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V 37
Of your charity pray for the soul of
PATRICK DIGNAN, M. L. C.,
who arived at Auckland
on the brig "Sophia Pate"
on 16th July 1841,
and died 20th October 1894,
aged 80 years.
Also his wife,
MARY DIGNAN, nee Derrom,
who arrived at Auckland
on the barque "Tyne"
on 25th September 1841,
and died 30th May 1904,
aged 77 years.
And of their children buried here,
namely,
MARY VIOLET DIGNAN
and
EDWIN WILKES DIGNAN,
who died in infancy.
ARTHUR PHILIP LYNCH DIGNAN,
8th September 1879,
aged 6 years.
WALTER DIGNAN,
died 3rd July 1891,
aged 31 years.
ANDREW DIGNAN,
died 21st July 1912,
aged 61 years.
FRANCIS JOHN DIGNAN,
died 27th April 1946.
And of ANNIE HOBBS,
a niece of Patrick Dignan,
died 21st May 1882,
aged 36 years.
R. I. P.
The Early Settlers Roll calls this man P. L. Dignan which probably stands for Lynch as the available information indicates. Mary Dignan née Derrom was called Mary Anastasia Dignan on the Cemetery Burial cards at the Auckland Public Library. The Index of Marriages at St Patrick's Cathedral lists their marriage - Patrick, son of Petro Dignan and Marguerita Lynch (Peter and Margaret?), of Gadly, Ireland to Mary, daughter of Richard Derrom and Maria Windyr, Co. Lankichor, England, on 23rd July 1846. There is another Dignan family grave in the Waikaraka Park Cemetery at Onehunga.