George MUIR

1874 - 1945  (70 years)

• Name	George MUIR
  Birth	12 Sep 1874	Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1905  [3]
  	Labourer, Te Arai, Manutuke, Gisborne
  Occupation	1928  [3]
  	Farmer, Makaraka, Gisborne
  Death	11 Sep 1945	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I19312	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Stockwell McCONNELL,   b. 29 Aug 1870, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 30 Apr 1942, Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	04 Sep 1901	New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F6586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Sep 1874 - Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand Marriage - 04 Sep 1901 - New Zealand Death - 11 Sep 1945 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY MR. GEORGE MUIR The sudden death of Mr. George Muir on Tuesday caused widespread regret among the many friends he made in this district during his 52 years' residence here. Mr. Muir died in Gisborne following a period of indifferent health. A well-known and highly respected resident of the district, Mr. Muir was the youngest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Muir and was born in Akaroa 72 years ago. He lived at Springton for a few years before coming to Gisborne at the age of 20. He took up employment on Te Arai station until it was broken up for settlement and then shifted to Makaraka, where he was employed by the Poverty Bay Turf Club for the next 26 years. In 1901 he married Miss Elizabeth McConnell. Ten years ago he took up farming on his own account, but on the death of his wife seven years later took up residence with his daughter, Mrs. Bernard Parker. Beside his daughter; there are left to mourn their loss two brothers, Mr. A. Muir, Christchurch, and Mr. D. Muir, Auckland, and two grandchildren. A man who made many friendly and lasting associations in the district, he was popular with a wide circle of friends and was for 47 years connected with the Druids' Lodge. Source: Gisborne Herald, 13 September 1945 Page 6 [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1604] TarsaLinda, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - McConnell Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S1243] Papers Past - Gisborne Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.