Mary Ann (McRobie) Gregg (1856 - 1939)

Born Jul 1856 in Deer Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Gregg — married 12 Jul 1875 in Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1939 at age 83 in Gisborne, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary Ann McRobie was born in the Parish of Deer, in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1856. She was the daughter of William McRobie and Anne Johnston. ^[1]

Mary Ann McRobie arrived in New Zealand, with her family, onboard the 'Margaret Gilbeth,' in about 1870.

Mary Ann McRobie married, at about age 20, to Andrew Gregg.
They were married at Green Island in Dunedin, in the Otago province of New Zealand on the 12th of July 1875. ^[2]

By mid 1897, Mary Ann and Andrew Gregg, both about age 43, had completed their family with their tenth child. Their children were all born in New Zealand.

Children of Mary Ann and Andrew Gregg:

1. Robert GREGG b.29 Dec 1876 Green Island, Dunedin, Otago; m Lilian (Lilly) HAGEN
2. William Wilson GREGG b. 24 Nov 1878 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; Died aged 3 years
3. Edward GREGG b. 8 Jan 1881 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m Ada Williams
4. Annie GREGG b. 25 Jul 1883 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m1 William Dudley OWEN; m2 Thomas ROBINSON
5. David Boyd GREGG b. 10 Nov 1885 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m Florence Alberta BEAUMONT
6. Matilda GREGG b. 15 Jul 1887 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m John KININMONT
7. Margaret GREGG b. 14 Sep 1889 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m Albert Samuel CRAIG
8. Wilson GREGG b. 18 Apr 1892 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; d. NSW, Australia
9. Jeanie GREGG b. 15 Feb 1895 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m Samuel James BARDWELL
10. Andrew Diamond Jubilee GREGG b. 25 Jul 1897 Gisborne, Poverty Bay; m Flora INGRAM

...

Mary Ann Gregg passed away in 1939, at age 84.
She died at Gisborne in New Zealand on the 10th of October 1939. ^[3]

Gisborne Herald - 10 October 1939: ^[4]

Seventy Years ago, Arrival in Colony, Death of Mrs M. Gregg

Mrs. Mary Ann Gregg, whose memories of New Zealand life went back over 70 years, died in Gisborne this morning.

Born in County Deer, Aberdeen, 84 years ago, Mrs. Gregg came with her parents as a girl of 14 years in the sailing ship Margaret Gilbeth, which berthed at Port Chalmers. Her early life was spent in the South Island, and she married the late Mr. Andrew Gregg in Dunedin 65 years ago. They came to Gisborne two years later, when settlement in the district was still sparse and when there was no bridge across the Turanganui River.

Mr. Gregg ran the ferry across the Turanganui River for some time, and he was responsible for the first beautification work that was undertaken on Read’s quay. Both took an active part in the life of the town in the early days.

Enjoying good health until recently, Mrs. Gregg had a brief illness. Her death is mourned by three daughters and two sons, the family comprising ; Mrs. S. Bardswell, Gisborne; Mrs. A. Craig, Hokitika; Mrs. J. Kinnimont, Hastings; Messrs. W. and E. Gregg, Australia. Mr. Andrew Gregg died in 1914.

Following a service in Cochrane’s private chapel at 1.45 p.m. to-morrow, the funeral will leave for the Makaraka cemetery.

In her will, Mary Ann Gregg appointed her daughter Jean Bardwell, the sole executrix. Jean's son Harold Bardwell, was bequeathed furniture, but there was no mention of any of the other Gregg children, most who were still living at the time. ^[5]

Mary Ann Gregg was buried at Makaraka Cemetery in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand on the 11th of October 1939. ^[6]

Headstone inscription: ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564 – 1950. "Mary Ann Mc Robie; Birth date: 31 Jul 1856; Birth place: Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland; Father: William Mc Robie; Mother: Anne Johnston." Accessed: 27 Jan 2017 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
2. ↑ Marriage printout. New Zealand Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Obtained 15 May 2007 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
3. ↑ Death printout. New Zealand Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Obtained 15 May 2007 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
4. ↑ Seventy Years ago, Arrival in Colony, Death of Mrs M. Gregg Gisborne Herald, Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20064, 10 October 1939. Accessed 18 Dec 2018 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-V3XG), Mary Ann Gregg, 1939; citing Gisborne, Probates - Gisborne, 1879-1969, record number 1862, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 005704971. Accessed 26 Dec 2018 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124437411 Makaraka Cemetery, Gisborne, New Zealand. Memorial created 1 Feb 2014 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
7. ↑ Headstone photo taken 18 Jan 2014 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.

• Michele (Flanagan) Gregg. "The Past Presented." Compiled from 2003 by Michele Gregg nee Flanagan. New Zealand. Unpublished. Last revised 3 Dec 2018.