Betty Elizabeth Oliver^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1836 - 1924  (87 years)

Alexander Oliver

1814 - 1879  (64 years)

Birth	25 December 1814
Died	29 September 1879	Georgemas, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Buried	after 29 September 1879	Berriedale Parish Churchyard, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Father	James Oliver           b. 1784
Mother	Janet Turnbull           b. between 1788 and 1790
Family/Spouse	Elspat or Elizabeth “Betty” Gordon           b. 7 January 1813, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Married	12 February 1836	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   2. George Oliver           b. 1 April 1837, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland   3. James Oliver           b. 21 March 1841, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland   4. Jane Oliver           b. 15 October 1842, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   5. Robert Oliver           b. about 1844, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   6. William Oliver           b. about 1847, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   7. Isabella Oliver           b. about 1850, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   8. Alick Oliver           b. about 1853, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland   9. Helen Oliver           b. about 1857, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Elspat or Elizabeth “Betty” Gordon

1813 - 1888  (75 years)

Birth	7 January 1813	Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Died	14 December 1888	East Brora, Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland
Buried	after 14 December 1888	Berriedale Parish Churchyard, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Father	William Gordon           b. about 1776
Mother	Elizabeth “Betty” McLeod           b. about 1780
Family/Spouse	Alexander Oliver           b. 25 December 1814
Married	12 February 1836	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   2. George Oliver           b. 1 April 1837, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland   3. James Oliver           b. 21 March 1841, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland   4. Jane Oliver           b. 15 October 1842, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   5. Robert Oliver           b. about 1844, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   6. William Oliver           b. about 1847, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   7. Isabella Oliver           b. about 1850, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   8. Alick Oliver           b. about 1853, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland   9. Helen Oliver           b. about 1857, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Peter Mulvay

1840 - 1919  (79 years)

Birth	1840	Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Died	25 September 1919	Greenbank, Kulikup, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	after 25 September 1919	Greenbank, Kulikup, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Mister Mulvay
Mother	Miss [--?--]
Family/Spouse 1	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Married	4 February 1862	Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Alexander Oliver Mulvay           b. 23 April 1862, New Zealand   2. James Oliver Mulvay           b. 1863, New Zealand   3. George Gordon Mulvay           b. 2 February 1864, New Zealand   4. Robert Oliver Mulvay           b. after November 1864, New Zealand   5. Robert Sutherland Mulvay           b. 25 December 1866, New Zealand + 6. Mary Mulvay or Mulvey           b. 30 September 1868, New Zealand   7. Betsy Jane Mulvay           b. 17 December 1870, New Zealand   8. James Oliver Mulvay           b. 28 November 1872, New Zealand   9. William Gordon Mulvay           b. 18 October 1874, New Zealand
Family/Spouse 2	Mary Burns           b. 1847, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Married	1 January 1886	Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Family/Spouse 3	Henrietta Mallinder           b. 1869, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Married	6 November 1891	Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Children	1. Martha Mulvay           b. 1892   2. Henrietta “Hetty” Mulvay           b. 1894   3. Peter Mulvay           b. 1899   4. Federal Eve Mulvay           b. 1900   5. Dorothy Mulvay           b. 1901   6. Marion Mulvay           b. 1903   7. Robert Martin Mulvay           b. 1905   8. Clifford Edger Mulvay           b. 1907

Alexander Oliver Mulvay

1862 - 1934  (72 years)

Birth	23 April 1862	New Zealand
Died	14 June 1934	New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Annie Elizabeth Burns
Married	1 December 1886	Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Children	1. Norman James Mulvay   2. Bill Mulvay   3. Evelyn Mulvay   4. Kitch Mulvay   5. Jack Mulvay

James Oliver Mulvay

1863 - 1863  (0 years)

Birth	1863	New Zealand
Died	1863	New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

George Gordon Mulvay

1864 - 1947  (83 years)

Birth	2 February 1864	New Zealand
Died	21 November 1947	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Ellen Jane O’Neil
Married	1 January 1900

Robert Oliver Mulvay

after 1864 - after 1864  (> 0 years)

Birth	after November 1864	New Zealand
Died	after November 1864	New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Robert Sutherland Mulvay

1866 - 1868  (1 year)

Birth	25 December 1866	New Zealand
Died	29 November 1868	New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Mary Mulvay or Mulvey

1868 - 1941  (72 years)

