Agnes (Burns) Fellows (abt. 1852 - bef. 1928)

Born about 6 Sep 1852 in Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Fellows — married 1868 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died before 6 Sep 1928 before about age 76 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

Agnes (Burns) Fellows was born in Scotland.

Agnes was born on 6 Sep 1852 in Traquair, Peebles and is the daughter of Richard Burns and Elizabeth Johnstone^[1]

Agnes emigrated to New Zealand Agnes was only 16years old when she married Richard

Agnes and Richard have children including:

• Helen May (Fellowes) Crone (1875-abt.1927)
• Louisa Christina Fellows (1882-)
• Herbert Richard
• Florence Matilda
• Percy Charles
• William
• Emily Georgina
• Elizabeth Eleanor
• Frances Lilian
• Agnes Sarah
• Euphemia

Agnes died and was buried on 26 Sep 1928 in Oamaru Cemetery^[2][3]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYW7-W57 : 12 February 2020), Agnes Burns, .
2. ↑ https://www.waitaki.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries/Cemetery-search-and-maps/Cemetery-search; Waitaki District Council; Cemetery Search (website) Citing:Richard Fellows (Accessed 3 Nov 2021)
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-XWLD : 4 January 2018), Agnes Fellows, 1928; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1928/3142, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• Birth death certs

Life must have been very difficult for Agnes by the age of 18yrs she was left on her own with a two year old child by 1878 Richard was out of Goal and they went on to have 9 more children