Name of “Katie Maria Dodson” from hand-drawn tree given to Brian Oliver by Peter Horneman circa 2005, great-grandson of Emma Caroline Horneman b. 1836.

Preferred name of “Kitty”, date (5 April 1919) and country of birth, year and country of marriage, and month and year and country of death from Pedigree Chart prepared by Kathleen Maud Brooks (nee Oliver) and forwarded to Brian of nzolivers.com by Helen Shirley Oliver.

Brian found on Paperspast website in June 2017:
THE COLONIST, VOLUME VI, ISSUE 563, 17 MARCH 1863
BIRTHS
Dodson.-. February 3, at Blenheim, Mrs. H. Dodson, of a daughter.

Brian found on Paperspast website in June 2017:
NELSON EXAMINER AND NEW ZEALAND CHRONICLE, VOLUME XXII, ISSUE 25, 18 MARCH 1863
Births.
On the 3rd February, at Blenheim, Mrs. EL Dodson, of a daughter.

Death Notice from research file10 in June 2017:
Kate Maria Dodson - Death
The death is announced of Mrs Morton Clarke, widow of Mr Morton Clarke, who was on the headquarters staff of the Bank of New Zealand and died some three years ago. Mrs Clarke was the third daughter of the late Mr Henry Dodson, M.H.R. for Wairau. She was well-known and highly respected in social circles in Wellington. Four daughters, three of them grown up, are left to mourn their loss.

From research file10:
Lived in May Street, Wellington in 1896

Place of birth and death, day of death, place of marriage, from research file09 in May 2017.
This file also spells the preferred name as “Kittie”.

Brian of nzolivers.com has found in New Zealand Cemetery Records 1800-2007 in June 2017:
Date of death 6 April 1919
Buried with his husband, Morton Reigels Stowe Clark and infant son Fergus, Karori Cemetery Area 01 Block A Row 04 Plot 051

New Zealand Electoral Roll - City of Wellington Roll for 1893, 1894, 1896
Clark, Kate Maria, May Street, married woman, residential
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Hill Street, clerk, residential
Clark, Percy Octavius, Hill Street, bank clerk, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1896, 1900
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street , married
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, Banker

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1897
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, wife, residential
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, banker, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1899, 1900
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, housewife, residential
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, banker, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Newtown Roll for 1902, 1903, 1905/6
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington North Roll for 1908
Clark, Katie Maria, 5 Goring Street, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington North for 1905/6, 1911, 1914
Clark, Katie Maria, 5 Goring Street, married
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, 5 Goring Street, Banker

Year of marriage confirmed from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1890/3099. Bride: Katie Maria Dodson. Groom: Morton Reiglds Honr Clark

Full date of marriage of 28 October 1890 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in March 2022:
1863/12977. Dodson, Kate Marie. Mother: Emma. Father: Henry

Full date of birth of 3 February 1863 confirmed from further searching in March 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Place of birth registration given as “Wairau, New Zealand” from New Zealand Birth Index found in March 2022.

Result from death search on New Zealand BDM website in March 2022:
1919/2893. Clark, Katie Maria, died age 54Y

Full date of death of 6 April 1919 confirmed from further searching in March 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Buried: Karori Cemetery Area 01 Block A Row 04 Plot 051 from New Zealand Cemetery Records 1800-2007 and added here in March 2022:
In Loving Memory of Morton Reigel Stowe CLARK died 17 February 1916 aged 52. Also Katie M. CLARK, relict of the above died 6 April 1919 aged 56 and their infant son Fergus died 17 April 1901.