Mary DINEEN 1858 - 1935
Mary's parents, William DINEEN and Bridget MURRAY were married in Kilworth, near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland on 24 February 1846, witnesses being Daniel Murray and Garrett Burns. Mary lived with her family in Kilworth. "Kiluird". or Kilworth is situated on the main Dublin - Cork road and is three miles north of Fermoy. It is half a mile off the main road and is twenty four miles from Cork City. The village was a military post at one time and is also the site of a very old church. The English translation of "Kiluird" means "church of the order" and was the second church in Ireland to receive permission from the Pope to change the old Irish calendar to the church calendar. The village is largely agricultural and because of its proximity to the River Blackwater, fishing is now a popular pasttime in the area for locals and visitors.
'The Dinneen family were so poor that they lived by the roadside and had to run and hide when the gentry passed - they were whipped if seen.' Aunty Liz also claimed that the Dinneen family were originally well to do and had come from France - during a time of religious persecution.'
Mary was 23 years of age when she and her sister Bridget, 19 years, sailed from Gravesend on the 2nd of August 1883 on the 'Nelson' and arrived at Port Chalmers, near Dunedin, on the 20th October 1883. The fare was one guinea but Mary also worked on board as a general servant during the journey to New Zealand. The 'Nelson' was one of six clipper ships built in 1874 by 1874 by Robert Duncan for Patrick Henderson. She was specially built to carry passengers, and her accomodation was all that could be desired. The 'Nelson' was a vessel of of 1247 tons, and traded to the colony from 1874 until 1902. As late as 1916 she was in Sydney Harbour and altogether made 23 voyages carrying immigrants.
A few years later Mary met George Patterson, a musterer in the Otago/Canterbury areas. They married in Oamaru on the 25th September 1890 in the house of Rev. John Mackay. At the time of their marriage their usual place of residence was listed as Omarama, so Pattersons have lived around Omarama for well over 100 years.
George and Mary were listed in the NZ 1893 Electoral Roll:
Patterson, George, 2577
Electorate: Waitaki
Residential Address: Omarama
Occupation: Shepherd
Patterson, Mary, 3662
Residential Address: Hakataramea
Occupation: Domestic
They lived on a very small farmlet, about 2 miles into the Hakataramea Valley, near Kurow. The family then moved to dairy farm at Maerawhenua near Duntroon. George died in 1921 and Mary retired to Queenstown. At the time of her death, she was living in Camp Street, Queenstown and was buried in the Queenstown Cemetery, near the base of the gondola. Sources: Elizabeth Sainsbury interviewed in the Oamaru Mail 15 June 1991.
'The Dinneen family were so poor that they lived by the roadside and had to run and hide when the gentry passed - they were whipped if seen.' Aunty Liz also claimed that the Dinneen family were originally well to do and had come from France - during a time of religious persecution.'
Mary was 23 years of age when she and her sister Bridget, 19 years, sailed from Gravesend on the 2nd of August 1883 on the 'Nelson' and arrived at Port Chalmers, near Dunedin, on the 20th October 1883. The fare was one guinea but Mary also worked on board as a general servant during the journey to New Zealand. The 'Nelson' was one of six clipper ships built in 1874 by 1874 by Robert Duncan for Patrick Henderson. She was specially built to carry passengers, and her accomodation was all that could be desired. The 'Nelson' was a vessel of of 1247 tons, and traded to the colony from 1874 until 1902. As late as 1916 she was in Sydney Harbour and altogether made 23 voyages carrying immigrants.
A few years later Mary met George Patterson, a musterer in the Otago/Canterbury areas. They married in Oamaru on the 25th September 1890 in the house of Rev. John Mackay. At the time of their marriage their usual place of residence was listed as Omarama, so Pattersons have lived around Omarama for well over 100 years.
George and Mary were listed in the NZ 1893 Electoral Roll:
Patterson, George, 2577
Electorate: Waitaki
Residential Address: Omarama
Occupation: Shepherd
Patterson, Mary, 3662
Residential Address: Hakataramea
Occupation: Domestic
They lived on a very small farmlet, about 2 miles into the Hakataramea Valley, near Kurow. The family then moved to dairy farm at Maerawhenua near Duntroon. George died in 1921 and Mary retired to Queenstown. At the time of her death, she was living in Camp Street, Queenstown and was buried in the Queenstown Cemetery, near the base of the gondola. Sources: Elizabeth Sainsbury interviewed in the Oamaru Mail 15 June 1991.
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