Brief Life History of Emma Margaret
Emma Margaret Thompson was born in 1868. She married Frank Evans Merry on 10 April 1893, in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 12 May 1913, in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, at the age of 45, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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- Emma Margaret Merry, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma Margaret Merry, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
- Emma Margaret Merry, "BillionGraves Index"
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1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
1893
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1896 · National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand was created as an organization after women won the right to vote. Today works to help achieve gender equality in New Zealand and in 2017 introduced Gender Equal NZ, which is fighting for Zealanders to have the freedom and opportunity to determine their own future no matter which gender they are.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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