The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Hynes
Birthca 1836, Ireland
Death11 Mar 1923, Thames, New Zealand
BurialShortland Cemetery, Thames, New Zealand
FatherJames Hynes (ca1820-)
MotherMary Foner (ca1820-)
Misc. Notes
Name of “Margaret Hynes”, birth circa 1843 in Ireland from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton). Sarah is the great-granddaughter of James (Jim) Trainor b.1874.

Year of birth as “1847” from Lyn Trainer in papers received by post on 15 February 2019. Lyn is a grandson of James (Jim) Trainer b. 1874.

Newspaper article from the Thames Star of 24 November 1883 from Lyn Trainer in papers received by post on 15 February 2019. Lyn is a grandson of James (Jim) Trainer b. 1874:
In the Police Court this morning Mary Hinds applied for an order under the Licensing Act, prohibiting publicans in the Borough and County supplying her sister Alice Trainor, with liquor for 12 months. After hearing evidence the Bench granted the order.

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Newspaper article from the Thames Star of 2 March 1891 from Lyn Trainer in papers received by post on 15 February 2019:
A woman named Margaret Hynes was to-day charged before E. T. Douglas, Esq., J.P., with having on Saturday night assaulted her sister, Alice Trainor, who resides in the Waiotahi Creek. From the circumstances of the case as detailed by Sergt. Gillies, it appears that Alice Trainor went home to her sister's house about 9.30 p.m. in a state of insobriety, and commenced using abusive language, whereupon the sister (Margaret Hynes) lifted a saucepan and struck her on the forehead, inflicting a slight wound about, an inch long, which penetrated to the bone. Mrs Trainor then went to the police station and gave information of the occurrence, but, as she appeared weak from loss of blood, it was thought advisable to have her removed to the Hospital. The injury, however, is not of a serious nature, and the woman will be able to leave the Hospital this evening. Margaret Hynes was to-day brought up and charged with assault, but on the application of Sergt. Gillies the case was remanded until Wednesday next.

A followup clipping from the Thames Star of 4 March 1891, also from Lyn Trainer in papers received by post on 15 February 2019:
At the Police Court to-day, before C. Haselden and R. T. Douglas, Esqs., Js.P., Margaret Hynes was charged with having assaulted Alice Trainor. Mr Miller, who appeared for the complainant, said that the parties were sisters, and as the assault was not of a serious nature it was decided to withdraw the case, provided no objection was offered by the police. Sergt. Gillies said that as it was a family quarrel, he would leave the matter in the hands of the Court. The Bench allowed the case to be withdrawn upon payment by defendant of £1 14s costs.

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Brian of nzolivers found in June 2019 the New Zealand Cemetery Records for the Shortland Cemetery Thames, this record of a burial and wonders if this is our Margaret Hynes here. The age at death would place her date of birth as 1836 and not circa 1843 as per Sarah Fergusons records?
4860 HYNES Margaret - 87yrs, bur 7 Mar 1923, Cath, b Ireland - p1669B

This record was found on “Find A Grave” and has date of death in March 1922. This is the same Margaret Hynes as references the same plot as the burial record above.
Margaret Hynes
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar 1922 [Brian of nzolivers believes this should read 1923]
Burial: Shortland Cemetery, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
Plot: 3PUBL-PLOT-1669B

Brian believes that this is the Margaret Hynes here found the following result from a death search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2019:
1923/2786. Hynes, Margaret died age 87Y [Therefore year of birth circa 1836]

Full date of death of 11 March 1923 from further searching in June 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
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