Margaret FRASER [Marjory]

1803 - 1893  (89 years)

• Name	Margaret FRASER
  Known As	Marjory
  Birth	13 Oct 1803	Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	25 Aug 1840	Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2]
  Emigration	Between 25 Aug 1840 and 27 Dec 1840	ship BLENHEIM   [2]
  Immigration	27 Dec 1840	Kaiwharawhaura, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  Death	30 Jan 1893	Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Burial	Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I19319	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander FRASER,   b. 15 Mar 1773, Dores, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 31 Dec 1856, Duffus, Nairn, Scotland (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McDONELL,   b. 06 Jan 1772, Boleskine and Abertarff, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F6608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duncan FRASER,   b. 1795, Dalcataig, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 06 Aug 1879, Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1821	Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	1826	Corran, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. John FRASER,   b. 01 Nov 1822, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1898, Bulls, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 75 years)   2. Catherine FRASER,   b. 02 Dec 1823, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 03 Jan 1914, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 90 years)   3. Isabella FRASER,   b. 10 May 1825, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 06 Nov 1901, Bulls, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 76 years)   4. Margaret FRASER,   b. 26 Sep 1826, Corran, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 09 Apr 1909, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 82 years)   5. Elizabeth FRASER,   b. 29 Jan 1828, Corran, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 11 Oct 1904, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 76 years)   6. Ann FRASER,   b. 12 Sep 1829, Corran, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 08 Oct 1907, Ohakea, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 78 years)   7. Alexander FRASER,   b. 22 Sep 1833, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 30 Dec 1858, Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 25 years)   8. Donald FRASER,   b. 28 Feb 1835, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 04 Aug 1917, Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 82 years)   9. Duncan FRASER,   b. 26 Sep 1836, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 26 Aug 1863, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 26 years)   10. Thomas FRASER,   b. 03 Sep 1840, At sea, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean d. 09 Dec 1915, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 75 years) + 11. Hugh FRASER,   b. 02 Mar 1843, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 17 Nov 1934, Ohura, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 91 years)   12. Margery FRASER,   b. 02 Mar 1843, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 14 Jul 1868, Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 25 years)   13. Catherine FRASER [Kate],   b. 07 Jan 1846, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 28 Nov 1935, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 89 years)   14. Jane Crosby FRASER,   b. 16 Feb 1848, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 11 Oct 1886, Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F6501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Oct 1803 - Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland Marriage - 24 Nov 1821 - Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland Residence - 1826 - Corran, Inverness-shire, Scotland Emigration - 25 Aug 1840 - Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Immigration - 27 Dec 1840 - Kaiwharawhaura, Wellington, New Zealand Death - 30 Jan 1893 - Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand Burial - - Parewanui, Rangitikei, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Marjorie FRASER

  
  

  Documents

  Lower Rangitikei Map Lower Rangitikei Map showing location of farms: IVERHOE (James McDonell), PUKEHOU (Duncan Fraser) and POYNTZFIELD (Thomas McKenzie).

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone - Duncan Fraser In memory of Duncan Fraser, fourth son of Duncan and May Fraser, born Sep 26th 1836 in the Parish of Ballahulish Argyleshire, Scotland, died at Wanganui Aug 26th 1862
  		Headstone - Marjory Fraser In memory of MARJORY, beloved wife of DuncanFraser, who died at Pukeho, January 30th 1893 aged 89. Born at Fort Augustus, Inverness, Scotland; came to New Zealand 1840; leaves 4 sons and 6 daughters, 77 grand-children and great grand-children.

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Margaret (Marjory) Fraser was from the Lovat family of Frasers, her grandfather being a Captain in the 42nd Highlanders (the Black Watch). Her father was Alexander Fraser and her mother was Elizabeth McDonell. She married Duncan Fraser on 24 November 1821 at Fort Augustus, Inverness. After five years they moved to Corran, on Loch Linnhe, where they managed a small trading store and post office. In 1840 Margory, Duncan and their nine children immigrated to New Zealand on the Blenheim. A son, Thomas was born at sea on the voyage to New Zealand. Initially the family settled in Wellington, where another four children were born. In 1852 the family moved to their property "Pukehou" at Parewanui near what is now Bulls. Margaret died in 1893 and is buried in the family cemetery, Fraserfield Cemetery, at Parewanui, beside her husband. Source: The Blenheim People, Hugh McPhail, 2015. OBITUARY Death of Mrs Duncan Fraser Another link in the chain that binds the days of first settlement of the colony to the present was broken on Monday evening, by the death, at her residence, Fraserfield, Parewanui, of Mrs Marjorie Fraser, relict of the late Duncan Fraser, and mother of John, Donald, Thomas and Hugh Fraser. The deceased lady was born at Inverness, in Scotland, on the 30th of October 1803, and died, as we have said, on Monday evening at the ripe old age of 89 years. The late Mr and Mrs Fraser arrived at Port Nicholson on the 27th December, 1840, with a family of 10 children, one of whom was born in the Bay of Biscay on the voyage to the colony. After a residence in Wellington of 12 years, Mr and Mrs Fraser came to Rangitikei in 1852, and took up their abode. At that time the settlers in the district, or rather the European male inhabitants of Rangitikei were Thos. Scott, at the ferry; James McDonell at the Hoe; Adam Keir, the first owner of McKelvie's property on the Rangitikei side of the river; Andrew Green (father of Mr William Green of Bulls), who owned the land where Mr Pitt's house stands; Thomas Tiley, who owned the place on which now stands the residence of Messrs Keiller Bros; Laurie Daniell and a manager of Killymoon; James Bell, on what is now Woodendean, then the property of Mr Skipworth, for whom Bell had brought up some sheep. In the upper portion of the district the only settlers were Wm. Swainson, on Tututotara, and Mr H. Ross, father of Mr Alfred Ross, of Marton. These settlers had come to Rangitikei in 1850 and 1851. During 1851 Hugh and Donald Fraser came up, and Donald, who arrived six months after his brother, had been here six months before the arrival of his father and mother. From this it will be seen that the settlement was almost in its infancy when Mr and Mrs Fraser cast in their lot with it, and for over 40 years the deceased lady has watched its rise and progress. Mrs Fraser was a lady who was devoted to her Church, and attended with great regularity until a short time before her death. She was a very well read woman, and possessed a most retentive memory being able to relate with great accuracy incidents connected with her childhood's days. One of these, and one which she was very fond of telling, was of the stratagems to which the residents of Inverness resorted in order to evade the press gangs who traversed the country in the days of George III for the purpose of pressing men into the service to fight for their country against Napoleon. In addition to incidents of her early Scottish life, Mrs Fraser could rehearse as correctly as if reading from a book the genealogy of nearly the whole of the leading Highland families. Just prior to her death Mrs Fraser spoke with great clearness and distinctness of many incidents in her early history. In the early days of Rangitikei, when no houses of accommodation existed, the kindly and generous nature of the now departed lady was shown by the liberal hospitality which she so freely extended to travellers. This gained for her the esteem and regard of all with whom she came in contact, and everywhere she was spoken of in terms of the highest praise. After their arrival, the family increased to 14, of whom six daughters and three sons were married in the colony. The deceased's grandchildren now number 92, her great grandchildren 201, and her great great grandchildren 6. On the day of the Auckland Jubilee a rather remarkable incident happened at deceased's residence, Fraserfield, Pukehoe, when some of the numerous older relatives paid her a visit. When seated at dinner, it was discovered that there were present Mrs Fraser, her eldest son, a daughter, a granddaughter and a grandson, a great grandson, and a great great grandson and daughter five generations all dining around the one table. Mrs Fraser's death was by no means unexpected, her health having been in a very precarious state for some time past. At a few minutes past seven on Monday night she passed peacefully away. Very general sympathy is expressed for the relatives in their bereavement, in which we sincerely join. Source: Manawatu Herald, 2 February 1893, Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S840] Headstone inscription. [S1570] Hugh McPhail, The Blenheim People, (Hugh McPhail, Wellington, New Zealand 2015). [S385] NZ Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Ancestry.com).