The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMaretta [Mearetta] Elizabeth (Minnie) Feiney
Birth4 Apr 1878, New Zealand
Death2 Feb 1950, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
Name of “Marretta (Minnie) Feiney” from "ROSS Family" tree dated 1993 by Vyver Main (nee Whyte) b. 1919.

Spelling of first name changed to single “R” from Birth search of children on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
Reg. 1897/12979. Ross, Emma Mary. Mother: Maretta. Father: Charles Godfrey
Reg. 1899/18453. Ross, Charles Richard George. Mother: Maretta. Father: Charles Godfrey
Reg. 1906/6154. Ross, Allen Edward. Mother: Maretta. Father: Charles Godfrey
Reg. 1915/7086. Ross, Hedley Archer. Mother: Marelta. Father: Charles Godfrey
Reg. 1977/131569. [Born 21 June 1916] Ross, Kathleen. Mother: Maretta Elizabeth. Father: Charles Godfrey. This last record shows Marretta with a second given name of “Elizabeth”?

Date of marriage of “3 Oct 1897” entered, source mislaid by Brian of nzolivers.com

Year of marriage verified, country of marriage, from Marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1897/2506. Bride: Maretta Feiney. Groom: Charles Godfrey Ross

Full date of marriage of 3 October 1897 confirmed from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Different spelling of first given name, second given name, year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1878/7984. Feiney, Mearetta Elizabeth. Mother: Mary Jane. Father: Richard

Full date of birth of 4 April 1878 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Year and country of death, from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1950/18630. Ross, Maretta Elizabeth, died age 71Y

Full date of death of 2 February 1950 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll for 1900, found in June 2019:
Ross, Maretta Godfrey, Tapu, household duties, residential
Ross, Charles Godfrey, Tapu, blacksmith, residential [Husband]
Spouses
Birth20 Jan 1877
Death18 Aug 1962
FatherGeorge Moore Ross (1851-1908)
MotherEmma Gerrard (1853-1936)
Marriage3 Oct 1897, New Zealand
ChildrenEmma Mary (Mary) (1897-1959)
 Allen Edward (1905-)
 Sydney Gordon (1909-1946)
 Hedley Archer (1915-1975)
 Kathleen (1916-)
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