Murray Family - Mary and William Carrick (Second generation)

James and Agnes's first child and eldest daughter, Mary was born in 1870. In 1896, aged 26, Mary married William McDowall Carrick (1872-1923). William lost both his parent at a very young age.

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Otago Daily Times, something not right with article reference
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19210528.2.23

Mary and William often provided the music for dances around the area possibly how they meet.

Stirling Items, Bruce Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 2491, 7 July 1893

From 1896 - 1900 Mary and William farm in Waipahi. They move to Port Molyneux sometime before 1905 and are still farm there in 1919. I can not find any records of children.


In 1923 at the young age of 51 William dies (d.1923/9647).

Seven years later Mary dies suddenly aged 60 years. (b.1870/40055 d.1930/8890)

Mary and William are buried at Port Molyneux cemetery.

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