Individual Notes
Note for: Martha Pye, 19 JAN 1848 - 20 JAN 1926
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Burial: Date: 22 JAN 1926
Place: Geraldine Cemetery
Individual Note: Some details from Donald Pye
1851 English Census shows Martha Pye, Granddaughter (Head of Household John Webber), Aged: 2, Occ: At Home, Birthplace: Rewe, Devon, Civil Parish: Silverton, County: Devon, Name of Street, Place or Road: High Bullen
Martha Pye arrived on the "Star of China". It departed 19/4/1875 from Plymouth and arrived Lyttelton 1/8/1875,
Name as on Passenger List,
Martha Pye, 27, Servant, Devonshire
*Marriage Details Date: 1878, Folio No: 1333, Names: Thomas Beavan and Martha Pye*
Intention to Marry shows Return of Notices received and all Certificates issued under the Marriage Act by William Robert Andrews Deputy Register of Marriages for the District of Geraldine from the first of April 1878 to the Thirtieth of June 1878 inclusive. No 214. Date of Notice: 29/5/1878, Thomas Beavan, Bachelor, Farmer, Aged: 36, Dwelling Place: Geraldine, Length of Residence: 9 months, Martha Pye, Spinster, Domestic Servant, Aged: 30, Dwelling Place: Geraldine, Length of Residence: 2 years, Place of Marriage: The House of Mr Thomas Beavan, Geraldine, Date of Certificate: 29/5/1878, Minister: Rev. Wharton S. Harper
*Death Details Date: 1926, Folio No: 703, Area: Geraldine, March quarter*
Timaru District Council records show Martha Beavan, Date of Death: 20/1/1926, Date of Interment: 22/1/1926, Occ: None Listed, Aged: 78, Address: Wife of Thomas, Cemetery: Geraldine, Denomination: Anglican, Section: Anglican, Block: A, Plot: 102A, Buried with Thomas Beavan(husband)
Cemetery Record Fiche for Geraldine Cemetery shows Record No: 663
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Martha Beavan Died 20 Jan 1926 Aged 78. Her husband Thomas Beavan Died 3 May 1908 Aged 73
The Timaru Herald 22nd January 1926 shows
Beavan - On January 20, at her daughter's residence, Arundel, Martha, relict of the late Thomas Beavan, late of Geraldine; in her 79 years. At rest
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Funeral Notice
The Friends of the late Martha Beavan are respectfully informed that her Funeral will leave her daughter's residence, Mrs D Bennett, Arundel, Today, Friday, January 22, at 1.30 p.m., by motor, for the Geraldine Cemetery. M. A. Weaver. Phone 88
Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas Beavan, 17 MAR 1834 - 3 MAY 1908
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Burial: Date: 5 MAY 1908
Place: Geraldine Cemetery
Individual Note: Some details from Donald Pye
Place of Birth and Date of Marriage as 6/6/1878 from C Le Breton
The only English Census Record I could find with Thomas Beavan born Herefordshire circa 1835 with William as his father was the following
1841 England Census
William Beavan, Head, Aged: 50, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England, Occ: Agricultural Labourer, Place: Kinton
Lotty Beavan, Aged: 40, Birthplace: Unknown
Hannah Beavan, Aged: 12, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Edward Beavan, Aged: 8, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Thomas Beavan, Aged: 6, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
James Beavan, Aged: 4, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Charles Beavan, Aged: 2, Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Civil Parish: Leintwardine, Hundred: Wigmore, County: Herefordshire, Registration District: Ludlow,
1876 - 1877 Timaru Electoral Roll shows Thomas Beavan, Place of Abode: Near Timaru, Freehold, Part Section 136840, Timaru
*Marriage Details Date: 1878, Folio No: 1333, Names: Thomas Beavan and Martha Pye*
Intention to Marry shows Return of Notices received and all Certificates issued under the Marriage Act by William Robert Andrews Deputy Register of Marriages for the District of Geraldine from the first of April 1878 to the Thirtieth of June 1878 inclusive. No 214. Date of Notice: 29/5/1878, Thomas Beavan, Bachelor, Farmer, Aged: 36, Dwelling Place: Geraldine, Length of Residence: 9 months, Martha Pye, Spinster, Domestic Servant, Aged: 30, Dwelling Place: Geraldine, Length of Residence: 2 years, Place of Marriage: The House of Mr Thomas Beavan, Geraldine, Date of Certificate: 29/5/1878, Minister: Rev. Wharton S. Harper
*Death Details Date: 1908, Folio No: 1279, Area: Geraldine, June quarter, Name: Thomas Beavan*
Death Certificate shows When and Where: 3/5/1908, Talbot Street, Geraldine, Thomas Beavan, Occ: Farmer, Retired, Aged: 73 years, Cause of Death: 1: Cardiac Failure, 24 hours, 2: Paralysis Agitama?, 15 years, 3: Cerebral Degeneration, 3 years, Medical Attendant: P W Hislop, MD, CM, When law saw Deceased: 28/4/1908, Father: William Beavan, Occ: Bootmaker, Mother: Not Known, When and Where Buried: 5/5/1908, Geraldine Cemetery, Minister: Rev. D.? Hamilton, Religion: Church of England, Where Born: Herefordshire, England, How long in New Zealand: shows 448 so thinking could be 44 or 48 years, Where Married: Geraldine, At What Age Married: 36, To Whom: Martha Pye, Issues: 4 Sons: 26 years, 24 years, 22 years, 21 years, 2 Daughters: 29 years, 27 years, Informant: Thomas Hamilton, Son in Law of Deceased, Waihao Downs, Registrar: A. Andrews, Registrar, 5/5/1908
Timaru District Council records show Thomas Beavan, Date of Death: 3/5/1908, Date of Interment: 5/5/1908, Occ: None Listed, Aged: 73, Address: Husband of Martha, Cemetery: Geraldine, Denomination: Anglican, Section: Anglican, Block: A, Plot: 102A, Buried with Martha Beavan(wife)
Cemetery Record Fiche for Geraldine Cemetery shows Record No: 663
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Martha Beavan Died 20 Jan 1926 Aged 78. Her husband Thomas Beavan Died 3 May 1908 Aged 73