{"id":2102,"date":"2024-11-15T15:18:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T02:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=2102"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:47:25","slug":"myrtle-isabel-stark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/myrtle-isabel-stark\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrtle Isabel Stark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3.png 492w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Milton and mother Myrtle Robertson nee Stark<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Myrtle was born on the 12 Jan 1899 at Balfour, Southland New Zealand and is the twin sister of Ella, so born second\/third child to James and Christina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-1024x148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-1024x148.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-768x111.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-1536x221.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1.png 1763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1024x107.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1024x107.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-768x80.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1536x161.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Intention to Marry. ITM Project and Archives NZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She lived almost her entire life around Dunedin and in 1922, married William Robertson, at Gore in Southland. Their first child was born at Timaru, with most arriving at Dunedin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Child<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Married<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Children<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Died<\/strong><\/td><td>Co<strong>mments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Milton Charles<\/td><td>1923<\/td><td>1945\/<br>1950<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1997<\/td><td>Gordon\/<br>Kerr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heather Agnes<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>1947<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2011<\/td><td>MacKenzie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leola Isabel<\/td><td>1927<\/td><td>1972<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>2003<\/td><td>MacKenzie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Christina Margaret<\/td><td>1928<\/td><td>1951\/<br>-\/<br>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>2009<\/td><td>Hellyer\/<br>Renner\/<br>Vuleta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>William Alexander<\/td><td>1930<\/td><td>abt 1957<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2005<\/td><td>Churchill<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Olive Myrtle<\/td><td>1931<\/td><td>1953<\/td><td>abt 6<\/td><td>2005<\/td><td>Cain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arnold James<\/td><td>1933<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>1955<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colin Desmond<\/td><td>1938<\/td><td>?<\/td><td>2?<\/td><td>2001<\/td><td>Johnstone<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myrtle passed on the &nbsp;11 September 1976&nbsp;at &nbsp;Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand and is buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, alongside her husband in Block 222, Plot 56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her husband, William, predeceased her in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myrtle was born on the 12 Jan 1899 at Balfour, Southland New Zealand and is the twin sister of Ella, so born second\/third child to James and Christina. She lived almost her entire life around Dunedin and in 1922, married William Robertson, at Gore in Southland. 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