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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Benjamin Mary and Susan Boyle.
« on: Monday 14 June 21 08:31 BST (UK)  »
In the Gisborne Herald 14 Feb 1945 has an obituary for Benjamin Boyle's wife is named as Mary Jane Wilson. It is available on NZ Papers Past.

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Cavan / Re: Wilson's in County Cavan
« on: Friday 01 November 19 19:44 GMT (UK)  »
My notes on Matilda Wilson's arrival in NZ:

She Arrived 8 Sept 1975 on “Carisbrooke Castle” from Belfast, a voyage of 93 days. Matilda may have been accompanied by a sister? Annie. There were also other Wilsons on board. Two sources have differing versions of the passenger lists:

rootsweb.com passenger list:Special Settlers

Families: Elizabeth Wilson and four children
         
Single Women: Annie, Mary J, Martha, Sarah M, and Amelia Wilson
         
Single Men: Andrew, William, John, Andrew, Richard and James Wilson
         
Immigrants,
Single Women: Annie and Matilda Wilson

Auckland Star newspaper:
Families: John and Elizabeth Wilson and four children
               
Single men: Andrew, William, John, Annie, Andrew Richard, and James Wilson
               
Single Women: Annie, Mary J, Martha, Sarah M, and Amelia Wilson
               
Immigrants
Single Women: Matilda Wilson

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Cavan / Re: Wilson's in County Cavan
« on: Saturday 26 October 19 21:58 BST (UK)  »
I knew I'd seen Matilda and Annie Wilson linked together on a Carisbrooke Castle passenger list somewhere which led me to believe they were sisters: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/genealogy/carisbrooke_castle1875.htm

In case the link gets taken down it's on freepages.rootsweb.com

Mary-Ann Laidlaw

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Cavan / Re: Wilson's in County Cavan
« on: Saturday 26 October 19 02:11 BST (UK)  »
I've just had another look at the Carisbrooke Castle full passenger list as per the Auckland Star newspaper 8 Sep 1875 and now have to re-evaluate my conviction that Matilda and Annie were sisters. There was a family of Wilsons who were "Saloon Passengers": John and Elizabeth Wilson and four children. The Saloon Passenger Single women listed 5 Wilson girls/women: Annie, Mary J., Martha, Sarah M., and Amelia Wilson.

Matilda Wilson was included in the "Immigrants" single women list.

Mary-Ann Laidlaw


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Cavan / Re: Wilson's in County Cavan
« on: Saturday 26 October 19 01:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi, further to Tracey Clarke's thread: Yes I did notice that one of Margaret's daughters was named Matilda.
Matilda and Annie Wilson were listed as single women on the passenger list of "Carrisbrooke Castle" from Belfast to NZ in 1875. It has occurred to me that they may have been servants to fellow passengers and their passages paid for by their employers. I don't know what happened to Annie after their arrival here. It was 5 1/2 years later that Matilda married George. Her age on the marriage certificate was 20 and her occupation was "Domestic Servant".

Mary-Ann Laidlaw

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Cavan / Re: Wilson's in County Cavan
« on: Wednesday 23 October 19 08:25 BST (UK)  »
Hello, In reply to Tracey Clarke's reply #21: My G. Grandmother Matilda Wilson (aged approx. 14 years), of Millmount, County Cavan, Ireland, and her sister Annie emigrated to New Zealand in 1875. According to the marriage record of Matilda to George Edwards (G. Grandfather), her parents were: Hugh Wilson and Susan Kane. I found the marriage details of Margaret Anne Wilson and Joseph Ross on Family Search.com but have found no mention of Matilda or Annie. One of Matilda and George's sons was named George Hamilton Edwards.

Mary-Ann Laidlaw

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