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Mary Bridget, Merryman, (Polly) DRAKE 1869 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1869

Birth Location: <Whitness, Shet. Is., Scot.>

Death Date: 28 Nov 1963

Death Location: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James DRAKE

Mother: Elizabeth LATHAM

Spouse(s): John ABERNETHY

Children(s): Elizabeth ABERNETHY, James Abernethy, Agnes ABERNETHY, Christina ABERNETHY, Bessie ABERNETHY, Thomas Abernethy, George ABERNETHY, Bessie Abernethy, Agnes Abernethy

Mary Bridget Merryman (Polly) DRAKE was born in <Whitness, Shet. Is., Scot.> in 1869, to James DRAKE and Elizabeth Walton LATHAM. Later in life, Mary Bridget Merryman (Polly) DRAKE married John James Gear ABERNETHY; among their children were Elizabeth Margaret Mary ABERNETHY, James John Abernethy, Agnes Ellen ABERNETHY, Christina Ester ABERNETHY, Bessie Ann ABERNETHY, Thomas Roger Abernethy, George Francis ABERNETHY, Bessie Ann Abernethy and Agnes Ellen Abernethy. Mary Bridget Merryman (Polly) DRAKE died in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 1963.

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Parents

James DRAKE
1835 – 1916
Birth Location: Limekilns, Fife, Scotland
JD
Elizabeth LATHAM
1838 – 1914
Birth Location: Marsden Heights, Burnley, Lancashire, England
EL

Spouses(s)

John ABERNETHY
1865 – 1943
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
JA

Children(s)

Elizabeth ABERNETHY
1907 – 1976
Birth Location: Karitane, New Z|ealand
EA
James Abernethy
1909 – 1975
Birth Location: Karitane, NZ
JA
Agnes ABERNETHY
1910 – 1991
Birth Location: Karitane, NZ
AA
Christina ABERNETHY
1913 – 1986
Birth Location: Karitane, NZ
CA
Bessie ABERNETHY
1914 – 1989
Birth Location: New Zealand
BA
Thomas Abernethy
1916 – 1991
Birth Location: Karitane, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
TA
George ABERNETHY
1918 – 1985
Birth Location: New Zealand
GA
Bessie Abernethy
Birth Location: –
BA
Agnes Abernethy
Birth Location: –
AA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1840-1902, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1869
    Event Place: <Whitness, Shet. Is., Scot.>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Otago, Otago, New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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