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Elizabeth Maud “Bessie” <I>Leckey nee Lowther</I> Reid

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Elizabeth Maud “Bessie” Leckey nee Lowther Reid

Birth
Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death
22 Dec 1909 (aged 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
Burial
Belmont, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
Block B, Plot 056
Memorial ID
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Elizabeth LOWTHER aka Bessie Maude, was born 23 January 1852 at Drumnaboy, Camus, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland .
On 1st March 1877 at the home of her parents at Drumnaboy, she married Alexander LECKY/LECKEY, widower, clerk, of Fitzroy Crescent, Belfast.
The marriage witnesses were her siblings Mary Hood and Thomas LOWTHER.
Bessie was the third born and second daughter of the eleven children of Walter Johnson LOWTHER and Elizabeth JACK.
Alexander and Bessie's only child, a daughter, Elizabeth Maude LECKY, was born on 28th November, 1878 at Drumnaboy
Alexander died of cancer, at their home at 1 Fitzroy Crescent, Belfast on 3rd November, 1881 and he is buried in the Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast.
Bessie emigrated to New Zealand and married James REID on 16th August 1883. Their only son James Arthur, was born 28 July 1884. He died on 12 Dec 1943.
Elizabeth LOWTHER aka Bessie Maude, was born 23 January 1852 at Drumnaboy, Camus, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland .
On 1st March 1877 at the home of her parents at Drumnaboy, she married Alexander LECKY/LECKEY, widower, clerk, of Fitzroy Crescent, Belfast.
The marriage witnesses were her siblings Mary Hood and Thomas LOWTHER.
Bessie was the third born and second daughter of the eleven children of Walter Johnson LOWTHER and Elizabeth JACK.
Alexander and Bessie's only child, a daughter, Elizabeth Maude LECKY, was born on 28th November, 1878 at Drumnaboy
Alexander died of cancer, at their home at 1 Fitzroy Crescent, Belfast on 3rd November, 1881 and he is buried in the Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast.
Bessie emigrated to New Zealand and married James REID on 16th August 1883. Their only son James Arthur, was born 28 July 1884. He died on 12 Dec 1943.

Inscription

Bessie Maud
Dearly loved wife
James Reid
Sharebroker of Auckland
Who departed this life
December 22nd 1909
Aged 56 years
Gone but not forgotten



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  • Created by: Gail Lyons
  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210041499/elizabeth_maud-reid: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Maud “Bessie” Leckey nee Lowther Reid (23 Jan 1852–22 Dec 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210041499, citing O'Neill's Point Cemetery, Belmont, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand; Maintained by Gail Lyons (contributor 49726759).