 1906 - 1998 (91 years)
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Name |
GARDNER, Ellie May [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
5 Nov 1906 |
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Female |
Residence |
1911 |
37 Athol Place, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [1] |
Occupation |
1925 |
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Trainee Psychiatric Nurse |
Residence |
1928 |
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Husband worked for the NZ Railways so they moved around alot. |
_MDCL |
1930 |
Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Ellie May was a sleepwalker and her children had stories of her rearranging shoes in her sleep. |
Residence |
1935 |
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1938 |
Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
_MDCL |
1940 |
Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Smashed her ankle in the 1940's while chopping wood for the laundry copper a pile of logs fell on her. It never healed properly and she ended up with a bone graft and permanent limp. |
Hobby |
1950 |
Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Ellie May and her husband played outdoor bowls and this continued until she was in her 80's. Ellie May was a great baker, her baking was well known throughout the family. |
Occupation |
1950 |
Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Volunteer sewer for the Red Cross. Also did baby knitting for the neontal unit of the local hospital until she was in her 80's. |
Residence |
1954 |
Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1957 |
Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1963 |
Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1969 |
Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1969 |
Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
Moved to Auckland to be close to her two daughters. |
Golden Wedding Anniversary |
1976 |
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1978 |
Te Atatu, Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
Residence |
1981 |
Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
Cremated |
Jun 1998 |
Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
Death |
20 Jun 1998 |
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand [1, 3] |
- Chest infection - 3 days, Heart failure and Ischaemic heart disease - 5 years.
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Burial |
Auckland [3] |
Person ID |
I5381 |
Stark Family Tree |
Last Modified |
31 Mar 2025 |
Father |
GARDNER, William Buckingham, b. 10 May 1880, Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand d. 28 Jul 1958, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 78 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
MOSS, Frances Charlotte, b. 10 Sep 1878, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 21 Apr 1964, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 85 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
12 Jan 1904 |
Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand [1] |
Family ID |
F1060 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
AITKEN, John Comrie Campbell, b. 6 Dec 1904, Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 15 Dec 1978, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
23 Jun 1926 |
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Children |
+ | 1. AITKEN, Irene Phyllis, b. 21 Apr 1927, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 1 Oct 2008, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
> | 2. AITKEN, Mervyn Comrie, b. 29 Jun 1929, Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand d. 31 May 1996, Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 3. AITKEN, b. Abt 1945, New Zealand d. Abt 1945, New Zealand (Age ~ 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F1166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
31 Mar 2025 |
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Event Map |
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 | Birth - 5 Nov 1906 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Occupation - Trainee Psychiatric Nurse - 1925 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Marriage - 23 Jun 1926 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | _MDCL - Ellie May was a sleepwalker and her children had stories of her rearranging shoes in her sleep. - 1930 - Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | _MDCL - Smashed her ankle in the 1940's while chopping wood for the laundry copper a pile of logs fell on her. It never healed properly and she ended up with a bone graft and permanent limp. - 1940 - Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Hobby - Ellie May and her husband played outdoor bowls and this continued until she was in her 80's. Ellie May was a great baker, her baking was well known throughout the family. - 1950 - Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Occupation - Volunteer sewer for the Red Cross. Also did baby knitting for the neontal unit of the local hospital until she was in her 80's. - 1950 - Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Residence - 1957 - Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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 | Golden Wedding Anniversary - 1976 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
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 | Death - 20 Jun 1998 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Sources |
- [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Frances Charlotte MOSS
http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=20277398793&indiv=try
- [S74] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
- [S36] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records.
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