Margaret (Currie) Cheyne (1867 - 1913)

Born 14 Apr 1867 in Fieldhouse, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of John Cheyne — married 6 Dec 1892 in Ashhurst, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 20 May 1913 at age 46 in Utuwai, Manawatu, New Zealand

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Biography

Margaret Currie, known as Maggie, was born at Feildhouse in Fenwick in East Ayrshire, Scotland on 14th April 1867, twin daughter of Robert Currie and his wife Annie Dunlop .

At some stage Maggie emigrated to New Zealand where she married fellow Scot John Cheyne on 6th December 1892 at Ashhurst Registry Office in the Manawatu area of New Zealand. Maggie was then 25, John 33. Although Maggie was a spinster, John had been married previously … his first wife Mary Sangster had died six months earlier, leaving John with four young children to care for.

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On 20th May 1913 Maggie died at Utuwai in the Manawatu area … she was barely 46. Seven days later she was buried at the Apiti Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find-a-Grave website: Margaret “Maggie” Currie Cheyne, born 14 April 1867 at Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland; died 20 May 1913 aged 46 years, Manawatu District; buried at Apiti Cemetery, Apiti, Manawatu; Memorial ID 138262673

• Marriage Certificate