Emily was born in Woodgreen, Hampshire, England, to Vincent Mist and Mary Anna Baillie. She emigrated to Napier in 1877 at the age of 9, on the ship Renfrewshire with her parents and 1 year old sister Mary.
The ship sailed from London 29 Sep 1877, arriving in Hawkes Bay on 4 Jan 1878. It was placed in quarantine on account of scarlet fever having broken out
Emily married David Jones on 29 April 1886 at Waipawa at the home of Thomas Wooster. David was from Cardiff, Wales
- they settled in Woodville
their 7 known children
* 1887 - 1979 Eva Jones
. Eva married Charles Avis Lynch
* 1890 - 1972 Emily Jones
. Emily married Frederick William Ebbett
* 1892 - 1982 Charles Jones
. Charles married Margaret Mary Hanrahan
* 1893 - 1984 Percy Jones
. Percy married Elizabeth Cameron McBain
* 1894 - 1981 Alice Jones
. Alice didn't marry
* 1896 - 1980 Walter Jones
. Walter married Lillian Trixie Morgan
* 1901 - 1992 Annie Jones
. Annie married Joseph Hunt
* 1903 - 1991 David Jones
. David married Irene Berkahn
Husband David died in 1902 aged 44 of pneumonia & quinsy. Emily was about 2 months pregnant with their 8th child David
She next married John Harris, a farmer in Woodville, in 1908. John had first married Mary Jan McDonald (1853-1893) in 1878 & had 11 children
John died in 1927, 27 years before her & buried with his mother in Havelock
The ship sailed from London 29 Sep 1877, arriving in Hawkes Bay on 4 Jan 1878. It was placed in quarantine on account of scarlet fever having broken out
Emily married David Jones on 29 April 1886 at Waipawa at the home of Thomas Wooster. David was from Cardiff, Wales
- they settled in Woodville
their 7 known children
* 1887 - 1979 Eva Jones
. Eva married Charles Avis Lynch
* 1890 - 1972 Emily Jones
. Emily married Frederick William Ebbett
* 1892 - 1982 Charles Jones
. Charles married Margaret Mary Hanrahan
* 1893 - 1984 Percy Jones
. Percy married Elizabeth Cameron McBain
* 1894 - 1981 Alice Jones
. Alice didn't marry
* 1896 - 1980 Walter Jones
. Walter married Lillian Trixie Morgan
* 1901 - 1992 Annie Jones
. Annie married Joseph Hunt
* 1903 - 1991 David Jones
. David married Irene Berkahn
Husband David died in 1902 aged 44 of pneumonia & quinsy. Emily was about 2 months pregnant with their 8th child David
She next married John Harris, a farmer in Woodville, in 1908. John had first married Mary Jan McDonald (1853-1893) in 1878 & had 11 children
John died in 1927, 27 years before her & buried with his mother in Havelock
Emily was born in Woodgreen, Hampshire, England, to Vincent Mist and Mary Anna Baillie. She emigrated to Napier in 1877 at the age of 9, on the ship Renfrewshire with her parents and 1 year old sister Mary.
The ship sailed from London 29 Sep 1877, arriving in Hawkes Bay on 4 Jan 1878. It was placed in quarantine on account of scarlet fever having broken out
Emily married David Jones on 29 April 1886 at Waipawa at the home of Thomas Wooster. David was from Cardiff, Wales
- they settled in Woodville
their 7 known children
* 1887 - 1979 Eva Jones
. Eva married Charles Avis Lynch
* 1890 - 1972 Emily Jones
. Emily married Frederick William Ebbett
* 1892 - 1982 Charles Jones
. Charles married Margaret Mary Hanrahan
* 1893 - 1984 Percy Jones
. Percy married Elizabeth Cameron McBain
* 1894 - 1981 Alice Jones
. Alice didn't marry
* 1896 - 1980 Walter Jones
. Walter married Lillian Trixie Morgan
* 1901 - 1992 Annie Jones
. Annie married Joseph Hunt
* 1903 - 1991 David Jones
. David married Irene Berkahn
Husband David died in 1902 aged 44 of pneumonia & quinsy. Emily was about 2 months pregnant with their 8th child David
She next married John Harris, a farmer in Woodville, in 1908. John had first married Mary Jan McDonald (1853-1893) in 1878 & had 11 children
John died in 1927, 27 years before her & buried with his mother in Havelock
The ship sailed from London 29 Sep 1877, arriving in Hawkes Bay on 4 Jan 1878. It was placed in quarantine on account of scarlet fever having broken out
Emily married David Jones on 29 April 1886 at Waipawa at the home of Thomas Wooster. David was from Cardiff, Wales
- they settled in Woodville
their 7 known children
* 1887 - 1979 Eva Jones
. Eva married Charles Avis Lynch
* 1890 - 1972 Emily Jones
. Emily married Frederick William Ebbett
* 1892 - 1982 Charles Jones
. Charles married Margaret Mary Hanrahan
* 1893 - 1984 Percy Jones
. Percy married Elizabeth Cameron McBain
* 1894 - 1981 Alice Jones
. Alice didn't marry
* 1896 - 1980 Walter Jones
. Walter married Lillian Trixie Morgan
* 1901 - 1992 Annie Jones
. Annie married Joseph Hunt
* 1903 - 1991 David Jones
. David married Irene Berkahn
Husband David died in 1902 aged 44 of pneumonia & quinsy. Emily was about 2 months pregnant with their 8th child David
She next married John Harris, a farmer in Woodville, in 1908. John had first married Mary Jan McDonald (1853-1893) in 1878 & had 11 children
John died in 1927, 27 years before her & buried with his mother in Havelock
Gravesite Details
Funeral Officiator: Rev Niblock
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