OBITUARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 303, 20 November 1935, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MRS JAMES GAVEY. Tlie death occurred yesterday, at her residence, 7 Campbell Street, of Mrs James Gavey, after a brief illness. She was in her 94th year. With some 300 other passengers the late Mrs Gavey, who was born in Guernsey, left London on Christinas Day some 59 years ago, bound for New Zealand, to settle in the colony. With her were her husband (who passed away Id years ago), and two children. They made the voyage in the former East Indiaman vessel Edwin Fox, now lying in Picton Harbour as a coal hulk. They landed at AVellington, but owing to an outbreak of sickness at the depot to which they were proceeding, they were quarantined on Somes Island for a month. Subsequently they joined a party of pioneer settlers going to Wanganui, where her husband engaged in railway construction work, remaining in the service until his retirement. They lived at Wanganui for some forty years, and subsequently Mrs Gavey resided at Tangimoana for nine years before taking up her residence in Palmerston North. Daughters of Mrs Gavey are Airs S. Lyon (Tangimoana), Mrs Colville (Wellington) , and Mrs J. Houseman (Palmerston North). Two sons and one daughter have passed away. There are 19 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. The interment takes place at the Palmerston North cemetery to-morrow afternoon.