Mary Caroline (Leigh) Mountfort (1878 - 1965)

Born 10 Sep 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Benjamin Mountfort — married 27 Jan 1898 in Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Died 20 May 1965 at age 86 in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England.^[1]

Mary, daughter of George Leigh & Maria, was baptised on 25 November 1878 in Walton-on-the-Hill, Aston Brook, Birmingham, Warwick, England.^[2]

Mary married Herbert Benjamin Mountfort in 1898 in New Zealand.^[3]

Children of Benjamin and Mary:-

• 1900/12451 Mountfort Conrad Leigh, Mary Caroline, Herbert Benjamin
• 1903/10816 Mountfort Clarice Bee, Mary Caroline, Herbert Benjamin
• 1904/20339 Forbes Phyllis Adnam, Mary Caroline, Herbert Benjamin
• 1910/8232 Mountfort Dudley Cyril, Mary Caroline, Herbert Benjamin
• 1917/9462 Mountfort Owen Blaker, Mary Caroline, Herbert Benjamin

Mary was registered to vote in 1914 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[4]

Mary was registered to vote in 1922 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[5]

Mary was registered to vote in 1925 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[6]

Mary was registered to vote in 1931 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[7]

Mary was registered to vote in 1941 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[8]

Mary was registered to vote in 1943 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[9]

Mary was registered to vote in 1960 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[10]

Mary's death was registered in 1965 in Tauranga, New Zealand.^[11]

Mary died on 20 May 1965 and was buried in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty.^[12]

Mary died in about 1965 and was buried on 22 May 1965 in Totara, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.^[13]

Mary was mentioned on a memorial in Anglican Cemetery, Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand with a death date of 20 May 1965.^[14]

Sources

• www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 8b; Page: 416
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8912 #18495880 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Mary Caroline Leigh birth registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1545931
   Ancestry au Record 9841 #183373600 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Mary Caroline Leigh baptism on 25 Nov 1878, daughter of George Leigh & Maria, in Walton-on-the-Hill, Aston Brook, Birmingham, Warwick, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937"
   Original data: New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche
   Ancestry au Record 8950 #559134 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Mary Caroline Leigh marriage to Herbert Benjamin Mountfort in 1898 in New Zealand.
4. ↑ 1914 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #14125508 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1914; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
5. ↑ 1922 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #24028191 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1922; Residence Street Address: Cameron Road; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
6. ↑ 1925 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #26492314 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1925; Residence Street Address: Sixth Avenue; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
7. ↑ 1931 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #25229131 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1931; Residence Street Address: Sixth Avenue; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
8. ↑ 1941 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #29373235 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1941; Residence Street Address: 36 Sixth Avenue; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
9. ↑ 1943 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
   BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #29431812 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Name: Mary Caroline Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1943; Residence Street Address: 36 Sixth Avenue; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
10. ↑ 1960 Electoral Register: "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010"
    BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1836 #28653893 (accessed 3 March 2024)
    Name: Mary Carolina Mountfort; Electoral Year: 1960; Residence Street Address: 36 6th Ave; Residence Place: Tauranga, New Zealand; District: Tauranga; Region or Province: Bay of Plenty.
11. ↑ Death Registration: "New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966"
    New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    Ancestry au Record 8952 #888310 (accessed 3 March 2024)
    Mary Caroline Mountfort death 1965 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
12. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
    New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60547 #614648 (accessed 3 March 2024)
    Mary Caroline Mountfort burial (died on 20 May 1965) in Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty. Born in about 1879.
13. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
    New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60547 #220076 (accessed 3 March 2024)
    Mary Caroline Mountfort burial (died in about 1965) on 22 May 1965 in Totara, Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
14. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #230137959 (accessed 3 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Mary Caroline Leigh Mountfort (10 Sep 1878-20 May 1965), citing Anglican Cemetery, Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (plot: Row 4, Plot 111); Maintained by Debbie McCauley (contributor 47672193).