Born in Mid and South Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Manson
and Christina (Blance) Manson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Halcrow
— married
16 Apr 1868 in Freefield Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Wife of
John Forbes Orr
— married
5 Sep 1877 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
James Greenwood Orr, Alexander Forbes Orr, George Orr, [private daughter (1880s - 1970s)] and [private son (1890s - 1960s)]
Died
at age 75
in Taylor's Terrace, Johnsonville, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2015
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Biography
Mary Manson was born as Mary Maunson in August 1857 in the parish of Mid & South Yell, in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. [1]
She was the daughter of Thomas Maunson (aka Manson) and Christina Blance.
She passed away on 15 March 1923 at Taylor's Terrace, Johnsonville, New Zealand.
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1ZT-7D4 : 8 December 2014), Mary Maunson, Aug 1847; citing MID AND SOUTH YELL,SHETLAND,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,490.
See also. Shetland Family History -
http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/
First-hand information, entered by Karen Panek-Old
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Graeme Olney
Graeme Olney
Manson-760 and Manson-498 appear to represent the same person because: Similar details / same husband (if also merged) / same son (if also merged)
- Duplicate found as part of http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Database_Errors - focused on profiles related to New Zealand.
- Proposer is a 'Data Doctor' and not related to the Profile/s
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by Graeme Olney
Rejected matches › Mary Ann (Anderson) Lawrence (abt.1846-) › Mary Anderson (1845-) › Mary Elizabeth (Batchell) Ord (abt.1848-) › Mary Ellen Hanson (1845-) › Mary Elizabeth (Hanson) Caukwell (1849-1924) › Mary Elizabeth (Summers) Orr (1848-)
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