SEVENTY YEARS AGO

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20064, 10 October 1939, Page 6

SEVENTY YEARS AGO

ARRIVAL IN COLONY DEATH OF MRS M. GREGG 'Mrs. Mary Ann Gregg, whose memories of New Zealand \ife went hack over 70 years, died in Gisborne this morning. ' Born in -County Deer, Aberdeen, 84 ' years ago, Mrs. Gregg came with her parents as a girl of 14 years in the sailing ship Margaret Gilbeth, which berthed at Port -Chalmers. Her earlylife was spent in the South Island, and she married the late Mr. Andrew Gregg in Dunedin 65 years ago. They came to Gisborne two years later, when settlement in the district was still sparse and when there was no bridge across the Turanganui -River. •Mr. Gregg ran the ferry across the Turanganui River for some time, and he was responsible for the first beautification work that was undertaken on Read’s quay. Both took an active part in the life of the town in the early days. Enjoying good health until recently, Mrs. Gregg had a brief illness. Her , death is mourned by three daughters and two sons, the family comprising ; Mrs. S. Bardswell, Gisborne; Mrs. A. Craig, Hokitika; Mrs. J. \Kinnimont, Hastings; Messrs. W. and E. Gregg, Australia. Mr. Andrew Gregg died in 1914.

Following a service in Cochrane’s private chapel at 1.45 p.m. to-morrow, the funeral will leave for the Makaraka cemetery.