Henrietta (Philips) McPherson (1841 - 1919)

Born 15 Jan 1841 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Henry McPherson — married 14 May 1863 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1919 at age 78 in Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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Biography

Henrietta Philip was born in 1841 at Kilspindie, Perth, Scotland and her birth information in Scotland Birth and Baptisms 1564-1950 says 15 Feb 1841, in Scotland ^[1].

In 1841 census at Kilspindie, Perth the family is shown as: John 39, Margaret 40, Alexr 15, Janet 13, Wilm 9, George 7, Robt 5, James 3 and Henreita 0 ^[2].

In the Scotland census of 1861, there is a Henereta Philip aged 20 years, dairy maid born Perthshire as a servant in the home of Thomas and Barbara Brown ^[3].

Henrietta married Henry McPherson in May 1863 in Scone, Perthshire, England. They had eleven children: 3 sons and 8 daughters. Papers report a Henry and Mrs H Macpherson in the passenger list steerage for the "Telegraph" arriving in Auckland 6 Jul 1863 ^[4].

Henrietta passed away in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 1919 and she is buried in the Havelock North cemetery ^[5]. Her find a grave profile ^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7B-XMG : 10 February 2018), Henrietta Philip, 15 Feb 1841; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,191
2. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY8L-JC9 : 3 February 2020), Alexr Philp in household of John Philp, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 8, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,694
3. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBWM-B7X : 4 November 2019), Henereta Philip in household of Thomas Brown, Mains Parish, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012.); citing p. 20, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,792
4. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18630707.2.3.2?
5. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19190303.2.6?items_per_page=10&page=3&phrase=2&query=Henry+McPherson&sort_by=byDA
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205586286/henrietta-mcpherson

• Family Records. plus NZ BDM Death Cert # 1919/005435.