Mary SHANKS

1843 - 1900  (57 years)

• Name	Mary SHANKS  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1843	Ballygrot, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Sep 1900	Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Temuka Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Person ID	I120	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	James SHANKS,   b. 2 May 1820, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK d. 2 Jan 1886, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret MELLIS,   b. 1819, Helen's Bay, Down, Northern Ireland, UK d. 1 Sep 1903, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James AUSTIN,   b. 1838, Helen's Bay, Down, Northern Ireland, UK d. 14 Mar 1921, Temuka, South, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1863	Bangor, Down, Ireland   [2, 6, 7, 8]
  Children	1. William AUSTIN,   b. 29 Jun 1864, Christchurch, New Zealand d. 29 Jul 1922, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James AUSTIN,   b. Dec 1865, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Agnes AUSTIN,   b. Dec 1867   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew AUSTIN,   b. Sep 1869   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Jack AUSTIN,   b. Jun 1871   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret Maggie AUSTIN,   b. Sep 1872   d. 14 Dec 1954 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. George AUSTIN,   b. Nov 1874   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Richard Dick AUSTIN,   b. Oct 1876   d. 1957 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mary Elizabeth AUSTIN,   b. 1 Dec 1878   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Annie AUSTIN,   b. Mar 1881, New Zealand d. 2 Sep 1954, Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Charles Lowry AUSTIN,   b. Jul 1885   d. 1967 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

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  [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), Batch #: M702289, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0101450, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1863. [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Database online. Record for James Austin [S95] Registrar of Births, Deaths and Mariages, New Zealand - Death Records, Record for Mary Austin, Temuka. When Died:2nd of September 1990 aged 59 years Father :_____ Shanks Occup. farmer Mother: Margeret Shanks nee mellis Buried Temuka Cemetery WHere Born: Down, Ireland 36 years in NZ Married Down Ireland to James Austin [S124] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S108] Timaru Cemetery Database - Online, Plot for Mary Austin and James Austin. Reference 19575 Surname Austin Forenames Mary Occupation Address Age at Death Unknown Date of Death Wednesday, 5 September 1900 Date of Interment Wednesday, 5 September 1900 Cemetery Temuka Cemetery Section General Block Plot Beam New Row 113 New Plot 320 Clergy Name Funeral Director [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNM-5NG : accessed 14 Aug 2013), James Austin and Mary Shanks, 03 Aug 1863. James Austin, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898" Name: James Austin Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary Shanks Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 03 Aug 1863 Event Place: 0063,Bangor,Down,Ireland Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70228-9 System Origin: Ireland-ODM GS Film number: 101450 Reference ID: [S77] Northern Ireland Civil Records, Marriage of james Austin and Mary SHanks - Details form a Forum Posting. Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 3 Aug 1863 Groom Name james AUSTIN Bride Name mary SHANKS Church Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church Parish Bangor Civil District Newtownards County Down Surname Firstname Year Fathers Firstname county AUSTIN JAMES 1863 JAMES Down SHANKS MARY 1863 JAMES Down [S123] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898. Name: James Austin Gender: Male Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1863 Marriage Place: 0063,Bangor,Down,Ireland Spouse: Mary Shanks FHL Film Number: 101450