Born in Nelson, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Laney
and Mary (Hammond) Laney
Sister of
George White [half], Henry White [half], Ann (White) Bartlett [half], William Henry Laney, Eliza (Laney) Chittenden, Ellen Laney, Edwin Laney, Sarah Elizabeth (Laney) Bartlett and Charles Leander Laney
Wife of
Charles Thomas Cribb
— married
1871 in New Zealand
Wife of
William Alfred Sowman
— married
1892 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles William Edward Cribb, Emma Maxtead (Cribb) Pardy, Mary Grace (Cribb) Lowman, Annie Abbigal Maxtead (Cribb) Powick and Hilda Francess Laney (Cribb) Bowen
Died
at age 74
in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2013
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Biography
See William Alfred Sowman. William and Mary had no children.
- Birth: Regd. 1852/2726 Laney NR Mother: Mary Father: Edward
- Previous Marriage: to Charles Thomas Cribb. Regd. 1871/7341 Bride: Mary Laney, Groom: Charles Thomas Cribb.
- Marriage: Regd. 1892/1219 Bride: Mary Cribb, Groom: William Alfred Sowman.
- Death: Regd. 1926/6812 Sowman Mary, Age: 72Y (Born abt. 1854)
- Burial: 10 Jul 1926 Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Omaka Cemetery, No. 3 Lawn, Block 21, Row 0, Plot 68.
Sources
- Family advice
- Sowman family history by Robert Sowman (2000 - Unpublished)
- Advice from WikiTree Member Thomas Fairweather (Fairweather-1744)
- B.D.M. Historical Records Online [1]
- Marlborough District Council Cemeteries Records Search [2]
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JS6-P4N2 : 20 October 2022), Mary Laney Sowman, ; Burial, Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand, Ōmaka Cemetery; citing record ID 196079181, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
John Bright 
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Fay (ODonnell) Clark :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Amber (Bryant) Clarke :
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~1.56%
Colleen Marsden :
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~0.78%
Ross Reidy :
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Thomas Fairweather
Laney-474 and Laney-304 appear to represent the same person because: Mary Cribb (Sowman) is daughter to Mary and Edward Laney. It appears another profile has been added as their child with the same information as Mary. This is the same person.
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by Thomas Fairweather
Rejected matches › Mary (Loane) Porter (abt.1840-) › Mary S Lane (1844-1917) › Mary Seaman (abt.1853-) › Mary Jane (Lynn) Kemp (1851-1920) › Maria Lynn (1854-1908)
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