Margaret Gordon Huie^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1825 - 1918  (93 years)

• Name	Margaret Gordon Huie
  Birth	22 Mar 1825	Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6, 7]
  Baptism	Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Dec 1918	Roslyn, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [5, 7]
  Burial	Otago, New Zealand   [7]
  Person ID	I172023899792	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Huie,   b. Abt 1793, Aberdeen, Aberdeen d. 1852, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Eliza Gordon Edgar,   b. Abt 1801, Beffort, Ireland d. 1869, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	08 Jun 1824	Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland   [8]
  Family ID	F4272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Burn,   b. 04 Jan 1832   d. 1892, St. Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1857	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Annie McLeod BURN,   b. 1858, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. Mar 1928, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 70 years)   2. Edgar Huie Burn,   b. 24 May 1860, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. 1946, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (Age 85 years)   3. David William Murray Burn, M A,   b. Abt 1862, Victoria, Victoria d. 3 Jul 1951, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1825 - Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - - Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 24 Dec 1857 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Death - 8 Dec 1918 - Roslyn, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Burial - - Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Hocken Library has papers Margaret Gordon Burn Papers [PC‐0267]. Margaret Gordon Burn (nee Huie) was born on22 March 1825, at Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1870 she was appointed lady principal of theGirlsʹ Provincial School (later Otago Girlsʹ High School) in Dunedin, the school openedon 6 February 1871. In 1884 Margaret retired from Otago Girlsʹ High School, but in 1887accepted the position of lady principal of the new Waitaki Girlsʹ High School in Oamaru.The collection consists of papers relating to Margaret Gordon Burn. These include hertestimonials, correspondence from the Otago Education Board, the Otago Girlsʹ HighSchool Board, the Waitaki Girlsʹ High School Board and letters from Rev. D.M. Stuart.There is a photograph of Margaret Burn, a newspaper clipping (and photocopy) of her1918 obituary and her birth and marriage certificates (and that of her parents). Alsoincluded are papers relating to Andrew Burn, mainly testimonials.

  
  

• Sources

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