Agnes (Dow) Busby (bef. 1800 - 1889)

Born before 18 Jul 1800 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Busby — married 1832 in Segenhoe, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1889 after age 89 in Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Biography

Agnes (Dow) Busby is Notable.

Agnes (Dow) Busby was born in Scotland.

Agnes (Dow) Busby migrated from Scotland to Australia.

Agnes (Dow) Busby migrated from Australia to New Zealand.

Agnes Busby was an early European settler in Australia and New Zealand, married to James Busby, the first British Resident of New Zealand.

Agnes was baptised on July 18, 1800 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the daughter of John Dow and Jessie Campbell.^[1]

She married James Busby in 1832.^[2] They had issue, including:

1. George Alexander. b. 1839, d. 15 Nov 1859^[3]
2. Agnes, b. 1846, d. 16 Feb 1847^[4]

Death

Agnes died on 13 Oct 1889.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Research Notes

1830 - emigrated to N.S.W. Australia (ship Warrior) with brother John Dow & sister, Mrs Susannah Sempill, wife of Hamilton Collins Sempill who was manager of Thomas Potter MacQueen’s Estate “Segenhoe” near Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley, N.S.W.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 09 Jul 2022), Agnes Dow, parent(s): John Dow and Janet Campbell, 18 Jul 1800, Greenock Old or West, citing Parish Number 564/3, Reference Number: 20 571.
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 11 Jun 2022), Index entry for JAMES BUSBY and AGNES DOW; District: CT; Registration Number: 1232/1832 V18321232 16
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR1-QSL2 : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby in entry for George Alexander Busby, 15 Nov 1859; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP2-NNNN : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby in entry for Agnes Busby, 16 Feb 1847; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL5X-NPMQ : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby, 13 Oct 1889; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVT-X2L3 : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby, 13 Oct 1889; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2W-7BPY : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby, 13 Oct 1889; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
8. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR1-QSLL : 8 September 2019), Agnes Busby, 13 Oct 1889; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #125694661

SEE ALSO:

• Wikipedia: Agnes Busby

• Wikidata: Item Q22017369

• Free Settler or Felon: John Dow