Individual Details

Emigration

Aboard "Sir George Seymour", leaving Gravesend, England. Voyage took
130 days, arriving in Auckland on 27 November 1847.

Baptism

At Howick Catholic Church. She had formerly been baptised into the
Church of England, but later renounced this baptism.

BAPTISM AND RECANTATION
On the 24 December 1849 before me, Antoine Marie GARIN, M.A., Priest
of Howick, stood Emelia FINLAY, aged 33 years and Mary COALMOSS aged
37 years, and James COALMOSS aged 40 years, who having acknowledged
that the Catholic Apostolic and Roman Church is the true Church of
God, the only heir of the promise and authority of that Divine Saviour
of their own free will and without any Compulsion but on the only
purpose of saving their own souls have begged with earnestness to be
received among the Children of the mentioned Church and have abjured
the heresy of the Church of England of which I have absolved them
after having given them the baptism under condition with due
authorization of the Church of Howick according to the form required
by Ritual in virtue of the power given to me for the purpose by the
Bishop VIARD in the presence of Patrick EVERS and of Florence DRISCOLL
and Elizabeth DRISCOLL who stood, Patrick EVERS for Emelia FINLAY and
Florence and Elizabeth DRISCOLL for Mary and James COALMOSS on the
deay 24th December 1849

Signed A. M. GARIN, Parish Priest and Patrick EVERS.

Marriage

At St. Patricks Cathedral, Auckland.
Groom: Widower, labourer of Howick for 20 years. His age is given as
67 years.
Bride: Widow (Mary COLE, nee MOORFOOT), of Auckland 19 years. Her age
is given as 51 years.