Milne Family - Mary and William Bennetto (Second generation)

John and Jane's eleventh child and youngest daughter was born on 23rd April 1860 in Skene,Scotland and would have been 5 years old when she arrived in New Zealand.

Mary attend Long Bush school and went on to qualified as a pupil teacher when she was only 14 years old. teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34424/pupil-teachers

LONG BUSH.,
Southland Times, Issue 1871, 27 February 1874

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4382, 6 March 1876

It would appear Mary then taught at a number of school area Southland and Otago.

TEACHERS' SCIENCE EXAMINATIONS.,
 Otago Witness, Issue 1477, 6 March 1880

EDUCATION" BOARD., Evening Star, Issue 5349, 29 April 1880

EDUCATION BOARD.,
Clutha Leader, Volume VII, Issue 397, 20 May 1881

In 1886 Mary aged 26 years she married William Francis Bennetto, from Milton. (m.1886/1867)

MARRIAGES.,
 Otago Witness, Issue 1782, 16 January 1886

Sadly nine months later Mary passed away at Fairflax (Milton).

Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1800,
29 October 1886

DEATH., Southland Times, Issue 9355, 22 October 1886

Mary is buried with her mother and father at the Eastern cemetery, Invercargill.

In 1891 William married again to Aby McKenize. They had son William Francis the following year.

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John and Jane Milne (First generation)

The family arrived on the "Jessie Gilbert" which berthed at Bluff in May, 1865, after a voyage which lasted five months. The Milne family proceeded to Invercargill by wagon and spent the first night in the colony in a small hotel in Tay street, called the "Three Bells." The following day they journeyed to Woodlands, the family belongings being transported in bullock and horse-drawn vehicles (taken from William Dawson Milne's obituary).

CUSTOMS ENTRIES., Issue 1078, 3 June 1865

SHIPPING., ODT, Issue 1079, 5 June 1865

THE WOODLANDS POST OFFICE.,
Southland Times, Issue 1971, 3 December 1872

Southland Times, Issue 3473, 8 August 1879

John and Jane Milne's sons. Unknown Date.

Grand Lodge of New Zealand - I.O.G.T. Newspaper article 1882


At the age of 64 John passed away at Long Bush and is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill. Mrs Milne survived her husband by 29 years passing on the 23 July 1907 in Mataura, Southland aged 90 years at residence of one of her sons. She is buried with her husband and two of the their daughters Annie Ford and Mary at the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill. 

DEATH., Southland Times, Issue 3124, 17 June 1878

Southland Times, Issue 3126, 19 June 1878

DEATHS., Southland Times, Issue 10996, 25 July 1907

PERSONAL ITEMS., Otago Witness, Issue 2786, 7 August 1907

PERSONAL., Evening Star, Issue 12727, 30 July 1907

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Woodlands 1905: http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-d111.html
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19070725.2.7
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19070807.2.80
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