Birth	30 September 1868	New Zealand
Died	15 April 1941
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Family/Spouse	James George Scarlett           b. 16 April 1862, Swerford, Oxfordshire, England
Married	19 February 1887
Children	+ 1. James Alexander “Flicky” Scarlett           b. 9 February 1888 + 2. Albert Thomas Scarlett           b. 19 July 1889, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 3. Ella Verbena Scarlett           b. 2 July 1891, Arapito, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 4. Ruby Elizabeth Scarlett           b. 27 November 1893, Arapito, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand + 5. Ivy Rose Ellen Scarlett           b. 13 June 1898, Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand

Betsy Jane Mulvay

1870 - Yes - date unknown

Birth	17 December 1870	New Zealand
Died	Yes - date unknown
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

James Oliver Mulvay

1872 - 1944  (71 years)

Birth	28 November 1872	New Zealand
Died	30 April 1944	Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

William Gordon Mulvay

1874 - 1874  (0 years)

Birth	18 October 1874	New Zealand
Died	18 October 1874	New Zealand
Father	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mother	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Mister Riddle

Family/Spouse	Betty Elizabeth Oliver           b. 26 April 1836, Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

• Gender	Female
  Birth	26 April 1836	Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [5]
  	“Oliver, Betty, antinuptial daughter of Alexander Oliver and Betty Gordon, in Berriedale was born 26th April and baptized 13th May”
  Baptism	13 May 1836	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
  Census	6 June 1841	Achormlary, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland   [6]
  	Achormlary, Parish of Dornay Name - Age - Occupation - Born in Sutherland Alex Oliver 25 Ag Lab Yes Betsy Oliver 5 Yes George Oliver 3 Yes James Oliver 2 months Yes Betsy Gordon 25 Yes Johan Gordon 21 F L Yes Ferdinand Gilchrist 13 M L Yes Margaret Sutherland 11 Yes
  Census	30 March 1851	Auchtormleney, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland   [7]
  	Parish of Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland Name - Relation - Age - Occupation - Where born. Auchtomleny or Auchtornleney Alexander Oliver Head Mar 36 Shepherd Caithness Berriedale Betsey Oliver Wife Mar 35 Sutherland Kildonan Betsey Oliver Daur Mar 15 Caithness Berriedale George Oliver Son U 13 Scholar Sutherland Kildonan James Oliver Son U 10 Scholar Sutherland Dornoch Jane Oliver Daur U 9 Scholar Sutherland Rogart Robert Oliver Son U 7 Sutherland Rogart William Oliver Son U 4 Sutherland Rogart Isabella Oliver Daur U 1 Sutherland Rogart Margaret Ross Servant U 18 House Servant Rossshire Dingwall William Tait Servant U 26 Servant (Shepherd) Tweedale Peebles
  Immigration	1861  [8]
  	Death Certificate says Elizabeth had been in New Zealand 63 years
  FamilySearch ID	LHFG-9BK
  Death	13 February 1924	Dalefield, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand   [2, 8]
  	Cause of Death: Senile Decay, Heart Failure 1 year 1 day
  Burial	14 February 1924	Clareville Cemetery, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand   [8]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I31	Roger | Ancestors of Roger
  Last Modified	26 January 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander Oliver           b. 25 December 1814             d. 29 September 1879, Georgemas, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elspat or Elizabeth “Betty” Gordon           b. 7 January 1813, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland           d. 14 December 1888, East Brora, Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F691	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Peter Mulvay           b. 1840, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland           d. 25 September 1919, Greenbank, Kulikup, Western Australia, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 February 1862	Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  Alternate Wedding	about 1863	Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand   [8]
  	Death Certificate says she was 27 years old when she married Peter Mulvay in Hokitika
  Notes	On the Intention to Marry Application dated 1st February 1862 in the District of Tokomairiro south of Dunedin, it shows Peter was a shepherd aged 22 and had resided in New Zealand for 2 months where as Elizabeth Oliver was aged 22 but a resident for only 3 weeks. It was a common practice for young couples in love to falsify their age to get married. I am not suggesting this is the case but as you will see form Peters Death Certificate, Peter died aged 76 in 1919 hence the birth date 1843. If Peter was married in 1862 at aged 22 he would have been born in 1840. When you examine Elizabeth Olivers records (she re married and became Riddle) her date of death was 1924 at aged 88. This would make her birth date 1836, quite a bit older than Peter Mulvay. Many would suggest both Peter possibly 19 and Elizabeth 19 increased their ages past 21 to enable them to marry. Either way as I mentioned earlier, date, ages, places and times can get mixed up or change along the way. I can only guess why! First marriage for Peter Mulvay Peter Mulvay and Elizabeth Oliver were married in the district of Tokomairiro south of Dunedin in New Zealand’s South Island on the 4th day of February 1862 and over the next 12 years produced nine (9) children. Unfortunately three (3) were stillborn. Sometime between 1874 and 1885 Peter and Elizabeth separated and then Divorced. If a seven (7) year separation was required before divorce as it was in Australia, this would explain the time span between Peters first and second marriage in 1886. [9]
  Children	+   1. Alexander Oliver Mulvay           b. 23 April 1862, New Zealand           d. 14 June 1934, New Zealand (Age 72 years)     2. James Oliver Mulvay           b. 1863, New Zealand           d. 1863, New Zealand (Age 0 years)   3. George Gordon Mulvay           b. 2 February 1864, New Zealand           d. 21 November 1947, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 83 years)     4. Robert Oliver Mulvay           b. after November 1864, New Zealand           d. after November 1864, New Zealand (Age > 0 years)     5. Robert Sutherland Mulvay           b. 25 December 1866, New Zealand           d. 29 November 1868, New Zealand (Age 1 year) +   6. Mary Mulvay or Mulvey           b. 30 September 1868, New Zealand           d. 15 April 1941 (Age 72 years)     7. Betsy Jane Mulvay           b. 17 December 1870, New Zealand           d. Yes - date unknown     8. James Oliver Mulvay           b. 28 November 1872, New Zealand           d. 30 April 1944, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 71 years)     9. William Gordon Mulvay           b. 18 October 1874, New Zealand           d. 18 October 1874, New Zealand (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F15	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 March 2009

