Mary
Fair Kelly
formerly Fogarty
Born in Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Fair Sr
— married
29 Jun 1835 in County Waterford, Ireland
Wife of
Maurice Kelly Sr
— married
about 1845 in Auckland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Alice (Fair) Lord, John Fair Jr, Louisa Elizabeth Josephine (Fair) Dacre, Margaret Mary Christiana Fair, Maurice Kelly Jr, Thomas Kelly and Honora Mary Josephine (Kelly) Ricketts
Died
at about age 76
in The Wade, Silverdale, Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
Her hospitality was proverbial, and gained for her the name "Queen of the Wade".
In 1859 the New Zealander, of 28 September 1859, Page 6, Notes:
"This is a claim under pre-emption certificate No 129 dated 14th January 1845, for 800 acres in favor of John Fair, who was afterwards drowned. On the application of the widow, Mary Fair, Governor Fitzroy consented to the certificate being made out in the name of the widow and her eldest son, jointly, for 800 acres."[1]
Marriages and family
She married 1ly in Ireland, John Fair, and the family immigrated to New Zealand.
They had issue at least four children. Her husband was drowned in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, in 1845.
She married 2ly Maurice Kelly, with issue five children.
Death and burial
She died on 31 October 1884. Her widower died in 1888, reportedly aged 104.
Sources
Family Search.[⁰
Obit 8 Nov 1884, AS, Vol XXVI, Issue 4507, p5, NLNZ.
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