Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Mary Ferrie was born on 25 March 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland – the daughter of William Ferrie and Margaret McBride.
She emigrated to Otago with her family in 1875 on the Auckland and they settled in Dunedin.
Mary married James Williams on 4 January 1888 in Dunedin.
Their first child was born in Victoria, Australia in 1890 after which they came back to Dunedin where they had, at least, a further four children.
James died in 1939 and Mary died at her home on 25 October 1945 – they are buried in the family grave in the Northern Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Presbyterian Research Centre https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/
BDM Victoria https://online.justice.vic.gov.au