The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameCatherine Jane (Kate) Bartlett
Birth24 Oct 1860, Sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
Death9 Aug 1913, Auckland, New Zealand
BurialWaikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, NZ
FatherGeorge Bartlett (1811-1860)
MotherFrances Elizabeth Lawrence (1819-1891)
Misc. Notes
Name, year of birth (circa 1863), year (circa 1940) and country (New Zealand) of death, provided by Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton) in April 2009.

Year and country of marriage from Marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1881/2. Bride: Catherine Jane Bartlett. Groom: Charles McGregor

Date and place of marriage, from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton) in June 2018.

Month of death (July-September) year of death of 1913, place of death as Auckland, from New Zealand Death Index 1848-1966 found in June 2018.

Preferred name of “Kate” from Brian of nzolivers.com doing Birth search of children on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
Name, year and country of birth, from Birth search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1882/1742. McGregor, Grace. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1883/1788. McGregor, Janet. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1885/5102. McGregor, George. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1887/5142. McGregor, William Charles. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1889/11932. McGregor, Ella May. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1892/335. McGregor, Ethel Maud. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1894/4527. McGregor, Francis. Mother: Kate. Father: Charles
1899/4207. McGregor, Henry. Mother: Catherine Jane. Father: Charles

Date of death, calculated year of birth, from extract from New Zealand Cemetery Records Waikaraka Auckland Row 15 1327:
In Loving memory Catherine Jane dearly beloved wife of Charles Groves McGREGOR died 9 Aug 1913 aged 53 yrs [verse] in Loving Memory Ethel Maud McGREGOR died 1 July 1975 aged 83 yrs.

Brian of nzolivers.com notes that aged 53 years in 1913 would place her year of birth at circa 1860.

Brian of nzolivers.com notes that Ethel Maud McGREGOR in the cemetery record above is Catherine’s daughter.

New Zealand Electoral Roll - City of Auckland Roll for 1900, found in June 2018:
McGregor, Catherine Jane, Canada Street, domestic duties
McGregor, Charles Grove, Canada Street, carpenter

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland East Roll for 1905-1906, found in June 2018:
McGregor, Catherine Jane, Canada Street, home duties
McGregor, Charles Grove, Canada Street, carpenter

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll for 1911, found in June 2018:
McGregor, Catherine Jane, 2 Canada Street. married
McGregor, Charles Grove, 2 Canada Street. carpenter
McGregor, George, 2 Canada Street. settler
McGregor, William Charles, 2 Canada Street. cabinetmaker

Year and place of marriage from a PDF found in May 2025:
https://www.thebestlittlebookstore.nz/excerpts/bartlettexcerpt.pdf

Date of birth “24 Oct 1860” confirmed, place of birth given as Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand [most probably not true because does not appear in NZ BDM website], different date of death of “11 Aug 1913”, address in Auckland of place of death as “2 Canada St, Auckland, New Zealand”.

Result from death search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2025:
1913/5949. McGregor, Catherine Jane. Died age 53Y

Full date of death of 9 August 1913 from further searching in May 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Place of burial, from Find a Grave website found in May 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166189816/catherine-jane-mcgregor
Name: Catherine Jane McGregor
Birth: unknown
Death: 9 Aug 1913
Burial: Waikaraka Cemetery, Ōnehunga, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot: Area 1 Block B Lot No 41
Gravesite Details: Aged 53
Children: Ella May Stockman (nee McGregor) 1889–1961

Record for Catherine Jane Mcgregor from Auckland Council Cemetery search in May 2025:
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death: 9 August 1913
Age at death: 53 years
Gender: Female
Region: Central and Hauraki Gulf Islands
Cemetery name: Waikaraka Cemetery
Plot location: Waikaraka Cemetery, Area 1, Block B, Plot 041
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 9 August 1913

From the above record, Catherine’s grave (Plot 041) backs onto her daughter Ethel’s grave (Plot 042).
Spouses
Birth5 Aug 1856, Row, Dunbarton, Scotland
Death14 Aug 1943, Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationCarpenter
FatherHugh McGregor (1814-1860)
MotherJanet Galbraith (1832-1883)
Marriage12 Dec 1881, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
ChildrenGrace (1882-1947)
 Janet (1883-1957)
 George (1885-1956)
 Ella May (1889-1952)
 Ethel Maud (Toppie) (1891-1975)
 Francis (Fred) (1894-1937)
 Henry (Harry) (1899-1945)
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