Emily Harriet Bicknell

1857 - 1924  (67 years)

• Name	Emily Harriet Bicknell
  Born	7 Jan 1857	Raglan, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Jun 1924	Glasgow, South Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Ancestors
  Person ID	I5704	Clark
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Husband	Robert McKeich,   b. 5 Sep 1855, Mount Arrowratt, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 4 Jun 1902, Boer War, Vereeniging, South Africa  (Age 46 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1876	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  	Birth: 5 September 1855. Ref # 1297/1855, Schedule A, District of Collingwood, Victoria Marriage: 8 March 1876. Ref # 7, Copy of Register of Marriage, # 628, District of Dunedin. Death: 4 June 1902. Ref Telegram from Commanding Officer, 9th NZ Regiment. Detailed information about Robert can be found in "The McKeich Family History" compiled by his great grandson Bill McKeich and also in the "Boer War Diary " of Lieutenant Robert McKeich, 9th NZ Contingent, transcribed by Bill McKeich. Copies of the Diary have been lodged in the Lawrence Museum, National Archives and the Waiouru War Museum where the original manuscript is held. Robert left Melbourne on 18 December 1875 aboard the Ringarooma and landed in Invercargill on Friday 24 December 1875. His age was given as 29. He was in fact only 20. There is a record of " Mrs Bicknel" travelling on the Ringarooma on the same dates as Robert. Could this have been the 18 year old Emily? Emily was very pregnant and she and Robert married in March 1876 and their eldest child Jim was born two months later.
  Children	+ 1. James Henry McKeich,   b. 6 May 1876, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 27 Jul 1961, Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand  (Age 85 years) ▻ Francis Helen Smith  m. 24 Sep 1916   2. Ada McKeich,   b. 1 Nov 1879, Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 20 Jul 1882, Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand  (Age 2 years) + 3. Walter Ernest McKeich,   b. 9 Jan 1882, Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 18 Jun 1965, Te Awamutu, Waipa, New Zealand  (Age 83 years) ▻ Elizabeth Barclay Waddell  m. 28 Mar 1906 + 4. Ethel Maud McKeich,   b. 6 May 1885, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 21 Apr 1915, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  (Age 29 years) ▻ Arthur John Bell  m. 11 Aug 1909 + 5. Robert William McKeich,   b. 8 Mar 1895, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand ,   d. 18 Apr 1944, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  (Age 49 years) ▻ Beatrice Olivia Roberts
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F1560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart