Biography contributed by Malcolm Law
Mary Parlane, nee Harrison, 1842-1929, was the daughter of Thomas Harrison, a weaver of Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Janet Stark. They migrated to Otago in 1848 on the Blundell, settling in Dunedin until Thomas established a farm in East Taieri.
Mary married James Parlane, a farmer, in 1865. They settled at Tokoiti near Milton, where they lived the rest of their lives except for a trip to Sydney in 1876-77 when one of their daughters was born. They had eleven children.
Mary was buried at East Taieri Cemetery, Mosgiel.
Sources
Blundell Passenger List
http://www.ngaiopress.com/blundlst.htm
NZ Marriage Index 1840-1937, Folio No 1705
NZ Death Index 1848-1966, Folio No 1839
NZ Cemetery Records 1800 2007, East Taieri Cemetery, Page 114
Papers Past
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19290620.2.70