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 Hugh Brannan & Ann Jane
Knox
HUGH BRANNAN was b: 1849 in Dromore, County Down,
Ireland, and d: 19 Nov 1917 at his late residence, Mayfield, age 74 yrs.
Bur: 21/11/1917 Ashburton Cem. Old Section, Ashburton, Canterbury.
Plot C of E, Area 100, Plot No 4
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Hugh mar: 1 Aug 1871 in Dromore, County Down, Ireland to ANN JANE KNOX, daughter of JOHN KNOX and MARGARET JANE WILMOR JUSTIN. She was b: 09 Mar 1849 in Dromara, County Down, and d: 15 Nov 1908 in Ashburton. Bur: 17/11/1908 Ashburton Cem.
Hugh occ: labourer County Down, aged 23 yrs, emigrated to Canterbury with wife Jane 22 and their 2 daughters - Anna 2y and Mary aged 6 mths on the ship "Rakaia" which left 6 Jan 1874 and arr: 20 Apr 1874 with 289 Government emigrants.
At Mayfield where he farmed, Hugh served on the School Committee from 1890 and on the Householder's committee. In 1889 he sold his farm Ashburton Guardian, 5 Nov 1890: An accident happened on Sunday night to Mr Hugh Brannan, a resident on the north side of the Hinds river. A man named Horton was on his way to Work from Mount Somers, and called at Brannan's house. When he left, Brannan went with him to show him across the paddock, and in the darkness; the men mistook the track and both fell over a terrace from fifteen to twenty feet deep. Mr Brannan broke his leg just above the ankle, and Horton got a shaking but nothing serious. Brannan was taken to the Ashburton Hospital on Monday morning by the train, where the injured limb was attended and the sufferer is progressing favorably. Ashburton Guardian, 19 Nov 1891: At a special meeting of the Canterbury Land Board held at the Land Office on Tuesday last, the following lands were sold for cash in the Ashburton district, Lot 4, section 56297, lot 4, containing 50 acres to Hugh Brannan. Children of HUGH BRANNAN and ANN KNOX are: i. ANNA MAGGIE BRANNAN (b. 24 Oct 1870, Crossgare, County Down, Ireland; Bapt 212 Crossgare, Down, Ireland; d. 19 May 1958, Ashburton aged 86Y; bur: 21/05/1958 Ashburton Cem.); mar: 1900 to JOHN HUSTON (b. 1869 to parents Arthur Johnston & Margaret Huston; Occ: Farmer - he d. 04 Nov 1912, Ashburton Age 43; Bur: 6 Nov 1912, Ashburton Cem). John Huston of Tinwald beloved husband of Maggie
Huston, d: Nov 3 1912 at Hamner Springs aged 43Y Their children: Margaret
Jane b: 1911; Wm John 1912;
ii. MARY ANN BRANNAN (b. 08 Mar 1873, County Down, Ireland; d. age 13M in 1874, Ashburton) Family born in New Zealand: iii. ISAAC KNOX BRANNAN (b. 1877. iv. ELIZA (LILY) JANE BRANNAN (b. 1879; she did not marry; d. 9 Jan 1950, Age 69 Ashburton; bur: 11 Jan 1950 Ashburton) v. ETHEL MARY BRANNAN, b. 10 Apr 1883, Greenstreet, Ashburton; d. 02 Sep 1962, Waimate, South Canterbury) mar: 22 Mar 1910, Mayfield, Canterbury to ARTHUR LEWIS OAKLEY (b. 25 Oct 1885, Rakaia, Canterbury; d. 30 Sep 1958, Waimate, South Canterbury. vi. MAUD ELEANOR BRANNAN (b. 12 Feb 1886; d. 1982); mar. 1913; GEORGE LUDWIG HANSEN (b. 1886; d. 1951 aged 64Y) vii. LUCY EMILY BRANNAN (b. 1889; d. 17
Jul 1949, Ashburton Hosp.) ; mar: 1914 to ALFRED JOHN BENNISON (b. 1881 to
parents Francis Bennison & Mary Ann nee Russell; occ: labourer; d. 26
Dec 1960, Selwyn 80Y; Bur: 30/12/1960 Ashburton Cem.) viii. FRANCES (FANNY) MABEL BRANNAN (b. 1891; d. 1971 aged 84Y at Christchurch; Bur: Sydenham Cem.); mar: 1914 to WILLIAM GEORGE BARRETT, Occ: Blacksmith (b. 1877; Served WW1; d. 29 Mar 1935, Ashburton, Age 48; Bur: 30/03/1935 , RSA Plot, Ashburton Cem.) ix. DAISY SYLVINA BRANNAN (b. 1896; d. 05 Apr 1979, Ashburton); mar. 1921 to ROBERT JOHNSTON (b. 1894; farmer; d. 30 Jun 1979, Ashburton. Bur; 2/07/1979 |
