Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William McRae
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 73
in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
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| Created 4 Sep 2021
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Biography
Sarah emigrated to New Zealand with her husband and three children on the Lady Nugent in 1849.[1]
Sarah was widowed and had a number of children
- George Wilsden McRae
- Roderick McRae
- Catherine Jane Canning, wife of Charles Canning[2]
- William McRae, grandson
- Alice McRae, granddaughter
- Elizabeth Sarah Canning, granddaughter
She was unable to sign her will due to paralysis so added her mark.[3]
She passed away in 1879.[4][5][6]
Sources
- ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/LadyNugent1850.htm
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. Marriage Registration number: 1862/4111
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-ZVBK-5?cc=1865481&wc=4BZB-7RP%3A1045248801%2C1045271801 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1854-1906 P680, P695, P659-P696 surnames M > image 87 of 398; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages Online. Death registration number: 1879/1644 73 years old
- ↑ https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-community/cemeteries/cemetery-search/ Record number: 11162
- ↑ https://collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/objects/P57319/mcrae-tombstone#&gid=1&pid=1
- "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-ZV17-R?cc=1865481&wc=4BZB-7RP%3A1045248801%2C1045271801 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1854-1906 P680, P695, P659-P696 surnames M > image 88 of 398; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
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Categories: County Clare, Emigrants to New Zealand | New Zealand Colonists | Lady Nugent, sailed 13 December 1849