Born about in At sea
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Bethridge Topp
— married
1870 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Charlotte (Topp) Davison, Myrtle Alice Maud (Topp) Hill, William Bethridge Topp, John Bethridge Topp, Thomas Bethridge Topp, Eveline Topp, Lily Topp, Pearl Valerie Topp, Athelstan Bethridge Topp, Egbert Bethridge Topp, Dora (Topp) Ross and Daisy (Topp) Davison
Died
at about age 85
in Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
Margaret Mary Josephine McGinley was thought to have been born at sea about 1843 to John McGinley and Mary Ann Goucher.
- McGINLEY, Margaret Mary Josephine
- Parents: John McGinley/Mary Ann Goucher
- born 1843 Pacific Ocean, Ship Jane Gifford
Note however that the Jane Gifford arrived Auckland from Greenock, Scotalnd in 1842, with no McGinley in the passenger list. Where was the Jane Gifford headed in 1843? More research is required.
Siblings born to Mary Ann and John McGinley
- 1855/1754 Edward
- 1857/3386 Sarah Jane
- 1862/4721 Thomas
Marriage
In 1870 Margaret Mary Josephine McGinley and William Bethridge Topp were married in New Zealand. [3]
Children
- 1872/12949 Elizabeth Charlotte (m. 1898 Ralph Davison 1872-1939)
- 1873/21941 Myrtle Alice Maud (m. 1899 Edmund Hill 1873-1956)
- 1874/41934 William Bethridge (1874-1946)
- 1877/275 John Bethridge (1877-1926)
- 1878/6569 Thomas Bethridge (1878-1946)
- 1879/8541 Lily (died 1879, 1 day)
- 1879/8542 Eveline (died 1879, 2 days)
- 1881/16685 Pearl Valerie (died 1882, 21 months)
- 1882/13663 Athelstan Bethridge (died 1884, 1 year)
- 1882/13664 Egbert Bethridge (1882 - 1972)
- 1884/10924 Dora (m. 1908 Robert Godfrey Ross, 1884-1947)
- 1886/13953 Daisey / Daisy (m. 1908 Henry Gibson Davison 1886-1973)
Death
On 29 August 1928 Margaret Mary Josephine Topp passed away, aged 85 [4]
Sources
- ↑ Rootsweb, births at sea
- ↑ 1992 IGI Y0055 - World Miscellaneous Births at Sea 1650-1903 1 fiche, LDS
- ↑ NZBDM marriages 1870/4005 Margaret Mary Josephine McGinley, William Bethridge Topp
- ↑ NZBDM deaths 29/8/1928 1928/3462 Topp, Margaret, 85Y
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