McKenzie, Margaret (c. 1837–1925)

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McKenzie, Margaret (c. 1837–1925)

New Zealand homemaker. Name variations: Margaret McKenna. Born Margaret McKenna, between 1836 and 1839, in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died Feb 13, 1925, in Dunedin, New Zealand; dau. of Hugh McKenna (farmer) and Alice (McConnell) McKenna; m. Daniel McKenzie (printer), 1868 (died 1920); children: 2 daughters, 1 son.

Immigrated to New Zealand (1866); lived an isolated and impoverished existence, which also gave her much satisfaction; husband drove cattle while she remained home to sustain and educate children; after children left, moved with husband to Glenorchy (1903) and then Queenstown (1920).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).

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