Janet Lockhart Williamson McKechie

(1901 - 1974)
Father*James McKechie b. 1873, d. 1942
Mother*Isabella Williamson Campbell b. 1869, d. 1957
Janet Lockhart Williamson McKechie was born in Scotland on 13 April 1901.1

Janet Lockhart Williamson McKechie, Margaret Tanner McKechie and James McKechie left London on 22 August 1912 on board the 'Tongariro' in the company of their parents James McKechie and Isabella Williamson Campbell.2

Janet died in May 1974 in Westland at age 73.3 She was buried on 24 May 1974 at the Orowaiti Cemetery, Utopia Rd in Westport.4

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1974/37427 gives this birthdate.
  2. [S800] National Archives - NZ Archives (Archway), Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, Tongariro, image page 1, 4, 5 and manifest, available at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/), FHL 4415931.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1974/37427.
  4. [S972] Buller District Council cemetery database, at https://bullerdc.govt.nz/cemeteries/, Orowaiti cemetery, plot 116 block F, Presbyterian, aged 73.

Jeanette McKechie

(1930 - 2018)
Father*Hugh Tanner McKechie b. 1889, d. 1948
Mother*Rita Farquharson b. 1898, d. 1990
Jeanette McKechie was born in New Zealand on 9 September 1930.1

She married Clifford Birks in New Zealand in 1952.2

She was widowed at age 41 on the death of her husband Clifford on 10 August 1972.3,4

Jeanette died on 1 March 2018 at Nelson Hospice in Nelson at age 87.5,6,7 She was cremated at the Wakapuaka Crematorium.6

Family

Clifford Birks (1895 - 1972)

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2018/6073, gives this birthdate.
  2. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, Folio 11904.
  3. [S970] Nelson City Council cemetery database, at http://www.nelson.govt.nz/services/facilities/cemeteries/…, Record ID O3204 & MVRSE350, aged 76.
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1972/41867, birth date given as 23 Jan 1896 (incorrect).
  5. [S1131] MemoryTree NZ, at https://www.amemorytree.co.nz/index.php
  6. [S970] Nelson City Council cemetery database, at http://www.nelson.govt.nz/services/facilities/cemeteries/…, Record ID 21258.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2018/6073.

Jillian Christina McKechie1

(1937 - 2022)
Father*Thomas McKechie1 b. 1911, d. 1983
Mother*Coral Frances Williams1 b. 1913, d. 2005
Jillian Christina McKechie was born in Dunedin, Otago, on 4 October 1937.1

Jillian died on 12 August 2022 in Stratford at age 84.2

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S370] Interview - personal knowledge related to D Ferguson, information supplied by W McKechie.
  2. [S369] Personal knowledge of D Ferguson.

John McKechie1

(c 1851 - )
Father*James McKechie1 b. c 1829, d. 1884
Mother*Sarah Allan1 b. c 1832, d. 1883
John McKechie was born in Ireland circa 1851.1
The siblings James, Mary, John, Thomas and Sarah were listed in the 1861 census at Main St in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with their parents, James McKechie and Sarah Allan.1
The siblings Mary, John, James, Sarah, Agnes and Margaret were listed in the 1871 census at Town End in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with their parents, James McKechie and Sarah Allan. John was a bonnet dresser.2

He married Annie Lang in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, in 1876.3

Family

Annie Lang
Children

Citations

  1. [S340] Census - 7 Apr 1861, UK census, Scottish GRO 598/00 008/00 013.
  2. [S367] Census - 2 Apr 1871, UK census, Scottish GRO 598/00 007/00 019.
  3. [S917] GRO Scotland, marriage record, Parish of Kilmaurs, Statutory Marriages, GRO 598/00 0008.
  4. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, District of Kilmaurs, Statutory Births, GRO 598/00 0095.
  5. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, District of Kilmaurs, Statutory Births, GRO 598/00 0057.

June Matilda McKechie1

(1925 - 2004)
Father*James Lang McKechie1 b. 1892, d. 1963
Mother*Matilda Macdonald Blair1 b. 1900, d. 1990
June Matilda McKechie was born in New Zealand on 7 June 1925.2

She married Gerald Stuart Baxter in New Zealand in 1948.3

She was widowed on the death of her husband Gerald in 1997.4

June died in 2004 in New Zealand.1

Family

Gerald Stuart Baxter (1927 - 1997)

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2004/1825.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2004/1825 gives this birthdate.
  3. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, Marriage, 1948, folio 06411.
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1997/37343.

Lorraine Julia McKechie1

(1939 - 2016)
Father*James McKechie b. 1909, d. 1987
Mother*Vida Paul b. 1908, d. 2000
Lorraine Julia McKechie was born in St Kilda, Dunedin, Otago, on 29 July 1939.2

Lorraine died on 7 May 2016 at Leslie Groves Hospital in Dunedin, Otago, at age 76.3,4 Her ashes were buried on 2 July 2016 at Green Island Cemetery.4

Citations

  1. [S730] New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981, at https://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S1234] Email - Melissa (Fokkens) Graham, email from Melissa (Fokkens) Graham to D Ferguson, from Sep 2020.
  3. [S1131] MemoryTree NZ, at https://www.amemorytree.co.nz/index.php, aged 76, Hope & Sons Funeral Directors.
  4. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…, Green Island Cemetery, Block III, Plot 63.

Margaret McKechie1

(c 1870 - )
Father*James McKechie1 b. c 1829, d. 1884
Mother*Sarah Allan1 b. c 1832, d. 1883
Margaret McKechie was born in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, circa 1870.1
The siblings Mary, John, James, Sarah, Agnes and Margaret were listed in the 1871 census at Town End in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with their parents, James McKechie and Sarah Allan.1
The siblings Sarah, Agnes and Margaret were listed in the 1881 census at Railway buildings, Tower Hill in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with their parents, James McKechie and Sarah Allan.2

She married William Dunlop in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, in 1887.3

Citations

  1. [S367] Census - 2 Apr 1871, UK census, Scottish GRO 598/00 007/00 019.
  2. [S116] Census - 3 Apr 1881, UK Census, Scottish GRO 598/00 001/00 028.
  3. [S917] GRO Scotland, marriage record, District of Kilmaurs, Statutory Marriages, GRO 598/00 0023.

Margaret McKechie1

(c 1881 - )
Father*James McKechie1 b. c 1855, d. 1912
Mother*Margaret Tanner1 b. c 1853, d. 1933
Margaret McKechie was born in Ayrshire circa 1881.1

Citations

  1. [S178] Census - 5 Apr 1891, UK census, Scottish GRO 598/00 005/00 015.

Margaret Isabel McKechie1

(1924 - 1996)
Father*Hugh Tanner McKechie1 b. 1889, d. 1948
Mother*Rita Farquharson1 b. 1898, d. 1990
Margaret Isabel McKechie was born in New Zealand on 20 February 1924.1,2

She married Laurence Knox Currie in New Zealand.1

She was widowed at age 60 on the death of her husband Laurence on 13 September 1984.3,4

Margaret died on 31 August 1996 at Dunedin Hospital, Gt King St in Dunedin, Otago, at age 72.5,6 She was cremated at the Dunedin Crematorium, Anderson's Bay on 4 September 1996.6

Family

Laurence Knox Currie (1923 - 1984)

Citations

  1. [S730] New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981, at https://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1996/38760 gives this birthdate.
  3. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…, Reference: C19840927.
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1984/35986.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1996/38760.
  6. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…, Reference: C19960907, ashes returned to Funeral Director.

Margaret Jane McKechie1

(1914 - )
Father*Samuel John McKechie1 b. 1878, d. 1928
Mother*Maggie Macpherson1 b. c 1884, d. 1956
Margaret Jane McKechie was born in New Zealand in 1914.1

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1914/14252.