Sarah (Hewitson) Dunn (1841 - 1919)

Born 22 May 1841 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of David Dunn — married 8 Jul 1868 in Milton,Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1919 at age 78 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Biography

Sarah, daughter of Andrew Hewitson & Margaret Farquhar, was born on 22 May 1841 and baptised on 4 June 1841 in , Maybole, Ayr, Scotland.^[1]

In the 1841 census Sarrah (age 2 Mo) was in West Eanoch, Maybole, Ayrshire.^[3]

In the 1851 census Sarah (age 9), Scholar, was the daughter of Andrew Hewitson in Bankton Main, Mid Calder, Midlothian.^[4]

ARRIVAL: Her brother Robert is noted as having arrived in 1859 aboard the Sevilla. It is reasonable to presume this was the arrival from Scotland of all the family members. The barque Sevilla embarked 19 Aug 1859 from the Clyde, Glasgow arriving Port Chalmers (Dunedin, N.Z.) 1 Dec 1859.^[5]

Sarah married David Dunn in 1868 in New Zealand.^[6]

Sarah & David, in addition to their own children, raised Christina, their niece.

Sarah died on 13 July 1919 and was buried in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Ōamaru, Otago, New Zealand.^{[7] [8]}

DUNN. On July 13, at "Gasa Nova," North road, Oamaru, Sarah. Hewitson, beloved wifo of David Dunn; aged 78 years. At rest."
- Otago Daily Times, Issue 17678, 16 July 1919, Page 4

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 60143 #15255673 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarah Hewitson baptism on 4 Jun 1841 (born 22 May 1841), daughter of Andrew Hewitson & Margaret Farquhar, in , Maybole, Ayr, Scotland.
2. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/168830812765cfb99072ba0
3. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Maybole; ED: 7; Page: 2; Line: 1350; Year: 1841
   Ancestry Record 1004 #2543721 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarrah Hewetson (2 mo) in West Eanoch, Maybole, Ayrshire. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Mid Calder; ED: 3; Page: 8; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_190; Year: 1851; Household schedule number: 34; Roll: CSSCT1851_190
   Ancestry Record 1076 #2922188 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarah Hewitson (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of Andrew Hewitson (35) in Bankton Main, Mid Calder, Midlothian. Born in Maybole, Ayrshire.
5. ↑ Otago Daily Times, Issue 18941, 15 August 1923, Page 4
6. ↑ Marriage: "New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937"
   Original data: New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche
   Ancestry Record 8950 #793090 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarah Hewtson marriage to David Dunn in 1868 in New Zealand.
7. ↑ Death: "New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966"
   New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
   Ancestry Record 8952 #481310 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarah Dunn death 1919 Jul-Aug-Sep.
8. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #245937383
   Ancestry Record 60528 #217025070 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Sarah Dunn burial (died on 13 Jul 1919) in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.

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