Catherine (Ferguson) McKenzie (1839 - 1915)

Born 26 Jun 1839 in Lismore, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Alexander McKenzie — married 14 Jul 1865 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1915 at age 76 in Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand

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Biography

Cathrine, daughter of John Ferguson & Mary Rankin, was born on 26 June 1839 and baptised on 27 June 1839 in Lismore, Argyll, Scotland.^[1]

Catherine arrived in 16 December 1862 on the Barque Constance with her parents and siblings. ^[2]

Catherine married Alexander McKenzie on 14 Jul 1865 in New Zealand.

Catherine died on 25 December 1915 in Ormond aged ~70. She was buried on 27 December 1915 at Ormond, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Ancestry au Record 60143 #21055449 (accessed 15 April 2022)
   Cathrine Ferguson baptism on 27 Jun 1839 (born 26 Jun 1839), daughter of John Ferguson & Mary Rankin, in , Lismore, Argyll, Scotland.
2. ↑ The Ferguson family arrives in the Hawkes Bay https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18621216.2.3?end_date=16-12-1862&items_per_page=10&query=constance&snippet=true&start_date=16-12-1862 (PapersPast)
3. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
   New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60547 #45112481 (accessed 27 March 2022)
   Catherine McKenzie burial (died on 25 Dec 1915) in East Cape, Poverty Bay.
4. ↑ Catherine McKenzie Death notice - GISBORNE TIMES, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 4122, 27 DECEMBER 1915, PAGE 4 (PapersPast)

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 August 2018, 06:33), entry for Catherine Ferguson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LT8W-8CQ); contributed by various users.

Research Notes

• Fact: Burial (27 December 1915) Ormond, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
• Fact: Probate (1916) Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
• Fact: Residence Ormond