Individual Notes
Note for: James Ness, -
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Individual Note: Surname of Ness and lived in Christchurch in 1913 from Thomas Whitehouse's Obituary
1st Name from Marriage Folio
*Marriage Details Date: 1887, Folio No: 3537, Names: James Ness and Edith Whitehouse*
Individual Notes
Note for: Abel Hulme, ABT 1887 - 7 JUL 1960
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Individual Note: Surname from George Henry Smith's Will Document
1st Name from Marriage Folio
*Marriage Details Date: 1945, Folio No: 1884, Names: Abel Hulme and Myrtle Esther May McKeever nee Smith*
*Death Details Date: 1960, Registration No: 1960/27263, Aged: 73 years, Name: Abel Hulme, so born circa 1887 - Date of Death 7/7/1960 from Death Registration*
Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas Edward John Tolley, ABT 1877 - 21 NOV 1918
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Burial: Date: 23 NOV 1918
Place: Karori Cemetery
Individual Note: 1st and 2nd Names from Joyce Blanche Tolley's Death Notice
3rd Name from Marriage Folio
*Birth Details Date: 1877, Folio No: 1222, Area: Wellington, June quarter, Name: Thomas Edward John Tolley*
*Marriage Details Date: 1909, Folio No: 4648, Names: Thomas Edward John Tolley and Emily Harley Lancaster*
1914 Wellington Suburbs and Country District Electoral Roll shows Thomas Edward John Tolley, Tahi Street, Storeman
Karori Cemetery Records show Thomas Edward John Tolley, Date of Burial: 23/11/1918, Aged: Adult, Found in Harbour, Minister: Salvation Army Capt. Burton, Funeral Directors: E. Morris
The Evening Post 26th November 1918 shows
Tolley - On the 21st November, 1918, at Wellington, of influenza complications, Thomas Edward John, dearly beloved husband of Emmie Tolley, and elder son of the late Thomas James Tolley, locksmith, and late fireman Britannia Picture Theatre, in his 42nd year. Deeply mourned. At rest. (Interred at Karori on Saturday, 23rd November).
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The Evening Post 22nd November 1918 shows
Two Inquests
Mr. F. V. Fraser, held inquests this morning on two men whose deaths were indirectly due to influenza
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The other inquiry was as to the death of Thomas Edward John Tolley, a storeman employed by Messrs. J. Chambers and Son, a married man, aged 42 years, with a wife and nine children, who, while delirious through influenza, jumped into the harbour at Evans Bay and was drowned. The evidence showed that deceased did not struggle when he was in the water, from which it was assumed that death was due to shock rather than drowning. Mr. J. J. McGrath, officer-in-charge of the Oriental Bay - Roseneath district, said the family had been supplied with all necessaries since deceased contracted influenza. He gave particulars of the efforts he and Constable Hall had made to intercept the deceased from the time it was reported to him that the deceased had left his house, saying he was going to drown himself, and the time his body was found floating. Only a few minutes had elapsed, and no other effort could have been made. Tolley was a poor man, and all through his illness had been very much worried as to how he was going to meet his liabilities. The family was now being looked after by voluntary helpers. The finding of the Coroner was that death was due to shock caused by having thrown himself into the water while depressed through influenza. He added he was glad that Mr. McGrath had volunteered to give evidence in the case. He knew that sometimes people complained that proper assistance was not given in necessitous cases. Sometimes it might happen that a committee was not fully informed, or some oversight might occur, but he believed that this committee, like the other influenza committees about the city, had been doing excellent work, and that in this particular case everything that could be done for the family appeared to have been done. When he received the message that the man had left the house, Mr. McGrath acted with commendable promptitude, and it was only by a margin of minutes that the deceased's life was not saved. They all owed a great debt of gratitude to the voluntary workers and those committees which had done so much to relieve suffering, not only from illness, but to assist people who would otherwise be worried about their financial responsibilities.
Karori Cemetery Headstone shows
In loving memory of Thomas Tolley died 21 Nov 1918
Joyce Blanche Tolley died 6 June 1935 aged 19 years
Emily Harley Christiansen? beloved wife of Archibald Christiansen? died 6 Oct 1935 aged 47 years
Individual Notes
Note for: Joyce Blanche Tolley, 18 JAN 1916 - 6 JUN 1935
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Burial: Date: 8 JUN 1935
Place: Karori Cemetery
Individual Note: Name from Karori Headstone
Date of Birth from Thomas Edward John Tolley's Will Document
*Birth Details Date: 1916, Folio No: 967, Area: Wellington, March quarter, Name: Joyce Blanche Tolley*
The Evening Post 7th June 1935 shows
Tolley - On June 6, 1935, at Wellington, Joyce Blanche, dearly loved youngest daughter of Emily Christensen and the late Thomas Edward Tolley, of 89 Eden Street, Island Bay; aged 19 years. A patient sufferer at rest
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Funeral Notice
The Friends of the late Miss Joyce Blanche Tolley are invited to attend her Funeral, which will leave the Chapel of Robt. H. Wilson and Sons, Ltd., Tomorrow (Saturday), June 8, 1935, at 10.30 a.m., for the Karori Cemetery.
Robt. H. Wilson and Sons Ltd., Undertakers, 164 Adelaide Road, Telephones 24-155 and 16-781
Karori Cemetery Headstone shows
In loving memory of Thomas Tolley died 21 Nov 1918
Joyce Blanche Tolley died 6 June 1935 aged 19 years
Emily Harley Christiansen? beloved wife of Archibald Christiansen? died 6 Oct 1935 aged 47 years