Burnett, Mary

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The Marlborough Express of the 8th of October 1897 reported the death of Mary Trotter of Makara at 67 years of age. "She arrived in Wellington by the ship Bengal Merchant, in the year 1840, accompanied by her parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Burnett. They brought with them three children, of whom Mary aged 8 was the eldest. In 1848 she married Mr P. Trotter, of the Hutt, in which district she lived for 13 years, afterwards removing to Makara, where she had lived the last 35 years. During tbe trouble with the natives in 1846 she had some thrilling experiences, on several occasions having to run for her life. She leaves a number of children and grandchildren and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss".

Her husband Peter Trotter passed away 2 years later and his death was marked in the Evening Post which wrote that "One of Makara''s earliest settlers, Mr. Peter Trotter, passed away shortly after 8 o''clock last night. The late Mr. Trotter, who had passed the allotted span of three score years and ten, had seen much of the vicissitudes of colonial life since his arrival early in the forties, and during the Maori War he went through some stirring experiences. He was one of those who were fortunate enough to escape at the time of the Hutt massacre. For some 25 years he has led a quiet life at Makara, throughout which district he was very well known. He was of a retiring disposition, and took no particularly prominent part in public life, other than as chairman of the local school committee, which position he held for about 20 years with advantage to the district. Mr. Trotter leaves a large number of relatives in and around Wellington, including a grown-up family".

Also see Burnett and McClutchie

OPR Birth & Baptisms Index Details from Scotland People
Date: 13/10/1831, Surname: BURNETT (sic), Forename: Mary, Parent Names Frame No: SAMUEL BURNETT/ARBUTHNOTT (sic), Sex: F, Parish: Leith South, City/County: Edinburgh City City/Midlothian, GROS Data: 692/02 0190 0067


The Begal Merchant sailed from Glasgow 30th October 1839 and arrived in Port Nicholson 20th February 1840
Names as on steerage passenger list
Burnett Samuel, Aged: 28, Ploughman
Burnett Wife, Aged: 28
Burnett Mary, Aged: 8
Burnett George, Aged: 4
Burnett Son, Infant

Marriage Details
1848/224, Bride: Mary Burnett, Groom: Peter Trotter

Evening Post 7 May 1872
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Swaysland, Stephen Adolphus, Waiwetu, leasehold, Parted with qualification
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Tannahill, William, Taita, leasehold, Parted with qualification
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Trotter, Peter, Taita, Taita, freehold, Parted with qualification
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Whiteman, Francis, Taita, leasehold, Parted with qualification
Whiteman, George, Taita, leasehold, Parted with qualification
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Yule, Alexander, Taita, freehold, Whiteman, Parted with qualification

Death Details
1897/5903, Mary Trotter, Aged: 67Y - Date of Death 4/10/1897 from Death Details

Marlborough Express 8 October 1897
Another old settler has passed away in the person of Mrs Peter Trotter, of Makara. She arrived in Wellington by the ship Bengal Merchant, in the year 1840, accompanied by her parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Burnett. In 1848 she married Mr P. Trotter, of the Hutt, in which district she lived for 13 years, afterwards removing to Makara, where she had lived the last 35 years. During the trouble with the natives in 1846 she had some thrilling experiences, on several occasions having to run for her life. She leaves a number of children and grandchildren and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss.

Death Details
1899/6554, Peter Trotter, Aged: 73Y - Date of Death 27/10/1899 from Death Registration

Evening Post 28 October 1899
One of Makara''s earliest settlers, Mr. Peter Trotter, passed away shortly after 8 o''clock last night. The late Mr. Trotter, who had passed the allotted span of three score years and ten, had seen much of the vicissitudes of colonial life since his arrival early in the forties, and during the Maori War he went through some stirring experiences. He was one of those who were fortunate enough to escape at the time of the Hutt massacre. For some 25 years he has led a quiet life at Makara, throughout which district he was very well known. He was of a retiring disposition, and took no particularly prominent part in public life, other than as chairman of the local school committee, which position he held for about 20 years with advantage to the district. Mr. Trotter leaves a large number of relatives in and around Wellington, including a grown-up family.
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TROTTER.- On 27th October, at Makara, Peter Trotter, aged 73 years
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FUNERAL NOTICE
THE Friends of the late Peter Trotter are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral, which will leave Makara for the local Cemetery on Monday, 30th inst., at 2 p.m.
W. WILLIAMS,
Undertaker

Probate Peter Trotter, Place: Makara, Occ: Settler, Date of Death: 27/10/1899, AAOM 6029 6704, Filed: 3/11/1899, Will, Archives NZ, Wellington