Mary MILNE aka Mary Hay MILNE b1875

[Tgapitbull]

I am trying to trace Mary MILNE aka Mary Hay MILNE who was born on 22 February 1875 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.  She is the daughter of Agnes TAYLOR and Thomas MILNE who married on 13 July 1874 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.  Agnes and Thomas MILNE had another child Thomas MILNE born in 1878.  Thomas MILNE senior died on 18 December 1880, Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Background:
Around 1882 Agnes MILNE came to New Zealand and married James Keith CRAIG on 2 April 1886 in Oamaru.

Agnes Taylor (b 1852) was the daughter of David Taylor and Margaret Henderson.  Agnes' older sister Christian Taylor (b 1844 New Deer, Scotland) married in 1866 to John Taylor s/o William Taylor and Annie Meldrum.  Christian and John Taylor and family came out to NZ on the ship "Auckland" arriving in Port Chalmers on 21 November 1874.

Thomas Milne came out to NZ c 1908.  He did not marry and died on 13 October 1946 in Dunedin.

I do not know exactly when Mary Milne came out to NZ but possibly sometime between 1891 and 1896.  I have found her in the 1891 Scotland census living in Tiffery Road, Longside, Aberdeenshire occ Dom Svt (unemployed) living with her uncle John and Aunt Ann Taylor.  Then as a witness to the marriage on 16 December 1896 in Oamaru of Jessie Ann Meldrum Taylor d/o Christina and John Taylor and James Turpus.  Her details are given as "Mary Hay Milne, General Servant, Kakanui".  Mary is Jessie's cousin.
I next found a "Mary Hay Milne" in the 1896 and 1900 electoral roll for Otago - Waihemo as a Domestic Servant - qualification - residential.

An Ancestry public member tree suggests that Mary Milne married a George Marvin Mutch in 1897 in Wisconsin, USA - however this is not the one I am looking for.  George married a Mary Hall Milne.

I have checked the NZ BDM Index - deaths.  Using the ages I have eliminated all the "Mary Milne's".  Using Archway I searched using "Mary Hay" and found 2 possible names "Harris" and "Williams".  I checked these against the BDM Index and eliminated these as being too old, ie born before 1875.  I have also checked the Waitaki cemetery records and not found anything relevant.

I have also looked on Familysearch but found nothing relevant or have I missed something?

Agnes Craig died on 30 August 1942, Waimate, Sth Canterbury.  On her death cert only one child is given as living at the time of her death and this is a male (Thomas) so Mary is likely to have died sometime between 1900 and 1942 - but where?

Any assistance to locate Mary Hay Milne would be appreciated.

Thanks
Wendy

[TwiggyTree]

Here is a long shot http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lu0/ even though you say there wasn't a daughter listed as alive on the mother's death certificate.

If you consider years later than 1942 there are another couple of possibilities.

[Janette]

Maybe we need to find her arriving in NZ

Edited

A Miss M H Milne left the UK on the 27th December 1893 aboard the "Gothic" no age is given just "A"


Cheers Janette

[minniehaha]

Hello Wendy,

Not quite the right age, but a possibility maybe?

1958/19434   Milne   Mary     85Y


Minniehaha.

[Tgapitbull]

Thanks TwiggyTree, Janette and Minniehaha for your postings and will follow up your suggestions.  The passenger details for Miss M H Milne look promising.

As an aside, I found Lucy Mary Hay Milne in the electoral rolls residing at 71 Chatsworth Road, Upper Hutt (Woodhill) - a Chapman-Taylor residence from about 1949 - 1954.

Thanks
Wendy

[minniehaha]

This is probably not at all helpful but I note the names of Milne, Mary, Hay & Henderson.

A family connection?

1912/15894   Milne   Mary Ellen Christina Hay   Elizabeth Stirling   Donald Henderson

2002/3428   Milne   Mary Ellen Christina Hay   3 July 1912


Cemetery Details
Surname   MILNE
Forename   Mary Ellen Christina Hay
Age   89 Years
Gender   Female
Date of Death   3 Feb 2002
Place of Death   Sacred Heart Home, Dunedin
Last Address   Sacred Heart Home, DUNEDIN
Funeral Director   Hope & Sons Ltd, P O Box 5013, Andersons Bay, DUNEDIN
Date of Cremation   7 Feb 2002
Type of Service   None
Ashes Disposal   Scatter 8 Feb 2002
Occupation   
Place of Birth   
Date of Birth   Not recorded
Notes   
   
The following burials are also in this Plot
There were none found


Minniehaha.

[Tgapitbull]

Hi Minniehaha,
There doesn't appear to be a family connection as these names don't fit with the family information that I have.  Using the NZ DIA BDM Index I found that Donald married Elizabeth Stirling WEBB in 1905.  Donald was born c 1882.
Thanks for the posting.
Wendy

[minniehaha]

Gothic passenger list, including those for Oamaru [Miss H. M. Milne]......

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18940207.2.27?end_date=28-02-1894&phrase=0&query=gothic+arrival+milne&start_date=01-02-1894


Minniehaha.

[Tgapitbull]

Thanks Minniehaha - you beat me to it!  I had been looking for the passenger list in the newspapers on Paperspast.

I am checking with the Wellington CC to see if they are able to provide additional information on the cremation record of Lucy Mary Hay Milne.  As a last resort I will apply for her death cert.

On checking the electoral rolls I have found a Lucy Mary Milne (possibly the same person as above) who in 1935 was at Firth House, Dufferin street, Wellington (Wellington College).  She was still at Wellington College in 1938.  I am checking with Wellington College to see if they still retain their staff records for this time.
Wendy