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Age on death registration given as 81 years, which would mean she was born in 1791.
Age on ship's list is 42, and therefore born 1798
Burial reference at Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington Plot 68.N/J12.06
Reg.0429 RG 728
Evening Post Wednesday 18 December 1872, page 2
Death
On the 18th inst., at the residence of Mr David Smith, Mulgrave Street, Mrs Donald Cameron, relict of Mr Donald Cameron, sen., of Kaiwarra, aged 81 years. (Canterbury papers please copy).
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Transcription of Death Certificate (courtesy Peter Stout)
Registered at Wellington
Folio 728/1872 entry no.175
Dec 1872 Wellington
Christina Cameron
F
Age 81
Widow
Bronchitis
Informant - T T Fagon [?]
Registered Dec 20
Registrar - R C Hammerton
A
This is the last will and testament of me Christina Cameron late of Kai warra now of the City of Wellington in the province of Wellington Widow I desire all my just debts to be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease I give to my sons John Cameron and Duncan Cameron All that the sum of one hundred pounds belonging to me now in the possession of Alfred de Bathe Brandon Upon trust during the life of my daughter Anne
McDonell to invest the same in such manner as they or the survivor of them may think fit and change from time to time the investments whenever they or he may deem it advisable so to do And to pay the dividends and annual profits from such investments as they shall accrue to my said daughter Anne
McDonell for her own separate use her receipts alone being valid discharges for the same and if she shall at any time attempt to deprive herself of the benefit of the same whether by sale or mortgage or otherwise then she shall cease to have any right thereto and my said sons or the survivor of them may dispose thereof as they or he may in their or his sole discretion think fit for the benefit of my said daughter or her children And after the death of my said daughter Anne
McDonell then upon trust to divide the said sum among her children equally and as to the sum of money now due to me by my son Dugald Cameron I give one third part thereof to my son Alexander Cameron another third part thereof to my son Duncan
Cameron and the residue I give to the said Dugald Cameron I have given to my son John Cameron already what would be equal to the amount now given to my said sons and as to my dear daughter Catherine McFarlane I am sure she will not think it is from any want of affection that I have not given her part of the one hundred pounds which I have given to her sister knowing as I do that she is not in want of it I make my said sons John Cameron and Duncan Cameron executors of this my will In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this third
day of September one thousand eight hundred and seventy two
Christina Cameron (her mark)
Signed by the said Christina Cameron by her making her
mark as and for her last will and testament in the presence
of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence
of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
and we hereby certify that the above was read over and
explained to her and that she fully understood the same
D L Smith, Clerk Mulgrave
Street, Wellington
J A N Salmon
Law Clerk Wellington
At top of page is the note: This is the paper writing referred to in the annexed affidavit of Duncan Cameron & John Cameron made before me the 3rd day of February 1873 H Sledman Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
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Barker - Humphrys Family Tree
Abt 1797 - 1872 (75 years)
