LAURENSON, Mary Hanlin b. 1860 Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Oct 1945 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: Stark Family Tree

1860 - 1945 (85 years)

Name	LAURENSON, Mary Hanlin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
Birth	1859	New Zealand [3, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	1860	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand [1, 15, 18]
Gender	Female
Birth	1860	New Zealand [20]
Name	Mary Laurenson [20]
Residence	1903	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [19]
Residence	1919	Dunedin West, Otago, New Zealand [17]
Death	7 Oct 1945	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [15, 16, 18]
Burial	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [15, 18]
Person ID	I4209	Stark Family Tree
Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

Father	LAURENSON, James, b. 16 Apr 1838, Tingwell, Shetland, Scotland d. 18 Jun 1884, Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa (Age 46 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	HANLIN, Agnes, b. 1838, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 21 Aug 1890, Hampden, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	22 Dec 1859	Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand [20, 21]
Family ID	F1936	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family KEMNITZ, Louis Jacob Fritz, b. 1858, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 25 Jul 1925, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 67 years)

Marriage 25 Dec 1879 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [2, 22]

Married 25 Dec 1879 Melrose, Wellington, New Zealand

The house of the uncle of the bride, as described in Paperspast article

Children

	1. KEMNITZ, Elizabeth Daisy, b. 16 Nov 1880, New Zealand d. 4 Sep 1882, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. KEMNITZ, Agnes Violet, b. 14 Nov 1882, New Zealand d. 28 Sep 1883, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2210 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Dec 2025

Event Map

	Marriage - 25 Dec 1879 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
	Residence - 1903 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
	Death - 7 Oct 1945 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
	Burial - - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Notes
Mary's children died in infancy and there were no others

Mary's will has extensive coverage of the wider family including nephews and nieces

Sources

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Record for Mary Hanlin Laurenson
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Mary Hanlin Laurenson
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Mary H Kemnitz in entry for Elizabeth Daisy Kemnitz, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
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Mary Hanlin Kemnitz in entry for Elizabeth Daisy Kemnitz, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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Mary Hanlin Kemnitz in entry for Agnes Violet Kemnitz, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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Mary H Kemnitz in entry for Violet Agnes Kemnitz, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
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Mary H Kemnitz in entry for Violet Agnes Kemnitz, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
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Mary Hanlin Laurenson, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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Mary Hanlin Laurenson, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896"
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Louis Kehnitz
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