Ursula (Johnson) Mouat (1845 - 1926)

Born 18 Oct 1845 in Norwick, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Magnus Mouat — married Feb 1875 in Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Jul 1926 at age 80 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

Native of Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Cecilia (Johnson) Mouat lived in Charleston, West Coast, New Zealand.

Cecilia (Johnson) Mouat lived in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.

Cecilia (Johnson) Mouat lived in Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand.

Ursula "Cecilia" Johnson was born in Norwick, Unst, Shetland.

In February 1875, in Leith, Scotland, Cecilia married Magnus Mouat, who was the cousin and business partner of Cecilia's brother-in-law Gilbert Anderson (Cecilia's sister Ann's husband). They had their first son, William, while living in Leith.^[1]

In 1876, Cecilia, Magnus and their infant son emigrated to New Zealand's West Coast, on the ship Howrah. Cecilia and Magnus had five more children in New Zealand.^[1]

Many other family and friends from Norwick, Shetland also moved to New Zealand's West Coast. Many other members of Cecilia's (Johnson) family were on board the Howrah, including Ann and Gilbert (and other siblings of Gilbert's). There were many family connections between the Johnsons, Mouats, Andersons, Harpers, and other Shetlanders on the West Coast.

Magnus and Cecilia lived in Charleston until 1902, and then lived in Wellington and Westport. Cecilia died in 1926 in Wellington or Lower Hutt.^[1]

Info from North Isles Family History website:
Name Ursula JOHNSON
Born 18 Oct 1845 Norwick, Unst, SHI, SCT^[2]
Gender Female
Also Known As Cecilia Johnson
Baptism 11 Feb 1846 Unst, SHI, SCT^[2]
Census 1851 Resident at Micklepond, Unst.^[3]
Census 1861 Resident at Mucklepund, Unst.^[3]
Census 1871 Resident at Mucklepund, Unst.^[3]
Died Jul 1926 Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZL
Person ID I158124 Shetland
Last Modified 20 Jul 2001^[4]

Anderson and Johnson families on the Howrah, London-Nelson, Jul-Nov 1876:^[5]

Cecilia (Johnson) Mouat migrated from Shetland/Midlothian, Scotland to Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

Members of several interconnected Shetland families moved to New Zealand (especially Buller, West Coast) in the 1860s-70s. At least some had been living in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland before moving to NZ. On board this sailing of the Howrah were several children (and grandchildren) of William Anderson and Charlotte (Russell) Anderson, joining sister Margaret (Anderson) Harper who was already in New Zealand. Also on board were several children (and grandchildren) of Ann Duncan/Johnson and John Johnson, including Ann herself. The Johnson and Anderson siblings were connected by two different marriages, which had involved two Anns swapping surnames: John Johnson had married Ann (Anderson) Johnson, and Gilbert Anderson had married Ann (Johnson) Anderson.

Ann and her Johnson children are marked with asterisks (*) below. Anderson siblings are marked with obelisks (†) below.

† ANDERSON Gilbert, 30, Adult, male, Shetland, Wood Cutter
* Ann, 34, Adult, female
Ann J, 8, Child, female
Charlotte, 3, Child, female
Joan, 9m, Infant, female

* JOHNSON John, 37, Adult, male, Shetland, Wood Cutter
† Ann, 33, Adult, female
Duncan, 11, Child, male
Wm. G, 9, Child, male
Charlotte, 2, Child, female
DUNCAN Ann *, 70, Adult, female, Shetland

MOWAT Magnus, 31, Adult, male, Shetland, Wood Cutter
* Cecilia, 30, Adult, female
Wm., 4m, Infant, male

† ANDERSON John, 18, Adult, male, Shetland, Labourer

Possibly (but name and age are slightly different):
* JOHNSTONE Mary, 32, Adult, female, Shetland, Servant

Other Shetlanders, all Johnstones, stayed on the ship until Wellington.^[6]

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

Birth/Baptism record (Old Parish Registers):
URSULA JOHNSON (F). 11/02/1846. Parents/other details: JOHN JOHNSON/ANN DUNCAN FR 197 (FR197). Parish: Unst. Ref: 011/20 53^[7]

Statutory marriage record:
CECILIA JOHNSON married MAGNUS MOUAT in 1875. RD: Leith South. Ref: 692/2 56^[8]

NZ BDM Online: Death Registration
Reg Number: 1926/6637
Cecilia Mouat
Age: 80Y Est. birth year: 1846 ^[9]

Census records

Johnsons on page 011/1/17 of the 1871 Scotland Census:
ANN JOHNSON (F), age 28, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17
URSULA JOHNSON (F), age 25, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17
WILLIAM G JOHNSON (M), age 4, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17
MARY JOHNSON (F), age 35, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17
DUNCAN JOHNSON (M), age 8, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17
ANN JOHNSON (F), age 68, RD: UNST. Ref: 011/ 1/ 17^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 'Mr. M. Mouat: An Adventurous Life', Evening Post, 19 October 1934, pg. 12. Retrieved 18 August 2020 from https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19341019.2.111.1?items_per_page=10&page=2&query=mouat+shetland&snippet=true
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} IGI Births & Baptisms
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Census return
4. ↑ Entry on the North Isles Family History website: https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I158124
5. ↑ Passenger list: Immigrants arriving in Nelson on the Howrah, 9 Nov 1876. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~shipstonz/genealogy/PassLists/howrah1876.html
6. ↑ Passenger list: Immigrants arriving in Wellington on the Howrah, 18 Nov 1876. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~shipstonz/genealogy/PassLists/howrahwgton1876.html
7. ↑ Church of Scotland Old Parish Registers. Accessible at ScotlandsPeople
8. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Statutory registers. Accessible at ScotlandsPeople
9. ↑ Searchable online at https://bdm.psopho.co.nz/ and documents can be ordered from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
10. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Census returns. Accessible at ScotlandsPeople