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Mister Riddle
  Family ID	F13277	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 April 1836 - Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Census - 6 June 1841 - Achormlary, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland  Alternate Wedding - about 1863 - Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand  Death - 13 February 1924 - Dalefield, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand  Burial - 14 February 1924 - Clareville Cemetery, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Mulvey nee Gordon Written on back by Mum - says "Mulvey nee Gordon". But this is incorrect, as Peter Mulvay married Elizabeth Betty Oliver - it was Betty’s mother who was a Gordon. But the existence of this photo in New Zealand points more to it being someone who was in New Zealand than it would be Elizabeth Gordon who died in Scotland.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Birth Entry for Betty Oliver Birth record for Betty Oliver from OPR of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. “Oliver, Betty, antinuptial daughter of Alexander Oliver and Betty Gordon, in Berriedale was born 26th April and baptized 13th May”
  		1841 British Census for Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland Census shows Alexander Oliver with his wife Betsy (Gordon) Oliver and children Betsy, George and James. Also in household is Betsy’s sister Johan.
  		1851 British Census for Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland Census shows Alexander Oliver with his wife Betsey and children Betsey, George, James, Jane, Robert, William and Isabella. They also have 2 servants and a visitor. Daughter Betsey, aged 15 is indicated as “Mar” - married - but there’s no husband in the household, and no marriage record found for her in the period 1850-1852. It may have been an error with her mother Betsey on the line above who is also indicated as “Mar”.

  
  

• Notes

  The 1851 Census indicates that Betsey Oliver, aged 15 is Married. But there is no husband shown for her in the household. Possibly confused with Betsey the mother on the line above who was also shown as “Mar”.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2453] from Siobhan Waters, eMail message titled “Family tree/Mulvay”, gave first name Elizabeth. [S2477] author Max Mulvay [mmulvay@portbouvardrealestate.com.au] and his aunt Roberta Rose née Mulvay - supplied by Siobhan Waters, Descendant Chart showing 3 marriages of Peter Mulvay and his children. [S2481] Old Parish Birth Register - Search Results from Scotland's People. [S2492] compiled by Brian P Turnbull, Website titled “Turnbull Clan Genealogy Collection”. [S2482] Birth Entry from Old Parish Register for Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. [S2485] British Census of 1841 for Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. [S2484] British Census of 1851 for Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland. [S2478] Death Entry for Elizabeth Riddle née Oliver. [S2480] author Max Mulvay [mmulvay@portbouvardrealestate.com.au] and his aunt Roberta Rose née Mulvay - supplied by Siobhan Waters, Article titled “The First Pioneer”.