Jurczyńska Family

Jurczyńska, Maria Servant, (1855-1918), West Prussia m. (23 Nov 1875) Milton, Richard Hugh Todd Dundee. Maria or Mary as she was known in New Zealand was with her twin brother when they were on their way to New Zealand during the mid 1870’s. Unfortunately her brother was hijacked off the ship and into the German Army. Mary’s parents both died prior to their embarking, her father killed & mother during childbirth. When the couple married, it is believed they lived in a tent beside the railway lines for a time. Richard possibly worked on the railways as one of Brodgens navvies been brought out from England. Later the family moved to High St, Ravensbourne, Dunedin, where Richard worked as a labourer & Mary raised their family—Robert (1876-1927), Sarah Ann (1878-1925), Mary (1879-1939), Elizabeth (1880-1959), Rose (1882-1903), John (1884-1959) & Frank (1889-1947). Mary died 13 Aug 1918 aged 63 and is buried alongside her husband and family at the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin.