Margarate Smith

1830 - 1915  (85 years)

• Name	Margarate Smith
  Born	8 Jul 1830	Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Dec 1915	Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand
  	The headstone reads.In loving memory of Peter MUIR died Dec14th 1883 age 51 yrs.Weep not for him just gone to sleep Reclining on his saviours breast his soul in safety God will keep While he enjoys his peaceful rest. Also Margaret wife of the above died 16th Dec 1915 age 86 yrs at rest.
  Buried	Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. John Smith,   b. 5 Aug 1821, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 2 May 1893, Drumyeonshore, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   m. Catherine MacNeill (1858); Mary MacNeill (1859)
  2. Neil Smith,   b. 5 Apr 1824, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Malcolm Smith,   b. 1 Jun 1826, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 6 Aug 1902, Ardminish, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   m. Meran MacGougan (1858)
  4. Donald Smith,   b. 21 May 1827, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Flora Smith,   b. 1 Feb 1834, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 4 Dec 1902, Tarata, Inglewood, New Zealand ,   m. Isaac Lambert (1865)
  Ancestors
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Neil Smith,   b. Abt 1762, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 23 Dec 1843, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 81 years)  (Grandfather)  Margaret Galbraith,   b. Abt 1754, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 8 Apr 1796, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 42 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I146	Clark
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Archibald Smith,   b. Abt 1787,   d. 21 Dec 1847, Drumyeon, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Flora MacNeill,   b. Abt 1792,   d. 21 Jan 1854, Drumyeonshore, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Peter Muir,   b. Abt 1831,   d. 14 Dec 1883, Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand  (Age 52 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1857	Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK
  	They couple settled in Helensburgh in Dumbaretonshire, UK, where Peter worked as a railway porter. Their first 3 children were born here. Emigration, Aboard the Chariot of Fame, 1862 to Lyttleton, New Zealand source http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/chariotoffame.html Passenger list states: MUIR ALEXANDER 9m MUIR MARGARET 32 MUIR PETER 31 SHEPHERD MUIR JOHN 4 MUIR ARCHIBALD 3
  Children	1. John Muir,   b. 23 Mar 1859, Row, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 1877, New Zealand  (Age 17 years) + 2. Archibald Muir,   b. 6 May 1860, Row, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 17 Jul 1951, Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand  (Age 91 years) ▻ Mary Ann Cooke  m. 1888 + 3. Alexander Watson Muir,   b. 25 Dec 1861, Row, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 25 Mar 1938, Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand  (Age 76 years) ▻ Robina McFarlane  m. 21 Nov 1894 + 4. Flora Muir,   b. 1864, New Zealand ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Richard Edward Newport  m. 1886;   Robert Aitchison  m. 24 Jun 1917 + 5. Margaret Muir,   b. 1866, New Zealand ,   d. 18 Dec 1925, Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand  (Age 59 years) ▻ Robert George Naish  m. 29 Oct 1890 + 6. James Muir,   b. 1867, New Zealand ,   d. 3 Feb 1915, Gisborne, Northland, New Zealand  (Age 48 years) ▻ Charlotte Agatha May Tarr  m. 1900   7. Agnes Muir,   b. 1868, New Zealand ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Donald Muir,   b. 1870, New Zealand ,   d. 8 Oct 1935, Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand  (Age 65 years) ▻ Mabel Stace  m. 1903   9. James Daniel Garwood Muir,   b. 1872, New Zealand ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 10. George Muir,   b. 1874, New Zealand ,   d. 12 Sep 1945, Gisborne, Northland, New Zealand  (Age 71 years) ▻ Elizabeth Stockwell McConnell  m. 1901
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart