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Mary Tasker (Forrester) Adair (abt. 1893 - 1977)

Mary Tasker Adair formerly Forrester aka Owler
Born about in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 17 Jan 1919 (to 1926) in New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 84 in New Zealandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 20 Mar 2023
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Biography

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Mary (Forrester) Adair migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Mary (Forrester) Adair lived in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Mary was born in 1893 at Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland. Her parents were Robert and Betsy. [1]

They lived in Dundee as of 1901.

The family of 8 emigrated to New Zealand, departing England aboard the Rimutaka on 5 October 1905. [2] As of 1908, they had settled in Christchurch. [3]

In 1919 in New Zealand, she married James Owler. They divorced in 1926.

in 1927 in New zealand, she married Thomas Adair. They divorced in 1952.

She passed away in 1977.

Sources

  1. ScotlandsPeople search: FORRESTER MARY TASKER, F, 1893, 282 / 5 / 157, LOCHEE; see also 1901 Scotland census.
  2. Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
    The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2997 #45255901 (accessed 20 March 2023)
    Name: Miss M T Forrester; Gender: Female; Departure Age: 12; Birth Date: abt 1893; Departure Date: 5 Oct 1905; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Rimutaka; Shipping Line: The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited; Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand; Master: H E Greenstreet.
  3. Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981"
    BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #29048158 (accessed 23 March 2023)
    Name: Robert Forrester; Electoral Year: 1908; Residence Street Address: 93 Milton Street; Residence Place: Sydenham, New Zealand; District: Christchurch South; Region or Province: Canterbury.
  • 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
    Parish: Dundee; ED: 29; Page: 10; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1901_101; Registration Number: 282/4; Household schedule number: 54; Roll: CSSCT1901_101
    Ancestry uk Record 1101 #315337 (accessed 20 March 2023)
    Mary Tasker Forrester (7) daur (daughter), Scholar, in household of Robert Forrester (35) at 51 William Street, Dundee, Angus in St Andrew registration district. Born in Brechin, Forfarshire.
  • "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
    • Marriage Registration / 1919/1899 / Mary Tasker Forrester & James Owler
    • Marriage Registration / 1927/3139 / Mary Tasker Owler & Thomas Adair | 20 April 1927 till 1952
    • Death Registration / 1977/36662 / Name: Adair, Mary Tasker / DOB: 10 May 1893




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