Born in New Zealand
Daughter of William John Wright
and Janet (Heuchan) Kerslake
Sister of
William John Wright, Mary Ann Wright, Emily (Wright) Mallasch, Charles Henry Wright and Alfred Kerslake [half]
Wife of
John Meikle
— married
1900 in New Zealand
Mother of
Mary Eileen (Meikle) Lovegrove
Died
at about age 36
in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2019
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Biography
Killed in a motor car accident. Buried in Timaru Cemetery General Section Row 3 Plot 218
Janet Meikle (nee Wright) and John Meikle had a car accident on their property on Spur Road, Washdyke Valley, Timaru. Janet has been reported to be the first NZ woman to lose her life in a car accident. [Julie Meikle]
Sources
NZBDM: birth - 1870/32006 Wright Janet mother: Janet father: William John; marriage - 1900/4960 Janet Wright John Meikle; death - 1906/5425 Meikle Janet 36Y
Timaru District Council cemetery records
NZ birth - 1983/122660 Meikle Clarice Eileen Needham Boundy Janet John
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