Individual Notes

Note for:   Ethel May Scrimshaw,   5 JUL 1880 - 8 SEP 1953         Index

Burial:   
     Date:   10 SEP 1953
     Place:   Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch

Individual Note:
     Some details from Donald Pye

Date of Birth from C Standish

*Birth Details date: 1880, Folio No: 2869, Area: Christchurch, September quarter*

*Marriage Details Date: 1905, Folio No: 2856*

Christchurch City Library Church Register Cards show John Shannon Pye & Ethel May Scrimshaw, When and Where Married: 5/6/1905 at St Michael's Church, Christchurch, Groom's Age: 21, Occ: Draper, Born: Geraldine, Usual Address: Geraldine, Bride's Age: 23, Born: Christchurch, Usual Address: Christchurch, Groom's Parents: James Willcocks & Eliza Jane Pye, nee Shannon, Occ: Draper, Bride's Parents: Henry & Eliza Scrimshaw, nee Hall, Occ: Undertaker, Witnesses: Henry Scrimshaw, Edith Scrimshaw, Christchurch

*Death Details Date: 1953, Folio No: 3561, Area: Christchurch, September quarter*

Probate Record shows Pye Ethel May, Place: Sumner, Occ: Widow, Court: Christchurch, Archives Reference: CAHX CH 171 3612, Probate No: 3612, Date Filed: 6/10/1953, Type: Will, Where: Archives NZ, Christchurch

The Press 9th September 1953 shows
Pye Ethel May, of 107 Nayland street, Sumner - On September 8, 1953, at Christchurch, beloved wife of the late J. S. Pye, of Geraldine, and loved mother of Basil and Dulcie.
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Funeral Notice
Pye - The Funeral of the late Ethel May Pye will leave her residence, 107 Nayland street, Sumner, Tomorrow (Thursday), at 11 a.m., for the Ruru Lawn Cemetery. J. lamb and Son

Ruru Cemetery, Christchurch Records show Area: 36, Row: 11, Plot: 366
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Headstone shows
Pye Ethel May died 8 September 1953. Mother of Dulcie and Basil



Individual Notes

Note for:   Bridget Annie Monaghan,   23 DEC 1867 - 5 JAN 1905         Index

Burial:   
     Date:   8 JAN 1905
     Place:   Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North

Individual Note:
     Annie Bridget (Mother) and Adelaide died together at the latter's birth. No one seems to know the correct name for the babe, so Donald uses Adelaide as suggested by a relative. Details from Donald Pye

Date of Birth and Place from D Carter

Date of Death and Place from Donald Pye

*Birth Details Date Registered: 1868, Folio No: 488, Area: Napier, No quarter listed*

*Marriage Details Date: 1886, Folio No: 2961*

*Death Details Date: 1905, Folio No: 279, Name: Bridget Annie Pye*

Palmerston North Cemetery record shows Annie Bridget Pye, Aged: 37,
Address: Main Street, Date of Interment: 8/1/1905, Cemetery: Terrace End Cemetery, Denomination: Catholic, Area: TE, Block: 062, Plot No: 004, Plot Type: Grave, Buried with Eileen Elizabeth Geraldine Pye(daughter)

The Manawatu Evening Standard 7th January 1905 shows
Pye - On Jan. 5, at her husband's residence, Foxton Line, Bridget Annie, the beloved wife of John Pye; aged 37 years. (Napier papers please copy)

The Manawatu Evening Standard 9th January 1905 shows
The funeral of the late Mrs Pye, of Foxton Line, took place yesterday. There was a large attendance of friends and relatives anxious to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Bowden. A number of Railway employees and members of Friendly Societies were in attendance. Floral and other tokens of sympathy were forwarded by the following:- Railway Staff, Mrs Slade, Mrs Mayo senr., Miss Kernick, Miss Falsky, Mr and Mrs Palmer, Mr and Mrs Blackburn, Mr and Mrs Mowles, Mr and Mrs Fitt, Mr and Mrs Gulbransen, Mr and Mrs Hurley, Mr and Mrs Crook, Mr and Mrs Dobson, Mr and Mrs Stevens, Mrs Cumming, Miss Loseley?, Mr and Mrs Reed, Mr and Mrs Park, Mr and Mrs Giorgi, Mrs Culaghan, Mrs Lowe, Mr and Mrs Fake, Mr and Mrs Petersen, Mr Dalton, Mr and Mrs Nelson, Mr and Mrs Petersen (Kairanga)



Individual Notes

Note for:   Mary Ann Pye,   26 MAY 1887 - 5 JUN 1970         Index

Burial:   
     Date:   8 JUN 1970
     Place:   Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Ashes Scattered

Individual Note:
     Date of Birth and Place from Donald Pye

*Birth Details Date: 1887, Folio No: 1594, Area: Napier, June quarter*

School Admission Record shows Pye Mary Ann, School: Dannevirke North, Reg. No: 815, Admission Date: 25/9/1893, Parent: John Pye, Address: Dannevirke, Date of Birth: 26/5/1887, Last Day: 26/6/1896, Destination: Auckland

*Marriage Details Date: 1908, Folio No: 4264*

The Manawatu Evening Standard 10th July 1908 shows
Mills - Pye. - On June 24th, at the residence of the bride's father, Foxton Line, Palmerston North, by the Rev. I. Jolly, William James, eldest son of Mrs Avery, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of John Pye. (Nelson papers please copy)

Lived in Pahiatua in 1935, details from John Pye's Obituary

1949 Pahiatua General Roll shows Mills Mary Ann, Sedcole St., Pahiatua, Married

Lived in Levin in 1962 from William John Pye's Death Notice

Palmerston North City Council records show Mary Ann Mills, Date of Death: 5/6/1970, Date of Interment: 8/6/1970, Occ: Widow, Aged: 83, Address: 45 College Street, Cemetery: Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Denomination: Not known, Area: ZZ, Plot Type: Ashes Scattered, Book of Memories: Yes, Funeral Director: Griggs, Notes: Place of Death Palmerston North Public Hospital

The Manawatu Evening Standard 6th June 1970 shows
Mills Mary Ann, of 45 College Street, Palmerston North - On June 5, 1970, at Palmerston North, widow of William James Mills and loved mother of Eileen (Mrs E. Hughes), Jack (Martinborough), Phyllis (Mrs R. Russell, Shannon), Fred (Pahiatua), Elsie (Mrs V. Nation, Pahiatua), Harold (Masterton) and Margaret (Mrs S. James, Taradale), and loved nana of 24 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; in her 84th year. (Messages to 45 College Street, Palmerston North.) Service at "The Lychway", Princess Street, Palmerston North, on Monday, June 8, 1970, at 2.45 p.m., thence to the Crematorium, Kelvin Grove. - (Thos. Griggs and Son Ltd)