Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Margaret Hervey/Harvey was born about 1833 in Scotland — she married William Henderson in Victoria, Australia in 1854.
They had three daughters before they travelled to New Zealand in about 1861, two further children were born after their arrival.
The family settled at Highcliff on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin.
William died at their home in 1878, at the age of 48.
Margaret died on 24 March 1901, she is buried with William in the family grave in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
BDM Victoria https://online.justice.vic.gov.au
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
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