Mary Ann (Elley) Speechley (1862 - 1937)

Born 1862 in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Wynn Speechley — married 22 Nov 1883 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1937 at about age 75 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary Ann Elley was born about 1862 in Northamptonshire, England. ^[1]

Marriage. On 22nd November, 1883, in New Zealand, she married Charles Wynn Speechley. ^[2]

They celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1933.

Auckland Star, 22 November 1933, Page 1

GOLDEN WEDDINGS.

SPEECHLEY—ELLEY.—On November 22,1883, Charles W. Speechley, of London, to Mary A. Elley, of Northampton. ^[3]

Mary Ann Speechley passed away 9th July, 1937, in New Zealand, aged 75.

Auckland Star, 9 July 1940, Page 1

IN MEMORIAM

SPEECHLEY in memory of my dear wife and mother, who died July 9, 1937.

Not forgotten.

Ever remembered, dad.

SPEECHLEY. —In loving memory or our dear mother, who passed away July 9, 1937. Ever remembered by Bert and Edna. ^[4]

Burial.Following a service on 12th July, 1937, the remains of Mary Ann Speechley, who died 9th July, 1937, aged 75, were interred in a family plot in the Anglican portion of the Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland: Anglican Division C, Row 4, Plot 64. There she was reunited with children who had predeceased her: Mary Ann, Reuben, John, and Bernice. In 1946, the ashes of their husband and father, Charles, joined them. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth year age is calculated from her 1937 death with 75 years given in her burial record; Birthplace from Golden Wedding notice, 1933; both sourced below
2. ↑ Marriage "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-TQ4Q : 4 October 2016), Charles Wynne Speechley and Mary Ann Elley, 1883; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1883/2643, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
3. ↑ Golden Wedding Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 276, 22 November 1933, Page 1Permalink
4. ↑ In Memoriam Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 161, 9 July 1940, Page 1 permalink
5. ↑ Burial Auckland Council, Cemeteries Find a burial or cremation record :Mary Ann Speechley, age 75 WAIKUMETE CEMETERY Anglican Division C, Row 4, Plot 64
6. ↑ Burial Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 Original data:New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated — WAIKUMETE CEMETERY, Plot 64 — Mary Ann (1888, 5m); Reuben (1894, 1 1/2yrs); John T. L. (1898, 4m); Bernice Rosette SPEECHLEY (1915); Mary Ann SPEECHLEY (1937, Adult) ; Charles Wynn SPEECHLEY, Ashes 1/3/1946