Martha Grace Harrison

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Martha Grace Harrison (Morgan)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Worcester, England
Death: May 12, 1912 (76-77)
Australia, Tasmania
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Morgan and Yohanna Morgan
Wife of William Harrison
Mother of Mabel Francis Eveline Marvell
Sister of Joseph Morgan; Sarah Jane Paolo (Patelle); George Morgan; George Morgan; Mary Morgan and 2 others

Field label: Martha's family emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand on board the "Martha Ridgeway' in late 1841, arriving on 7 April 1842. Both her parents and sister, Mary, were drowned in the Waimea River on 29 June 1843 when a boat capsiized. Together with her sister,
Label: Martha's parents and sister's bodies were never recovered until years later when skeletons were found and acknowledged to be those of Richrd, Yohanna and Mary Mrogan. They became known as the Rabbit Island Skeletons.
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Martha Grace Harrison's Timeline

1835
1835
Worcester, England
1877
12, 1877
Tasmania, Molesworth
1912
May 12, 1912
Age 77
Australia, Tasmania