Bodell, Jane née McPhail, c.1836–1903 (Person)

SummaryAlso known as Jane Munro.

Born Jane McPhail, c. 1836, to Hugh McPhail and Mary MacArthur (Scotland). She married Glasgow-born convict James Munro in Launceston Tasmania (21 October 1855). They had four children: James, Jean Maria Teresa, Duncan, and Peter John Hugh Munro. The family came to New Zealand in 1864; James Munro died of rheumatic fever at Hamilton in 1865. Jane supported her children by running a small shop selling cider and lollies before marrying militia man James Bodell at Hamilton on 19 January 1866. They moved to Tauranga where she raised her family with James who became an active businessman and Mayor. In her mid 50s when James she moved to Auckland, where she died on 24 November 1903, aged 67.SourcesWikitreeJames Munro Convict Record

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First Name(s)JaneSurnameBodellAlso Known asJane MunroJane McPhailDate of Birthc. 1836Date of Death24 November 1903Place of DeathAuckland

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MotherMacArthur, MaryFatherMcPhail, HughChildrenMunro, JamesMunro, Peter John HughMills, Jean Maria Teresa née MunroMunro, George Duncan

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PartnerBodell, James, 1831-1892 (Person)Date Married19 January 1866Place of MarriageHamilton

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Bodell, Jane née McPhail, c.1836–1903 (Person)