About 1813 Selina Reynolds was born in Somerset to George Reynolds. (Selina's father is listed on her marriage certificate).
On June 20, 1838 Selina Reynolds and William Tinney were married in Langport, Somerset, England. [1]
In the 1851 census William (38) a stone mason, and Selina (36) are living in Kingsdon, Somerset. Their children are George (7), Wiliam (5), Elizabeth (3) and Emma (1) [2]
She arrived in New Zealand with her children in 1877 on the "Rakaia". Passenger list: Steerage - Selina, John, Elisabeth (sic), Mary, and Amelia Tinney
On November 20 1895 she died at her daughter's residence, Poplar Grove, Thorndon. She was the mother of John Tinney of Molesworth Street, and two daughters, Mrs Bethell and Mrs Maxton. [3]
Death Notice [4]
Tinney. —On the 20th November, at her daughter’s residence, Poplar grove, off Tinakori road, Selina Tinney, mother of John Tinney, Molesworth street; in her 82nd year.
Obituary [5]
We regret to announce the death of Mrs Selina. Tinney, mother of Mr John Tinney, Mrs Bethell and Mrs Mark Maxton, who passed away yesterday at noon at the residence of Mrs Bethell, Poplar Grove, who with her brother and sister were present when the sad event took place. Mrs Tinney, who was born at Kingsdon, Somersetshire, arrived in the Colony in the ship Rakaia in 1877, and lived in the Wellington district ever since. At the time of her death she was in her eighty-second year, and had not known a day’s illness until during the last few months. The cause of death was syncope, due to old age. Mr John Reynolds, farmer, Mayfield, Clareville, Wairarapa, is a brother of the late Mrs Tinney, The interment is to take place in the Sydney street Cemetery, the cortege leaving Poplar Grove at 9 a.m. to-morrow.
Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
William Tinney | Head | Male | 38 | Compton Dondon, Somerset |
Selina Tinney | Wife | Female | 36 | Kingsdon, Somerset |
George Tinney | Son | Male | 7 | Kingsdon, Somerset |
William Tinney | Son | Male | 5 | Kingsdon, Somerset |
Elizabeth Tinney | Daughter | Female | 3 | Kingsdon, Somerset |
Emma Tinney | Daughter | Female | 1 | Kingsdon, Somerset |
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Categories: Rakaia, sailed 17 November 1876
See https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26YS-Y5V Event Place: Langport, Somerset, England. / Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun. / Registration Year: 1847
Since she is missing from the 1851 census, she would be an infant mortality if she was a twin.