Mary Ann (Margaret) Heberley was baptised in 1842 at Cloudy Bay under the name Margaret. She was the daughter of James Heberley, a whaler of Port Underwood and Te Wai, an Ati Awa woman whom he married in 1841. Married twice; Firstly to Robert Woodgate (d 1863) on 5 Jul 1854 in Wellington; Secondly to her brother-in-law William Henry Woodgate, in ca 1864, who was executed in 1877 for murdering his niece's newborn baby. Died 23 Nov 1873 in Queen Charlotte Sounds, at 40 years of age.
Woodgate, Mary Ann, 1832-1873
Eberley, Mary Ann, 1832-1873, Heberley, Margaret, 1832-1873, Heberley, Mary Ann, 1832-1873, Woodgate, Margaret, 1832-1873
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Manuscript
Manners Street Methodist Church - Baptismal registers
Date: 1840-1926
From: Wesley Methodist Church (Taranaki Street, Wellington) : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1185-010/1
Description: Baptism records for the Cloudy Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Tory Channel districts. These records mostly relate to the Maori and whaling communities, including Ngati Toa, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Koata, Rangitane and Ngai Tahu (?). Note, the names included are indicative only and represent some of the Ngati Toa personalities recognised and researchers should carefully check the contents for other names and tribal associations. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.