Born about in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Barnabas Battersby
— married
1869 in Enfield. Oamaru, New Zealand
Mother of
Aaron Battersby and William Alfred Battersby
Died
at about age 79
in Enfield, Waitaki, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2015
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Biography
Jemima ( known as Minnie) Pope was 18 when she arrived at Lyttleton on March 16 1860 on the ship 'Clontarf'. She had travelled under the assisted immigrant scheme as a Domestic Servant.
In 1865, Jemima married to Joseph Wallace but the marriage didn't last. Joseph remarried in 1896 to Emma Matthews of Oamaru.
Jemima remarried, in 1869 to Barnabas Battersby of Enfield in the Waitaki district. They settled to married life at Enfield where they farmed their property. Twelve children were born during the marriage.
In 1904, Jemima was widowed when Barnabas passed away after an illness.
She never remarried and died in 1913 at her home on Torridge Street, Oamaru aged 73. She is buried at Oamaru Old cemetery.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #172268490
- https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Lyttleton Times Shipping news* Pg 4, 17/3/1860, Oamaru Mail Death 31/5/1913 Pg 4
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-P9BG MARRIAGE 1
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-Y5TR MARRIAGE 2
- 1865/3878 (JOSEPH WALLACE)
- 1869/8172 (BARNABAS BATTERSBY)
Footnotes
Jemima's place of origin is stated in the list of immigrants* She is also recorded as 'Minie'
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Anna Fox
Hi, Jemima married her 1st husband Joseph Wallace from Kaiapoi, they had a son Joe. Joseph was killed in an accident crossing a river. Jemima then remarried Barnabas Battersby and went on to have 11 more.
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Rejected matches › Jemima (Wallace) Roe (1836-abt.1859)
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