Mary Emily (Mathews) Dorset (1842 - 1926)

Born 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Leslie Dorset III — married 6 May 1865 in Wellington, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1926 at about age 84 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

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Biography

Born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Bapt. 2 April 1843 in Yorkshire, according to Ancestry.com.
Emigrated to New Zealand in 1863.
Married William Leslie Dorset Jr. on 6 May 1865 in Wellington, New Zealand^[1]
Died on 29 MAR 1926 at New Zealand, aged 84 years.^[2]

Notes

William Leslie Dorset's father, William Dorset, had attained high position through family connections, ... and he may have had doubts about the forthcoming marriage of his eldest son. However, it was a propitious day for the family when the "dashing" William Leslie Dorset married Wellington barmaid, Mary Emily Mathews for her practical frugal nature, coupled with commercial ability and strength of character, was a foil to his polished but feckless ways. ^[3]

News Clippings

Evening Post, Evening Post, Issue 76, 8 May 1865
MARRIED. On the 6th inst, by the Rev. J. S. Muir, William Leslie, eldest son of William Dorsett, Esq., J.P., to Mary Emily, eldest daughter of Richard Mathews, Esq., Dublin, Ireland. ^[4]

Manawatu Times, 1st April 1926
The death of Mrs. W. L. Dorset which occurred at Masterton on Monday removes one of Wairarapa’s pioneer settlers. Deceased daughter of Richard Mathews was born in Clifton Green, Yorkshire, 84 years ago. She arrived in Wellington about 1863 and shortly afterwards was married to Mr. W. L. Dorset. Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dorset took up a bush section in Opaki and ever since they had resided in the district. The late Mrs. Dorset is survived by her husband, 10 children and 45 grandchildren. The family are: Mesdames M. C. Fisher (Wainui-o-mata), A. M. McCardle (Pahiatua), N. H. Clark (Wellington), O. Rockell (Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North), W. J. Jackson (Taradale), and Miss M. M. Dorset (Masterton), and Messrs W. L. R. Dorse [sic] (Opaki,) R. Dorset (Mauriceville), N. Dorset (Auckland) and Dr. R. Dorset (Rotorua). ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Government, Internal Affairs. Birth, Death and Marriage Online - Historical Records. Marriage Search Registration Number 1865/6161 [1]
2. ↑ Billion Graves website, Grave information for Emily Dorset [2]
3. ↑ G.F.Rockel. We Rockels. Published by subscription. ISBN 0-473-08037-0. pg 398 footnote 94
4. ↑ Evening Post, Issue 76, 8 May 1865 [3]
5. ↑ WOMAN’S WORLD,Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3309, 1 April 1926 [4]

See also:
Geni World Family Tree website: [5]
Added by: Selwyn Feary on February 14, 2016