Maria
"May"
McFarlane
formerly Sutherland aka Torrie
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Sutherland
and Ellen Ruth (Lloyd) Sutherland
Sister of
Robert George Sutherland, Elizabeth Jessie Sutherland, Ellen Mackay (Sutherland) Anderson, Wilhelmina Rose (Sutherland) Ellis, Isabella Rubina (Sutherland) McElroy, Andrew James Sutherland, Brenda Dorothy (Sutherland) Gobbe and Isabel Dorothy (Sutherland) Farrier [half]
Wife of
Peter Torrie
— married
about 24 Jan 1912 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 83
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2011
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Biography
Maria (Sutherland) McFarlane is a member of Clan Sutherland.
Maria (May) Sutherland was born in 1887, daughter of Andrew Sutherland and Ellen Ruth Lloyd. She married Peter Torrie on 24 January 1912.
Marriage Notice: Otago Daily Times, Issue 15381, 19 February 1912: "MARRIAGE. TORRIE-SUTHERLAND - On January 24, at the residence of the bride's aunt, 56 Manor place, by the Rev. I.K. McIntyre, Peter Torrie, to May, eldest daughter of Andrew Sutherland, Seacliff."
Sources
- "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
- Birth Registration / 1887/12346
- Marriage Registration / 1912/2081
- Marriage Registration / 1940/15618 / Maria Torrie & John Richard McFarlane
- Death Registration / 1970/27446 / Name: McFarlane, Maria / Aged: 82Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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