Mary (Record) Wakelin (1812 - 1896)

Born 1812 in Warwickshire, England

Wife of Richard Alfred Wakelin — married 17 Jun 1839 in Bulkington, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1896 at about age 84 in Morrisons Bush, Wairarapa, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary was born in 1812. She emigrated to New Zealand, sailing from London, UK (via The Downs, which is an anchorage off South East England where ships often awaited favourable winds) aboard the "Eden" on 8 Jun 1850. The Wakelin family aboard were Richard and Mary and their four children and they travelled in steerage. On 6 Nov 1850 they disembarked in Nelson, NZ. She passed away in 1896. She was buried in Greytown Cemetery, Greytown.

Sources

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVY7-W93 : 10 February 2018), Richard Wakelin and Mary Record, 17 Jun 1839; citing Bulkington,Warwick,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 557,156.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107673044/mary-wakelin: accessed 22 February 2023), memorial page for Mary Record Wakelin (1812–21 Dec 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107673044, citing Greytown Cemetery, Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by Bigbird Jo_NZ (contributor 47676831).