Biography

JESSIE HALL TANNOCK

Burial register ID: 15010
Surname: TANNOCK
First name: JESSIE
Middle names: HALL
Gender: Female
Age: 57 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 16-Jun-1931
Date of burial: 18-Jun-1931

Block: 51
Plot: 28A
Inscription:

Bio contributor:

Jessie Hall Tannock née Stirling (c.1874 -1931)

Jessie Hall Stirling was born in England. Jessie lived for a time in Scotland before emigrating to New Zealand and marrying her fiancé David Tannock in Invercargill on 4th March 1904.

David was the Superintendent of Garden and Reserves for Dunedin, and they lived in a new house built for them in the Upper Botanic Garden.

Jessie died on June 16th 1931 at the age of 57 after a long illness. She is buried here in the Northern Cemetery with two of her children, David jnr and Robin, who sadly both died in childhood.

Source: The Story of the Dunedin Botanic Garden by Eric Dunlop

There are 3 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
TANNOCK DAVID GORDON 11 Years 23-Jul-1920 24-Jul-1920
TANNOCK JESSIE HALL 57 Years 16-Jun-1931 18-Jun-1931
TANNOCK ROBIN 9 Years 16-May-1915 16-May-1915