Mary MORRISON

1834 - 1911  (77 years)

• Name	Mary MORRISON
  Birth	12 Jan 1834	Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	25 Aug 1840	Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Emigration	Between 25 Aug 1840 and 27 Dec 1840	ship BLENHEIM   [1]
  Immigration	27 Dec 1840	Kaiwharawhaura, Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  Death	11 Oct 1911	Mangapakeha, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Burial	13 Oct 1911	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I19160	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Alexander CAMERON,   b. 1823, Ockle, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 19 Dec 1899, Kaiwharawhaura, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	05 Jun 1855	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  Family ID	F6513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Jan 1834 - Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Emigration - 25 Aug 1840 - Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Immigration - 27 Dec 1840 - Kaiwharawhaura, Wellington, New Zealand Marriage - 05 Jun 1855 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Death - 11 Oct 1911 - Mangapakeha, Wairarapa, New Zealand Burial - 13 Oct 1911 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  OBITUARY The death of Mrs Cameron, wife of the late Alexander Cameron, of Kaiwarra, occurred at her son's residence "Okar," yesterday afternoon, at the ripe age of 77. The deceased lady was one of Wairarapa's earliest pioneers. She came out with her father, the late Hugh Morrison, of Glenmorven and Morrison's Bush in the year 1840, by the ship "Blenheim." After residing in Wellington for a short time, when quite a young girl, she came to Wairarapa with her father, who had taken up a run known as Morrison's Bush. They made the journey from Wellington in an open whaleboat, and after a very rough and exciting passage, during which they narrowly escaped shipwreck, they landed on the open beach at Te Kopi. It was in the days when quicker modes of transit were unknown in these parts, and through the roughest of country she made the way to her future home, all on foot. She was the only surviving sister of the late John Morrison, of Blairlogie, well known in this district. Mrs Cameron was a fine type of the early pioneer, facing the difficulties of the early times with undaunted courage; and at the same time had a kindly disposition and was greatly beloved by all who came in contact with her. She leaves three sons and five daughters to mourn her loss. The funeral takes place to-morrow at Wellington. Source: Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 October 1911, Page 5. [5]

  
  

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  [S1570] Hugh McPhail, The Blenheim People, (Hugh McPhail, Wellington, New Zealand 2015). [S1579] Robert Alexander Cameron, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Cameron Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S840] Headstone inscription. [S436] Wellington City Council, Wellington City Council Cemeteries Database, (Wellington City Council, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand). [S1575] Papers Past - Wairarapa Daily Times, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.