Julia Lehane^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1844 - 1896  (51 years)

• Name	Julia Lehane  [2]
  Birth	Dec 1844	Bantry , Co Cork ,Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1853  [4]
  Death	10 Jun 1896	10 Howe St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [5]
  Burial	14 Jun 1896	Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Person ID	I282740898873	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Lehane   d. Bef. 1850, County Cork, Ireland
  Mother	Amelia Emma Trenwith,   b. Abt 1826, Bantry, Co. Cork, Munster, Ireland d. 8 February 1880, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Given James and Rachael Swann's oldest son John.
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John MacFarlane,   b. Abt. 1842, Bushmills, Antrim, Ireland d. 25 Jun 1909, Victoria Home, Oamaru, Nth Otago, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1871	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Children	1. Annie Elizabeth MacFarlane,   b. 11 Sep 1872, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 Jun 1925, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 52 years)   2. John Macfarlane of Kenmore  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Edwin MacFarlane,   b. 6 Dec 1873, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 20 Feb 1924, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 50 years) + 4. Walter Macfarlane, 9th Baron of Arrochar 6th Clan Chief,   b. Abt 1430   d. 1488, Scotland (Age 58 years)   5. Helen Mary MacFarlane,   b. 8 Jun 1875, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 27 Mar 1876, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 0 years)   6. Trenwith Maurice MacFarlane,   b. 29 Nov 1876, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Dec 1925, Whaupuhunga, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 49 years)   7. Julia Emma MacFarlane,   b. 21 Mar 1879, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 Aug 1956, Auckland province, New Zealand (Age 77 years)   8. Charles Frederick MacFarlane,   b. 7 Sep 1881, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 1956, Te Kuiti, King Country, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 74 years)   9. Hugh McNeile Gordon MacFarlane,   b. 6 Feb 1885, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand d. 27 May 1914, Reefton, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Born at Bantry, Ireland. Married John Macfarlane in Dunedin in 1871 "at the house of Mrs Hayes, Moray Place". Was living at Opoho Road North East Valley in 1893 (Electoral Roll # Chalmers 2553) Died at 10 Howe Street, Dunedin in 1896. Aged 48 years. Cause of death given as "Haemorrhage on the brain and epiletic fits". Buried Northern Cemetery, Lot 7 Block 39, undertaker Hugh Gourley. Reported to have been in NZ for 37 years - arrived from Australia March 1860, aged about 12, on the 'Dunedin'. Death Notice from Otago Witness, 18 June 1896 Macfarlane.— On the 10th June, at Howe street, (suddenly), Julia, the dearly beloved wife of John Macfarlane. - Funeral on Sunday, at 2 p.m., Northern Cemetery. Headstone has the following inscription: "Erected in loving remembrance of their dear parents by the children of Attiwell and Amelia Emma HAYES who died at Dunedin 7 February 1880 aged 49 and 51 years respectively. Also their son Attiwell who departed this life 23 December 1888 aged 29. Also Julia, the beloved wife of John Macfarlane who fell asleep in Jesus 10 June 1896. Also Emma daughter of Attiwell and Amelia Emma Hayes who died 8 August 1904. Blessed are the pure in heart." And at the base: "Also John Macfarlane who died 25 June 1909 aged 67 years" Attiwell Hayes, wife, 1 son and 2 daughters arrived Otago on the 'Dunedin', from Melbourne, 12 March 1860 (Otago Witness 17 Mar 1860). Was the second daughter Julia Lehane - she would have been about 12.... Amelia (Emma) Hayes, nee Trenwith was previously married to John Lehane and was the mother of Julia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1027704383] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree. [S1027802920] Ancestry,com, New Zealand, Historical Birth Index, 1840-1902, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901. [S1027704059] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009). [S1027704067] Find A Grave, (Find a grave is not a source! It has many flaws unless it shows real documents or whence they gathered the data it has no proof. (FamilySearch OWT note)). [S1027704068] NZ Govt.-Internal Affairs Dept., NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Index, (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), 1896/1071.