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Isabella Sophia WALKER [Bella]

Isabella Sophia WALKER [Bella]

Female 1868 - 1938  (70 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Isabella Sophia WALKER 
    Known As Bella 
    Birth 06 Jun 1868  Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Education From 02 Feb 1886 to 15 Dec 1888  [1] 
    Tokomairiro School, Milton, Otago, New Zealand 
    Death 10 Jun 1938  Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial 13 Jun 1938  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I8704  NZ Genealogy Project | WALKER Descendant
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2019 

    Father Alexander WALKER [Alex],   b. 10 Sep 1838, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Sep 1909, Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Isabella BROUGH [Isabella Brown],   b. 1837, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Feb 1914, Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1858  Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Residence 1893  Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Documents
    1858 Marriage Register    		1858 Marriage Register
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William George GRIFFIN [George],   b. 15 Feb 1874, Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jun 1935, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1896  Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Children 
     1. William Edwin GRIFFIN,   b. 24 Apr 1899, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Feb 1968, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Isabella Leticia GRIFFIN [Isabella Letitia],   b. 24 Apr 1899, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1978, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Alexander Field GRIFFIN,   b. 17 Dec 1900, Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jun 1964, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Murray GRIFFIN,   b. 16 Mar 1902, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1946, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     5. Charles Percival GRIFFIN,   b. 16 Mar 1902, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1963, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F2981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 06 Jun 1868 - Milton, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1896 - Milton, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jun 1938 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Jun 1938 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Isabella Walker    		Isabella Walker

    Headstones
    Headstone - William G and Isabella S Griffin    		Headstone - William G and Isabella S Griffin
    GRIFFIN
    Plot: Block 135. Plot 25

  • Notes 

    • BIOGRAPHY

      Isabella Walker, also known as Bella, was born in Milton in 1868. She attended school in Milton, and in 1896 married William George Griffin, known as George.

      George was born in Macraes Flat, Otago, and he farmed there in 1902. The couple had five children, including two sets of twins. Based on their school attendance, the family lived in a number of locations in Otago and Canterbury. George and Isabella eventually settled in Dunedin, Otago. George died in 1935 and Isabella in 1938. Both were buried in Dunedin.

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers

    2. [S106] Dunedin Cemetery Records, (Dunedin City Council), none.
      Surname GRIFFIN, Forename ISABELLA; Age 70 Years; Gender Female; Date of Death 10 Jun 1938; Last Address CHRISTCHURCH; Funeral Director - Hope & Sons Ltd, P O Box 5013, Andersons Bay, DUNEDIN; Cemetery ANDERSONS BAY; Location Block 135 . Plot 0025; Date of Burial 10 Jun 1938; Type Burial; Notes Original reference:- A19380623, Occupation:- WIDOW, Native of:- NZ, Years in NZ:- 70, Place died:- DUNEDIN.

    3. [S1438] Papers Past - Lake Wakatip Mail, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
      The death took place at Christchurch on Friday last, of Mrs Isabella Griffin, wife of the late W. G. Griffin of St. Kilda. Dunedin, and mother of Mr A. F. Griffin, Queenstown. - 14 June 1938, Page 4, Personal Notes.

    4. [S106] Dunedin Cemetery Records, (Dunedin City Council), none.

    5. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Andersons Bay Cemetery Record

    6. [S28] Registry of Birth, Deaths and Mariages, Melbourne., Birth Certificate (Victoria) (Reliability: 2).
      Married 1858 in Comrie, Scotland

    7. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.
      ISABELLA BROUGH and ALEXR. WALKER, Marriage: 29 SEP 1858 Comrie, Perth, Scotland. Source Information: Batch No.: M113411 sheet 00; Source Call No.: 6035516 REGISTER ; Type: FILM.

    8. [S216] General Register Office for Scotland, Scotts Origin - OPRI & SRI records, (http://www.scotsorigins.com).
      Marriage Record Alexander Walker and Isabella Brough, 1858, Comrie, Perth. Registration district code 341, Registration district entry 0010

    9. [S41] General Register Office for Scotland, Entry of Marriage, Scotland, (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk).
      1858 Marriages in the Parish of Comrie in the County of Perth. #10. On the 29 September 1858 at Milutuim, Comrie. Marriage (After Banns) was solemized between us according to the Forms of the United Presbeterian Church of Scotland. GROOM: Alex. Walker, 20, Residence Milutuim Comrie, Miller Bachelor. Father: Alexander Walker, Labourer. Mother: Charlotte Leslie. BRIDE: Isabella Brough, 22, Residence: Milutuim Comrie, Spinster. Father: William Brough, Miller. Mother: Christine Drummond. Witness: Peter Brough, James Mitchell.

    10. [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration.

    11. [S30] Diane Wilson (Compiler), 1893 NZ Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. 2004).
      (1) Surname WALKER; Given Name Alexander; Number 2827; Electorate Bruce; Voting Qualification Freehold; Residential Address Milton; Occupation Miller; Property Detail Sec. 83, block 7, Milton. (2) Surname WALKER; Given Name Isabella; Number 2830; Electorate Bruce; Voting Qualification Residential; Residential Address Milton; Occupation Housewife

    12. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX

    13. [S344] Eleanor Leckie and Janice Poskitt, Register of Otago & Southland Marriages 1848 to 1920, (Presbyterian Church Aotearoa New Zealand Archives, 1990), none.
      Tokomairiro Parish (Milton) Marriages 1860 to 1920.

    14. [S23] Papers Past - The Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
      Otago Witness, Issue 2228, 12 November 1896, Page 29. MARRIAGES. Griffin-Walker. - On the 13th October, at the residence of the bride's parents, Comrie Cottage, by the Rev. James Chisholm, William George, third son of William Griffin, Macraes, to Belle, third daughter of Alexander Walker, Milton.


 

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