwood shopping from Bainham I used to call in to Mrs. McKinna's to warm my baby's bottle, but for years before I was married, in fact all my life, I remember visiting them with my mother. Mr. John McKinna (Senior) died on Nov, 4th, 1904... "In the early hours of that morning Collingwood was burnt almost to the ground, and as we heard about it, I remember my mother tearing off yards of calico, print and other things for Dad and I to take to the stricken. Of course, we had to go per horse and gig. "Anyhow, when we were turning the corner from Collingwood, going over to the other corner was Mr. McKinna (senior). He was going home, which was a short distance. When we got home, the phone rang and it was the Collingwood Postmaster, Peter Hunter, who rang us to say that Mr. McKinna had arrived home and passed away suddenly. He had waved to us as he was going across toward his home, and we did also. Of course, in those days, we knew almost everyone...”

John McMahon a maternal grandson of Jane and John McKinna recalled that his grandmother, Jane, died in Nelson Hospital after staying with his mother in 1918, and was buried at Collingwood. According to the death certificate, she died of “Chronic Valvular disease of the Heart, heart failure." At the time of her death she had four living children - 3 sons aged 49, 46 and 37, and her daughter Jane was 45 years at that time.

Daniel McMahon remembered his Grandmother very well from boyhood days and wrote: " I pin my boyhood visits to Collingwood being 1904 - the big fire was in November that year, and Grandfather McKinna collapsed and died a few days later. My sister Nancy and I went there in Christmas 1908. I stayed mostly with my Uncle Jack at Aorere, also known as Kaituna. Jack's eldest boy was my age. The Aorere River ran close to my Uncle Jack's farm and my cousin and myself found the river a great place for trying out our rafts". "The church was on the side of the hill, and the bell tolled for evening services. So I saw Collingwood first as a 7 year old and again at 11 yrs - but never again. I felt I had great memories of Collingwood, mainly through the people I met through my grandmother. Looking back, I am sure she was extremely well known and highly esteemed. Of course, my sister and I were close to our grandmother in Collingwood.

"I remember she used to take us along the beach collecting shells' making them into ornamental designs to surround photographs, and for display in glass cases. Gathering cockles for the first time was with Grandma. Being in a location of fine weather and easy access a cockle expedition was frequently on our programme. "Grandma would find interest on the beach each time we strolled along. She would never pass discarded fruit stones, such as peaches and apricots - she would plant them and her backyard was full of raspberries, black currants and gooseberries. Flowers growing in small pots are another memory. "Identifying trees and shrubs was another of her interests; my sister only recently reminded me how our mother had developed this knowledge. Because of Grandma, I was invited to visit a lot of Collingwood families with children, and many of them remained my interest for many, many years, Collingwood was a closely-knit family life type of community, and through this I, as a lad, made adult friendships very easily there, and I think it was due to the standing of the McKinna family.

"I thought it was great that I could say 'Good-day' to a Mr. White, the school’s headmaster … Even going over from Nelson to Collingwood in the small steamer, I knew Captain Ricketts to say 'Good day' to him for the rest of his life. I think my Grandma was much taller than my grandfather, the latter was inclined to be stooped, and grandma was very upright. Grandma would be 64 when I first went to Collingwood. She was a very gentle person.

“My father had great admiration for her, and when staying at our place, he was anxious that she wanted for nothing, and we children should give prompt obedience to any of her requirements.

Sources

1. ↑ 1862/4027 Jane Beard Calvin William Bayles
2. ↑ 1862/10859 Baylis Eliza Jane Jane Calvin William
3. ↑ 1879/3093 Eliza Jane Bayles James Parker
4. ↑ 1913/4519 Parker Eliza Jane 48Y
5. ↑ 1868/21722 McKinna John William Jane John
6. ↑ 1894/2540 Joanna Walker Marshall John William McKinna
7. ↑ 1941/25316 McKinna John William 72Y
8. ↑ New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records Name John William McKinna Event Type Probate Event Date 1941 Event Place Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Residence Place Nelson Occupation Ret Farmer Agency AAOM Series Number 6030 Series Name Wellington Probate Files [Second Sequence], 1843-1939 Item Code R23126997 Record Number 4070 First Image Number 46 Last Image Number 61 Number of Images 16 Citing this Record "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-TDT3 : 15 July 2017), John William McKinna, 1941; citing Wellington, Wellington Probate Files [Second Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 4070, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 101295270.
9. ↑ 1871/24313 McKinna Jane Gordon Jane John
10. ↑ 1896/971 Jane McKinna Thomas McMalion (McMahon)
11. ↑ Jane 1872 – 12.2.1952??
12. ↑ 1873/39791 McKinna Harry Jane John
13. ↑ 1898/3706 McKinna Harry 24Y
14. ↑ New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records Name Harry McKinna Event Type Probate Event Date 1898 Event Place Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand Agency AAOO Series Number 17072 Series Name Numerical probated case files, 1891-1968 Item Code R20139870 Box Number 40 Record Number 383 First Image Number 66 Last Image Number 74 Number of Images 9 Citing this Record "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDR1-R5N : 8 August 2017), Harry McKinna, 1898; citing Nelson, Numerical probated case files, 1891-1968, record number 383, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 004696229.
15. ↑ Keith Stewart 18.9.1876 - 1967/25657
16. ↑ 1902/4127 Katie Elizabeth King Keith Stewart McKinna
17. ↑ 1967/25657 McKinna Keith Stewart 90Y
18. ↑ New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions Name Katie Elizabeth McKinna Event Type Death Event Date 13 Oct 1941 Event Place New Zealand Gender Female Birth Date 19 Jun 1881 Burial Place Te Aroha Spouse's Name Keith Stewart McKinna Spouse's Gender Male Citing this Record "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLB6-JXL4 : 28 June 2018), Keith Stewart McKinna in entry for Katie Elizabeth McKinna, 13 Oct 1941; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
19. ↑ 1880/5722 Bayliss Newton Jane NR
20. ↑ 1955/23814 McKinna Newton Stewart 75Y
21. ↑ Find A Grave Index Name Newton Stewart McKenna Event Type Burial Event Date 1955 Event Place Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand Photograph Included Y Death Date 30 Aug 1955 Affiliate Record Identifier 18088999 Cemetery Wakapuaka Cemetery Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVN-BBR3 : 13 December 2015), Newton Stewart McKenna, 1955; Burial, Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand, Wakapuaka Cemetery; citing record ID 18088999, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
22. ↑ 1873/39791 McKinna Harry Jane John
23. ↑ 1898/3706 McKinna Harry 24Y
24. ↑ 1918/6090 Mckinna Jane 75Y
25. ↑ Surname McKinna First names Jane Age 75 years Date of Death Date of Interment 12/07/1918 Cemetery Collingwood Plot Type Plot Location Block C Row Plot 17 Area Golden Bay Ward Funeral Director McNabb Notes No headstone as at December 2007
26. ↑ Surname McKinna First names John Age 75 years Date of Death Date of Interment 12/07/1918 Cemetery Collingwood Plot Type Plot Location Block C Row Plot 16 Area Golden Bay Ward Funeral Director McNabb Notes No headstone as at December 2007