Alice Isabella (Irish) McKenzie (abt. 1871 - 1949)

Born about 1871 in Napoleons, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Daughter of Arthur Edwin Irish and Sarah Ann (Hurford) Irish

Wife of Francis McKenzie — married 3 Oct 1900 in Ballarat, Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1949 at about age 78 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Alice (Irish) McKenzie was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Alice Isabella Irish, daughter of Arthur Edwin Irish and Sarah Anne Hurford, was born at Napoleons, in the Colony of Victoria. According to her grand-daughter's notes (Valerie Pike) she was born in 1873 (in keeping with age on marriage certificate), however given she was older than her husband, she probably was born in 1871 (as per Birth Reg. no: 5370). ^[1]

Alice married Frank McKenzie on 3 Oct 1900, at Ballarat, Colony of Victoria. ^{[2] [3]} Alice and Frank had 5 children:

1. Irene Violet (McKenzie) Trewhella (1901-1991)
2. Gordon Keith McKenzie (1904-1990)
3. Clan McKenzie (1906-1980)
4. Harold David McKenzie (1911-1941)
5. Frank Wilbur McKenzie (1911-)

Alice Isabella McKenzie died in 1949, aged 78 in Ballarat. She was buried on 31 August 1949, in the Buninyong Cemetery (plot 994, Wesleyan2 section) later joined by her husband. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Their gravestone reads:

In Loving Memory Of

Our Dear Parents

Alice I. McKenzie

Died 31st Aug 1949 Aged 78 Years

Frank McKenzie

Died 25th April 1962 Aged 87 Years

Mother & Father Reunited

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Reg. no: 5370, 1871, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
2. ↑ Original marriage certificate (in my possession, Pike-5935) specifies her as being a housemaid and age 27 years on 3 Oct 1900, both parents deceased (Arthur Edwin Irish and Sarah Anne Hurford), birthplace as Napoleons, Victoria
3. ↑ Marriage Reg. no: 7904, 1900, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
4. ↑ Buninyong Cemetery Trust, PO Box 528, Buninyong Vic 3357
5. ↑ BillionGraves: #3473812
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/192869109/alice-i-mckenzie : accessed 29 May 2021), memorial page for Alice I Irish McKenzie (1871–31 Aug 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #192869109, citing Buninyong Cemetery, Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

• Listed as mother on original marriage certificate of daughter, Irene Violet

• Handwritten notes by grand-daughter, Valerie Pike on Date of Birth and Death

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Christine Pike and her 3rd cousin, Erin Lightfoot. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 2nd great grandparents, Arthur Edwin Irish and Sarah Ann (Hurford) Irish.
  Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: "1st cousin twice removed - 3rd cousin once removed", based on sharing 100.6‎ cM across 5 segments.

Shared DNA: 1.4% (100.6‎ cM)

Shared segments: 5

Largest segment: 30.4‎ cM

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Christine Pike and her 3rd cousin, Julie Irish. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 2nd great grandparents, Arthur Edwin Irish and Sarah Ann (Hurford) Irish.
  Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: "3rd cousin, 4th cousin", based on sharing 59.3‎ cM across 4 segments.

Shared DNA: 0.8% (59.3‎ cM)

Shared segments: 4

Largest segment: 24.2‎ cM