Catherine Jane (Fleming) Russell (1865 - 1934)

Born 1865 in Otokia, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Died 10 Oct 1934 at about age 69 in Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1865. She passed away in 1934.

Otago Daily Times, Oct. 12, 1934 The death of Mrs T. H. Russell, of "Lime Kiln Farm," Milburn, which occurred on Wednesday evening, has caused another break in the small remaining number of early residents of the district. Born at "Shandfield," Otokia, Mrs Russell was the eldest daughter of the late Mr Alexander Fleming, a well-known South Taieri farmer, and native of Drumturk, Perthshire, Scotland. She attended the old Greytown (Allanton) and Otokia Schools and the Albany Street School, Dunedin, and after her marriage to Mr T. H. Russell they took over the Lime Kiln homestead property of the late Mr James M'Donald and had resided there for the past 45 years. The deceased lady was widely known for her kindness and hospitality. She took a great interest in the affairs of the church, at which she was a regular attender until failing health overtook her. Besides her husband she leaves a family of one son and three daughters — Mr A. E. Russell (Balclutha), Dr Mary Russell (London), Mrs J. A. Read (Balclutha), and Miss Veda Russell (Milburn). A younger son, Mr Fleming Russell, was killed in a motor accident at Berwick in 1920. Of her father’s family of eight, two brothers and one sister survive, these being Mr D. T. Fleming (Balclutha), Mr A. P. Fleming (Otokia), and Mrs J. H. Hudson (Eketahuna)

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156651162/catherine-jane-russell