Born in Thames, Waikato, New Zealand
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of William Davies
and Janet Orr (Smith) Davies
Sister of
Matthew Smith Davies, Hugh Davies, William Davies, Janet Hendry (Davies) O'Brien, Janet Davies, Mary (Davies) Morrison, John Montgomery Davies and Matthew Thomas Davies
Wife of
John McCoskrie
— married
27 Aug 1885 in Parawai, Coromandel, New Zealand
Mother of
Harold McCoskrie, Hazel McCoskrie, Ida McCoskrie, Clarence Osborne McCoskrie, Eric McCoskrie, Hilda McCoskrie and Beatrice Lyall McCoskrie
Died
at age 60
in Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2017
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Biography
Marion and sister Janet won prizes at Parawai School in PARAWAI SCHOOL.,Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2502, 21 December 1876[1]
Kauaeranga Girls School record Marion’s Admission No. as 238, Admission Date 2 Feb 1880, and Parent as Hugh Davies, Parawai. Her birth date is given as 17 Jul 1864, and last day of school as 10 September 1880; destination- dressmaking.
Registration Number Bride's Given Name(s) Bride's Family Name Groom's Given Name(s) Groom's Family Name 1885/2071 Marion Houston Davies John McCoskrie
Auckland City Libraries database Cemetery Records
- Name MCCOSKRIE, MARION HOUSTON
- Details F: Died 09-07-1925: Aged 60:
- Place Hillsborough
- Location Area 4 Block H Lot No 2
- Remarks transcribed inscription reads " In loving memory of Marion Houston beloved wife of John McCoskrie died 9 July 1925 aged 61 yrs Also their infant daus May & Hazel Also their dau Ida died 8 Dec 1932 aged 41 yrs Also John McCoskrie died 4 Jan 1947 aged 91 yrs" Note different age at death
Coroners Inquests, case files [record group]
- Coroners inquests - Case files - Auckland - McCoskrie, Marion Houston [Use copy MICRO U 5525] ORDER DETAILS »
1925 1925 Justice Department [record group] Wgtn
Sources
- Footnotes and citations:
- Source list:
- New Zealand Births Deaths Marriages online
- Archives New Zealand
- Thames Treasury, Queen St, Thames School Records
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165651405/marion-houston-mccoskrie
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marion:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marion:
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~6.25%
Stephen Davies
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MI64172
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~1.56%
Kevin Hall :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Debra Davies :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A828212 [compare], yourDNAportal DEBf6d736d3, Ancestry member Powys87
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