Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin

Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin (Benton)
Birthdate:	May 04, 1855
Birthplace:	Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
Death:	November 26, 1899 (44) Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
Place of Burial:	Tauherenikau Road, Greytown, Wellington, 5794, New Zealand
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Thomas Benton and Caroline Rebecca Cattell Wife of William Shakespeare Wakelin Mother of Mary Lydia Caroline Wakelin; Claud William Wakelin; Florence Ethel Wakelin; Alice Rosalind Wakelin; Constance Evelyn Wakelin and 1 other; and Mabel Josephine Wakelin « less Sister of William Benton; Thomas Benton; James Benton; George Benton; Timothy Benton and 5 others

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Her maternal-line haplogroup is H9a according to the 23andMe test of Keith Oliphant Stewart. She was buried in Greytown Cemetery, Greytown.

"Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Mary Benton, Birth certificate 1855/3372. Family Name: Benton. Mother: Caroline. Father: Thomas.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-WTGK : 4 October 2016), William Shakespeare Wakelin and Mary Benton, 1875; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1875/1924, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
"Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Mary Wakelin, Death certificate 1899/6358
South Wairarapa District Council Cemetery Search, https://swdc.discovereverafter.com
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197441700/mary-grace_elizabeth-...: accessed 12 March 2023), memorial page for Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton Wakelin (1855–1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197441700, citing Greytown Cemetery, Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).

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1855	May 4, 1855	Birth of Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
1876	July 25, 1876	Birth of Mary Lydia Caroline Wakelin Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
1878	May 30, 1878	Birth of Claud William Wakelin Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
1880	August 29, 1880	Birth of Florence Ethel Wakelin Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
1885	January 31, 1885	Birth of Alice Rosalind Wakelin Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
1889	October 20, 1889	Birth of Constance Evelyn Wakelin Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
1892	February 27, 1892	Birth of Mabel Josephine Wakelin Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
1899	November 26, 1899 Age 44	Death of Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
????		Burial of Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin Tauherenikau Road, Greytown, Wellington, 5794, New Zealand

Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin (Benton)