Mary (Bell) Douglas (1869 - 1946)

Born 28 Aug 1869 in Dunmore, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of William John Douglas — married 1889 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 24 May 1946 at age 76 in Papatoetoe, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary (Bell) Douglas was born in Ireland.

Mary (Bell) Douglas migrated from Ireland to New Zealand.

Mary was born 28 Aug 1869 at Dunmore, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of George Bell and Sarah Brown. ^[1]

In 1889 In New Zealand she married William John Douglas, another emigrant from Dunmore (her first cousin). ^{[2] [3]}

She passed away 24 May 1946 "age 77" at Papatoetoe, Auckland. ^[4] She is buried at Papatoetoe St. Johns, plot 117, adjacent to her husband. ^{[5] [6]}

Research Notes

Other information from the will:

• Nephews: (illegible) Remus, Robert Remus of Rangitaua.
• Daughter of nephew: Mary Dorothy Remus.
• Brother: Robert Bell, executor.
• Daughter: Margaret Bell Henwood.

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Bell, 1869, Cookstown at Irish Civil Registration - Births
2. ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 1889/1881 Mary Bell || William John Douglas
3. ↑ Marriage record match: in William's will he refers to wife Mary and brother-in-law Thomas John Bell of Dunmore, Co. Tyrone.
4. ↑ Archives New Zealand: R9362917 DOUGLAS Mary - Auckland - Widow , probate file via Archway
5. ↑ Ancestry Record NewZealandCemetery #365551 New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
6. ↑ William John Douglas at billiongraves.com, accessed 1 Feb 2020