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Mary’s mother died on 18 July 1899 Dunedin and was buried at the Northern cemetery
Dunedin block 167 plot 27 which was the same plot that Mary and her husband
Christopher LESTRANGE was also buried in.
(Reference Dunedin City Council website North cemetery database original reference N18990719)
Intention to marry application 04 June 1885 Dunedin district
Christopher LESTRANGE aged 28 years bachelor occupation Labourer and Mary
O’CONNOR aged 22 years spinster occupation Housemaid intended to marry in St
Joseph’s Chapel Dunedin by Roman Catholic Bishop Right Rev Dr Maran. Christopher
had dwelled in Kensington (near Invercargill) for 6 weeks and Mary dwelled in Dunedin
for 4 years.
(Reference Archives NZ Wellington Intention to marry 1885 agency BDM series 20 item 30 page 321 Dunedin
district)
Christopher LESTRANGE aged 28 born Westmeath Ireland bachelor occupation
Labourer residence Kensington and Mary O’CONNOR aged 22 years born Co Kerry
Ireland Spinster occupation Housemaid residence Dunedin married on 16 June 1885 St
Joseph’s Dunedin. The minister’s name was hard to read perhaps Rev M WUESLS [sic]
or WEST. Christopher’s parents were Mary formerly AULTON and Andrew
LESTRANGE occupation Farmer. Mary’s parents were Catherine formerly REILY and
James O’CONNOR occupation Labourer. The witnesses were James MULHOLLAND a
Cutter from Dunedin and Kate O’CONNOR a servant from Dunedin.
(Reference NZ RGO marriage registration 1885 folio 1737 page 160 Dunedin district website 1885/1668)
1885-1886 Waikouati Electoral Roll Otago
� Christopher LESTRANGE occupation labourer residential Waikari
(Reference Ancestry website 1885-1886 New Zealand Waikouati Electoral Roll Otago record 512)
Christopher and Mary had a daughter Mary LESTRANGE born 1886 New Zealand
ORDER (Reference RGO NZ birth registration 1886 folio website 1886/8556 parents
Mary and Christopher Lestrange)
Christopher and Mary had a daughter Rose LESTRANGE born 1888 New Zealand
ORDER (Reference RGO NZ birth registration 1888 folio website 1888/15670 parents
Mary and Christopher Lestrange)
Christopher and Mary had a daughter Christina LESTRANGE born 1890 New Zealand
ORDER (Reference RGO NZ birth registration 1890 folio website 1890/8505 parents
Mary and Christopher Lestrange)
Christopher and Mary had a son Christopher LESTRANGE born 1897 New Zealand
ORDER (Reference RGO NZ birth registration 1897 folio website 1897/10951 parents
Mary and Christopher Lestrange)
1890 Taieri Electoral Roll Otago
� Christopher L’ESTRANGE occupation labourer residential Mosgiel
(Reference Ancestry website 1890 New Zealand Taieri Electoral Roll Otago record 1741)
Otago Witness newspaper 30 June 1892
Supreme Court – Civil Sittings – Monday June 27 – Case Treloar v Kirkwood and
another – part of the evidence given stated that Simon Perry deposed he was
working with Mr Kirkwood in the Glenomaru tunnel in July last when Treloar was
killed. There were five or six men in the gang – Treloar and various name
including Christopher L’Estrange – part of the evidence given states Just before
the shot went off Kirkwood sen., said to L’Estrange ‘Do you think there is any
danger?’ L’Estrange said “Yes there is danger”. – later evidence states George
Palmers and Christopher L’Esetrange (who stated that he did not understand the
us-of-rack-a-rock in wood but it was in his opinion that in the blast at the time of
Harris chart 14-15 Fisher Luestrange compiled by Lynly Lessels Yates updated Thursday, 14 June 201214
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