Mary (Welch) Wrigley
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Mary Ann (Welch) Wrigley (1827 - 1861)

Mary Ann Wrigley formerly Welch
Born in Dover, Kent, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 10 Dec 1846 in New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 34 in Hutt, Wellington, New Zealandmap
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Biography

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Mary (Welch) Wrigley was born in England.

Mary Ann was born on 23 October 1827[1] presumably near Dover, Kent, England. No record of her baptism has yet been found. She was the first daughter of William Welch and Ann Read.

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Mary (Welch) Wrigley migrated from England to New Zealand.
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She emigrated with her parents[2] and six siblings on the Oriental, the first of the Wakefield ships to leave England on 15 September 1839. They arrived on 31 January 1840 at Port Nicholson, New Zealand.

She married Thomas Gillian Wrigley on 10 December 1846 at the Wesleyan Church, Bridge Town, River Hutt, with the Rev. S. Ironside performing the ceremony[3]. They had seven children.

  1. William Gillian (1847 - 1918[4])
  2. Thomas Gillian (1848[5] - 1864[6])
  3. Ellen (1850[7] - 1924[8])
  4. Edward (1852 - 1853[9])
  5. Lucy Jane (1854[10] - 1868[11])
  6. Fanny Ursula (1857[12] - 1879[13])
  7. Frederick Henry (1859[14] - 1900[15])

Mary died on 25 December 1861 aged 34 years[16] at the Hutt and was buried in Korokoro Catholic Cemetery, Lower Hutt[17][18].

Sources

  1. ↑ Wrigley Family Tree, Research by Jean A Dickson, held by Margaret Bailey Allison
  2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-6J1F : 6 July 2019), Wm Welch, 1839; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004508584. Accessed 1 Jun 2020
  3. ↑ Papers Past: MARRIED. Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 123, 16 December 1846, Page 2 Accessed 25 Jun 2021
  4. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 3 May 2022
    1918/8129 Wrigley, William Gillian Age=72Y DOD=05/12/1918
  5. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1849/1073 Wrigley, Thomas Gillian Mother=Mary Father=Thomas Gillian DOB=29/12/1848
  6. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 19 Jun 2021
    1864/6468 Wrigley, Thomas Gillian Age=16Y DOD=10/11/1864
  7. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 May 2022
    1850/2441 Wrigley, Ellen Mother=Mary Father=Thomas Gillian DOB=19/07/1850
  8. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jun 2021
    1924/1160 Brown, Ellen Age=73Y DOD=14/02/1924
  9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1853/504 Wrigley, Edward Age=1Y DOD=02/05/1853
  10. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1854/3210 Wrigley, Lucy Jane Mother=Mary Father=Thomas Gillian DOB=05/11/1854
  11. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jun 2021
    1868/6016 Wrigley, Lucy Jane Age=13Y DOD=20/09/1868
  12. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1857/4721 Wrigley, Fanny Ursula Mother=Mary Father=Thomas Gillion DOB=06/05/1857
  13. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jun 2021
    1879/3530 Wrigley, Fanny Ursula Age=22Y DOD=04/08/1879
  14. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1859/5946 Wrigley, Frederick Henry Mother=Mary Father=Thomas Gillian DOB=25/03/1859
  15. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jun 2021
    1900/4532 Wrigley, Frederick Henry Age=41Y DOD=19/09/1900
  16. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 24 Jun 2021
    1861/3197 Wrigley, Mary Age=34Y DOD=25/12/1861
  17. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJR-4C3H : 1 July 2016), Mary Ann Welch Wrigley, died 25 Dec 1861; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Korokoro Cemetery Memorial, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
  18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images. Accessed 24 June 2021), memorial page for Mary Ann Welch Wrigley (23 Oct 1827–25 Dec 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #157269431, citing Korokoro Catholic Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335)

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It looks like she has a elder son that isn't listed here. I have tracked one of my ancestors as being her son from his death certificate. His name was William Gillian born 1847.
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Rejected matches › Mary Mae Welch (1827-) › Ann (Welch) Hughes (abt.1826-)

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