Born
1877 in
Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Sister of
John William Brazil ,
William Brazil ,
Johanna Brazil ,
Bridget Anastasia Brazil ,
Ellen (Brazil) Growcott ,
Garrett Brazil ,
Patrick Jeremiah Brazil ,
Johanna Julia (Brazil) Fox ,
Tom Brazil ,
Michael John Brazil ,
Winifred Margaret (Brazil) Hagen ,
James Micheal Brazil and
Maggie Brazil
Wife of
Hugh Devenney
— married
8 Oct 1892 (to 3 Jul 1894) in New Zealand
Died
20 Aug 1923
at about age 46
in
Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
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Biography
Mary Ann Brazil was born on 23 December 1877 in Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand as the daughter of John Brazil and Julia Gallivan [1] .
She married Hugh Devenney on 8 October 1892 in New Zealand[2] .
Hugh died on 3 July 1894 leaving Mary a widow with a young child.
She married Andrew Douglas on 14 June 1902 in Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand[3] under the name Mary Brazil.
They had ten children together:
Mary Douglas [4] .
John James Douglas [5]
Lilian Elizabeth (Douglas) Costigan
Winifred Douglas [6]
Andrew Douglas [7]
Cecilia Douglas
James Douglas [8]
Kathleen Margaret Douglas
William Patrick Douglas [9]
Charles Douglas [10]
She died on 20 August 1923 in Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand [11] , and was buried at Reefton Cemetery in Buller, New Zealand on the 23rd of August 1923 [12] .
Sources
↑ NZ BDM Birth registration 1878/1645
↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online . Registration: 1892/3314; Bride: Mary Brazil ; Groom: Hugh Devenny ; accessed 26 Jul 2022
↑ NZ BDM Marriage registration 1902/1757
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1903/19726 - Douglas Mary - Parents recorded as: Mary Ann and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1905/5438 - Douglas John James - Parents recorded as: Mary Ann and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1908/14621 - Douglas Winifred - Parents recorded as: Mary Ann and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1912/2707 - Douglas Andrew - Parents recorded as: Mary Ann and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1914/19485 - Douglas James - Parents recorded as: Mary and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1920/13312 - Douglas William Patrick - Parents recorded as: Mary and Andrew
↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1921/17521 - Douglas Charles - Parents recorded as: Mary and Andrew
↑ NZ BDM Death registration 1923/1670
↑ https://online.bullerdc.magiqcloud.com/cemeteries/plot_records/011690
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