1849 - 1929 (79 years)
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Name |
Mary Ann Ryan |
Born |
9 May 1849 |
Queen Street, Auckland New Zealand |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
4 Feb 1929 |
5 Edwin Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
Buried |
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
Notes |
- Mary Ann was born in a small cottage at the corner of Durham Street and Queen Street in Auckland NZ.
She is claimed to be the first white girl born in Queen Street.
Mary Ann lived in Auckland all her life and when she died the property on the corner of Durham & Queen Streets was sold and the proceeds divided among the many descendants. (including 52 grandchildren). Her granddaughter Rita Omundsen (nee Benefield) recalls receiving 13 shillings and four pence and was delighted to spend it on a pair of new bras.
Her husband James Joseph Murphy died of cancer in Wanganui and is buried there in the old Heads Road Cemetery.
Mary Ann is buried in the Waikumete Cemetry, Glen Eden Auckland with her infant son Louis. There is no headstone
Roman Catholic Division Block A - Row 5 - Plot 87
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Person ID |
I449 |
Omundsen |
Last Modified |
15 Feb 2021 |
Family |
James Joseph Murphy, b. 1846, County Cork, Ireland , d. 25 Aug 1903, Wanganui NZ (Age 57 years) |
Married |
9 Sep 1868 |
St Patricks Cathedral Auckland New Zealand |
Children |
| 1. Edward Thomas Murphy, b. 1869, Auckland New Zealand , d. 6 Jan 1926 (Age 57 years) |
| 2. Michael Henry Murphy, b. 5 Jun 1870, Auckland New Zealand , d. 6 Oct 1944 (Age 74 years) |
| 3. Theodore Matthew Murphy, b. 29 Jun 1872, Auckland New Zealand |
| 4. Margaret Edith May Murphy, b. 31 Jul 1875, Auckland New Zealand , d. 15 Jan 1958, Wanganui New Zealand (Age 82 years) |
| 5. Walter John Murphy, b. 26 Dec 1877, Auckland New Zealand |
| 6. Alica Murphy, b. 17 Nov 1879, Auckland New Zealand , d. 3 Mar 1923, Wanganui New Zealand (Age 43 years) |
| 7. Agnes Frances Murphy, b. 13 Aug 1882, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand , d. 28 Oct 1924, Wanganui New Zealand (Age 42 years) |
| 8. Thomas Aquinas Murphy, b. 24 Dec 1885, Auckland New Zealand |
| 9. Florence Marie Murphy, b. 25 Jun 1888, Auckland New Zealand |
| 10. Louis Murphy, b. 17 Nov 1890, Auckland New Zealand , d. 1891, Auckland New Zealand (Age 0 years) |
| 11. Stella Maud Murphy, b. 8 Feb 1893, Auckland New Zealand |
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Last Modified |
31 Oct 2020 |
Family ID |
F325 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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