Isabella McKenzie

1813 - 1904  (91 years)

• Name	Isabella McKenzie
  Nickname	Bell
  Born	3 Mar 1813	Contin,Ross and Cromarty,Scotland   [1]
  	Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: Isabel Mackenzie Gender: Female Birth Date: 3 Mar 1813 Birth Place: Contin,Ross and Cromarty,Scotland Father: Rodk. Mackenzie Mother: Isabel Macdonald FHL Film Number: 990578
  Gender	Female
  Died	03 May 1904	Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  		Death Notice Friday 6 May 1904 A very old settler of Masterton, Mrs Isabella McKenzie, died on Tuesday at her residence, " Rosswood," Masterton. Deceased, who was the widow of the late Colin McKenzie, was in her 89th year.
  		Death of another Old settler
  Buried	05 May 1904	Archer St Cemetery, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [3]
  		Funeral Notice
  Notes	Isabella (aka Bell) was born on 03 March 1813 in Moor of Taradale, Ross-shire, Scotland. She married Colin Mckenzie on 28 March 1833 in Urray, Ross-shire.Another possible date is November 1st, 1841 but this would be several years after their first two children were born. Isabella was widowed and left with seven children.In 1861 the census describes her as 47 years of age and living in a croft with four children.Evan is working as a miller. Catherine( Kate) is at home, John and Murdoch are still at school. On the advice of her brother John, who was farming at Whangaehu, she emigrated to New Zealand with five of her offspring: Evan, Murdoch, John, Jessie, and Kate. The "SS Asterope" arrived at Port Nicholson (Wellington) on the 4th September 1865 after a 95 day sea voyage. The family then spent the next eight days walking the sixty miles over the Rimutuku Ranges to Masterton. At night they camped in the bush. What a relief it must have been for Isabella to be reunited with her brothers Alexander, John and Murdo. She had travelled half way round the world at the age of 52 to a strange new land and many young people relied on her alone for guidance and strength. Later, in 1871 ,her son Donald came to New Zealand having spent ten years in Australia. In 1880 another son Roderick followed the family to New Zealand. Before leaving Scotland he had been a sergeant of police police in Glasgow. The older boys began homesteading in Kopuaranga while Isabella settled in Kuripuni, Masterton. She died in 1904 at 89 years while holidaying with her daughter Kitty Chamberlain. [4]
  Person ID	I12871	Frost Family
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Roderick McKenzie,   b. 9 Feb 1763, Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jun 1862, Dugary, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age 99 years)
  Mother	Isabella McDonald,   b. 7 Aug 1772, Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 13 May 1841, Scotland  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F3908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Colin McKenzie,   b. 1809, Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1861, Scotland  (Age 52 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1833	Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
  	Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Name Isabel Mckenzie Gender Female Marriage Date 28 Mar 1833 Marriage Place Urray,Ross and Cromarty,Scotland FHL Film Number 990661 Household Members Name Age Colin Mckenzie Isabel Mckenzie
  Household Census	1851	Lettoch, Inverness, Scotland
  	Name Age Colin Mckenzie 42 Bell Mckenzie 36 Jess Mckenzie 16 Donald Mckenzie 15 Roderick Mckenzie 10 Evan Mckenzie 8 Catherine Mckenzie 5 John Mckenzie 2 Murdo Mckenzie 4 Mo
  Household Census	1861	Dugary, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  	Name Age Isabel Mckenzie 47 Evan Mckenzie 17 Catherine Mckenzie 14 John Mckenzie 12 Murdich Mckenzie 9
  Immigration	4 Sep 1865	Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand
  	The widowed Isabella and 5 of her children immigrated to NZ on the "SS Asterope" arriving in Wellington on 4 Sep 1865.
  		Arrival of Asterope extract from Evening Post and Wellington Independent Jessie travelled as Jessie Munro.
  Children	+ 1. Jessie McKenzie,   b. Abt 1835, Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1926, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 91 years)   2. Donald McKenzie,   b. Abt 1836, Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 12 Oct 1914, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Roderick McKenzie,   b. Abt 1840, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jul 1920, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 80 years) + 4. Evan McKenzie,   b. Abt 1842, Urray, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 5 Sep 1902, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 60 years) + 5. Catherine (Kitty) McKenzie,   b. Abt 1847, Ross-shire, Scotland ,   d. 14 Oct 1933, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 86 years)   6. John McKenzie,   b. Abt 1849, Scotland ,   d. 28 Dec 1923, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 74 years)   7. Murdoch McKenzie,   b. Abt 1851, Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland ,   d. 17 Nov 1929, Eventide Home, Collaroy, NSW, Australia  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F9646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 03 May 1904 - Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Buried - 05 May 1904 - Archer St Cemetery, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Catherine Chamberlain (nee McKenzie)about 1901 Catherine Chamberlain (nee McKenzie) with mother Isabella, son Alfred Edmund behind and grandson Robert Edinborough (born 17 May 1901) on knee. Hover over photo to see names

  
  

• Sources

  [S319] Petticoat Pioneers, Miriam Mcgregor, (Wellington : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1973). [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1904/3171 (Reliability: 2), 03 May 1904. McKenzie Isabella Aged 89Y [S83] Cemetery Records, Masterton District Council (Reliability: 3). [S77] Bunning/McKenzie Family, Isabel Bunning.