Individual Notes
Note for: Arthur Edward Hackett, 4 JUL 1892 - 1965
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Burial: Place: Auckland Area
Individual Note: Birth Date and Place from Donald Pye
1953 lived in Auckland, from Teresa Agnes Pye Death Notice
*Marriage Details Date: 1929, Folio No: 3167, Names: Mary Agnes Geraldine Pye and Arthur Edward Hackett*
Marriage Certificate shows When and Where: 22/4/1929, Wellington Registrar's Office, Wellington, Arthur Edward Hackett, Aged: 36, Occ: Surfaceman, Divorced Decree Absolute 22/8/1928, Birthplace: London, England, Residence: Present: Wellington, Usual: Otaki, Father: Alfred Richard Hackett, Occ: Bricklayer, Mother: Louisa Elizabeth Hackett nee Jeffries, Mary Agnes Geraldine Pye, Aged: 25, Occ: None Listed, Divorced Decree Absolute 7/3/1929, Birthplace: Wellington, Residence: Present: Wellington, Usual: Wellington, Father: Charles Pye, Occ: Driver, Mother: Theresa Agnes Pye nee Thorpe, Witnesses: J.T. Pye, Butcher, 18 Russell Tce, Wellington, C.L. Hunter, Motorman, 18 Russell Terrace, Wellington
*Death Details Date: 1965, Folio No: 1/3305, Aged: 73, Area: Auckland*
Probate Record shows Hackett Arthur Edward, Place: Auckland ex Lower Hutt, Occ: Retired Railway Employee, Court: Auckland, Archives Reference: BBAE 1570 2542/65, Probate Number: 2542/65, Date Filed: 20/9/1965, Type: Will, Where: Archives NZ, Auckland
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Agnes Geraldine Known As Margie Jean Hackett, 21 MAR 1923 - 9 JUL 1999
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Burial: Place: Purewa Cemetery, Ashes Buried
Individual Note: Date of Birth from Donald Pye
*Birth Details Date: 1923, Folio No: 2803, Area: Wellington, June quarter, Registered under name: Mary Agnes Geraldine Pye*
*Marriage Details Date: 1943, Folio No: 3102, Names: Gordon James Lee and Margie Jean Hackett*
Purewa Cemetery Records show Margie Jean Lee, Date of Death: 9/7/1999, Date of Burial: 21/7/2000, Aged: 71, Residence: None Listed, Cemetery: Purewa Cemetery, Block: X, Row: 61, Plot: 45, Buried with Gordon James Lee(husband)
The NZ Herald 12th July 1999 shows
Lee Margie Jean. Passed away suddenly but peacefully at home on July 9th, 1999; aged 76 years. Loving mum and mother-in-law of Alan and Sue. Loved nana of Rachel and Tony. Loved great grandmother of Alisha, Pania and Heleena. Beloved sister and sister-in-law of Ted and Rosalie, and loved by their family. Margie's funeral service is to be held at the chapel of Manukau Memorial Gardens Crematorium on Tuesday July 13th at 11.30 am. All communications to Shaws Funeral Services Ltd, 204 Gt south Road, Papatoetoe. ph 09 - 278-5321 (NZFD)
Located in Phyllis Hobday nee Hunter's notes the below Death notices, unsure of papers or dates
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Lee Marge. Dearly loved cousin of the late Joyce Stirling, loved and respected aunty of Gary and Yvonne, Ken and Sue and Glenda and Jack and third families
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Lee Aunty Margie. Much loved aunty of Susan and Edward. Great aunt of Tania, Natasha and Timothy, and great-great-aunty of Makayla, Emil, Katlin Rose and Zoe. Will be sadly missed.
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Lee Margie. Much loved aunty of Gordon and Wendy and great aunt of Nikki, Gemma, Sarah and Katie. There was never an age difference with Aunty Marge. She was everyone's peer. A wonderful lady who will be sadly missed.
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Charles Known As Charlie Pye, 12 SEP 1900 - 17 SEP 1964
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Burial: Place: Cremated, Newstead, Hamilton
Individual Note: James Charles Pye (Jamie) remembers that David Pye and family lived at 8 Somerset Ave, Newtown from 1938 to 1941 and then his father James Thorpe Pye brought the property off them. David Pye went to Newtown School for this same period
*Birth Details Date: 1900, Folio No: 4154, Registered: Wellington December quarter*
Charles worked at Karapiro hydro power station (near Cambridge)
1925's Occ: In Merchant Navy
1949 Waikato General Roll shows Richard Charles Pye, Karapiro Hydro, lorry driver
1953 lived in Cambridge, from Theresa Agnes Pye Death Notice
The New Zealand Herald 20th April 1949 shows
Silver Weddings
Pye - Glover -On April 20, 1924 at St. George The Martyr, Southwark, London, Rose Elizabeth eldest daughter of Mrs & late Mr C. Glover to Richard Charles eldest son of Mrs & late Mr C. Pye. Present Address: State Hydro, Karapiro
*Death Details Date: 1964, Aged 64, Area: Cambridge, Folio No: 5517*
Hamilton City Council Records show Richard Charles Pye, Date of Death: 17/9/1864, Date of Cremation: 19/9/1964, Aged: 64 years, Ashes Scattered in Garden, Cemetery: Hamilton Park, Funeral Director: L A William
Probate Record shows Pye Richard Charles, Place: Karapiro, Occ: Civil Servant, Court: Hamilton, Archives Reference: BCDG 4421 682/64, Probate No: 682/64, Date Filed: 13/10/1964, Type: Will, Where: Archives NZ, Auckland
Death Notice shows
Pye, Richard Charles.-On September 17, 1964 (suddenly), at his residence, Karapiro, dearly loved husband of Rose Elizabeth and loved father of David (Hamilton), Carl (Hamilton) and Joan (Mrs Pullar, Christchurch), father-in-law of Frances, Margaret and Ian and loved grandfather of Michael, Tony, Grant, Sandra and Debbie: aged 64 years. Service at Hamilton Park Crematorium Chapel tomorrow, Saturday, at 10.30 a.m - L. A. Williams Ltd., Directors.
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Obituary Notice as shown in the Waikato Independent 24th September 1964
Mr R. C. Pye
The death has occurred suddenly at the Karapiro Hydro Village of Mr Richard Charles Pye, who has been associated with the power station since it's early stages of construction.
The late Mr Pye was born in Wellington where he was educated and grew up. He joined the merchant navy and served for 13 years. After been married in England he and his wife resided at Wellington until 1940 when they move to Cambridge. Two years were spent at Kairangi and then Mr Pye joined the construction staff at the Karapiro Hydro project, rising to the position of head storeman. Aged 64 years, he was due to retire next year.
As a good handyman, Mr Pye was always willing to help out and he had a number of staunch friends.
He is survived by his wife and family of two sons, Messrs David and Carl Pye, of Hamilton and Mrs Ian Pullar, of Christchurch. There are five grandchildren