Born about in New Zealand
Daughter of Thomas Whebby
and Edith (Genge) Whebby
Sister of
Anne Hallett Whebby, Charles Whebby, Mary Jane (Whebby) Bydder, John Whebby, Sarah (Whebby) Easton and Edith Elizabeth (Whebby) Hallett
Wife of
John Twist
— married
16 Feb 1867 in Wellington, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Whebby Twist, Richard Henry Twist, Charles Edward Twist, Edith Annie (Twist) Meyer, Robert Percy Twist, Augustus Ernest Twist, John Norris Twist and Joseph Albert Twist
Died
at about age 49
in Ghuznee Street, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2017
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Biography
Grace was born about 1846. She was the daughter of Thomas Whebby and Edith Genge.
She married John Twist in 1868. John and Grace had 8 children.
In 1891 her 14 year old son Robert was drowned while swimming at Foxton.
Sadly Grace passed away in 1895 at the age of 49.[1]
Burial
10 September 1895 - Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand. Section PUBLIC, Plot number 3 H
In memory of John TWIST Who died September 9th 1914 Aged 74 years Also his wife Grace Who died September 7th 1895 Aged 49 years Old residents of Oriental Bay
Sources
- Wellington Cemetery Online Database [[1]]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Grace by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Grace:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Grace by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Grace:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Meredith (Foote) Savins 
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