Minnie (Gadd) Scott (1901 - 1985)

Born 10 Apr 1901 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Clarence Frederick Scott — married 26 Dec 1921 in Christchurch, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1985 at age 84 in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Biography

Minnie was born on 10 April 1901 at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, the daughter of David Gadd and Rose Amelia Godfrey.

The family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand in 1903.

The School Registers for Christchurch East School recorded Minnie, born 10 April 1901, had not previously attended any other school. The name and address of her parent or guardian was shown as David Gadd, Madras St, Christchurch. Minnie started school on 21 May 1906 and left on 22 December 1914.

Minnie was mentioned in several articles in the local paper The Press, as follows -

20 December 1912, Pg 9 - PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL. Attendance Certificates. Standard IV: [list included] Minnie Gadd.

24 December 1913 - PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH EAST. Standard V: [list included] Minnie Gadd.

24 December 1914, Pg 2 - PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL. Attendance Certificates. Standard VI: [list included] Minnie Gadd.

15 October 1915, Pg 6 [in part] - PLUM PUDDINGS FOR CANTERBURY SOLDIERS. AN APPEAL BY "THE PRESS." FUND CLOSES TO-MORROW. Subscriptions have come in so well for Christmas plum puddings for the Canterbury troops that we anticipate that by to-morrow night we shall receive sufficient for the purpose. We propose, therefore, to close the list to-morrow night, and cable Home the order for the puddings on Saturday. We desire to thank very heartily the large number who have responded so willingly. [A list of contributors included] Minnie and Elsie Gadd 2s. 6d.

16 December 1915, Pg 10 - SCHOOL OF ART. PRIZE LIST. Plant studies, elementary: Minnie Gadd 2. Attendance prizes (day): Rita Ayling and Minnie Gadd (equal) 1. Modelling, elementary: pass ex. M. Gadd. Painting from still life: pass second-class M. Gadd. Antique figure (day): pass second-class M. Gadd. English (first year): pass second-class M. Gadd. Arithmetic (first year): pass second-class M. Gadd. Drawing plant form, elementary: pass first-class M. Gadd. Drawing common objects, elementary: pass first-class M. Gadd. Design (day), elementary: pass ex. M. Gadd.

1 December 1916, Pg 2 - SCHOOL OF ART. EXAMINATION RESULTS. Drawing the head from life: pass second-class Minnie Gadd. Painting from still life, elementary: pass first-class Minnie Gadd. Drawing from the antique - Busts: pass excellent Minnie Gadd. Modelling from the antique, intermediate: pass second-class Minnie Gadd. Plant drawing, intermediate: pass excellent Minnie Gadd. Drawing from common objects, intermediate: pass second-class Minnie Gadd. Arithmetic: pass excellent Minnie Gadd.

2 December 1916, Pg 5 - SCHOOL OF ART. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. English: pass first-class Minnie Gadd.

7 December 1917, Pg 9 - SCHOOL OF ART. PASS AND PRIZE LIST. Intermediate antique (day): pass 2nd class Minnie Gadd. Still life, junior: pass 1st class Minnie Gadd. Drawing from common objects (day): pass 1st class Minnie Gadd.

21 December 1918, Pg 10 - SCHOOL OF ART. PRIZE LIST. Set of six drawings of plants, second year: M. Gadd and D. Schmidt.

Minnie Gadd married Clarence Frederick Scott on 26 December 1921 at St. Matthew's Church, St. Albans. Fred, as he was known as, was a bachelor aged 23 and a painter. His parents were named as William Scott, a motor driver, and Elizabeth Ann Scott nee Wells. Minnie was a spinster aged 20. Her parents were named as David Gadd, a blacksmith, and Rose Amelia Gadd, nee Godfrey. Both gave their usual address as St. Albans. Their witnesses were William C. Scott of 176 Edgware Rd, Christchurch, a labourer, and Jean Muir of 20 Duncan St, Spreydon, a shop assistant.

From The Press dated 19 January 1922, Pg 2 - WEDDINGS. SCOTT – GADD. A very pretty wedding was celebrated recently at St. Matthew’s Church, St. Albans, when Miss Minnie Gadd, third daughter of Mr and Mrs Gadd, Madras street, St. Albans, was married to Mr Clarence Frederick Scott, fifth son of Mr and Mrs W. Scott, also of St. Albans. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, was handsomely attired in white satin charmeuse, trimmed with pearls. She wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful white shower bouquet of sweet peas, roses, and Canterbury bells. Little Edna Clarke made a dainty flower girl, dressed in a scalloped eau de nil flock, relieved with pink. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Elsie Gadd, sister of the bride, wore a pretty frock of salmon pink crepe de chine, trimmed with rosebuds. The second bridesmaid, Miss Jean Muir, wore maize crepe de chine, with touches of mauve. The bridesmaids and flower girl wore wreaths of silver leaves and rosebuds to match their dresses, and the bridesmaids carried pretty showers bouquets of pink and mauve sweet peas, and maidenhair fern. Little Gladys Clarke presented the bride, as she reached the church door, with a horseshoe of white crepe de chine and pink ribbon. The reception was held afterwards at Winton street Hall, where the bride’s mother, attired in black crepe de chine dress, with hat to match, received the guests. The happy couple were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents, including several cheques. Later Mr and Mrs Scott left for their honeymoon.

This couple had three children named Francis Richard Scott born 8 June 1923, Rose Amelia Scott born 25 April 1935, and a second daughter, all born in Christchurch.

From The Press dated 9 June 1923, Pg 1 - BIRTH. SCOTT – On June 8th, at Nurse Miles’s, New Brighton, to Mr and Mrs C. F. Scott (nee Gadd), of Marriott’s road, North Beach – a son. No visitors.

In the 1928 electoral roll this couple were living at "Nirvana", Marriotts Road, North Brighton. Fred was still a painter.

In the 1935 and 1938 electoral rolls their address was 88 Bowhill Rd, New Brighton. Fred was then a house decorator. Minnie's mother Rose Gadd lived with the Scott family following her husband's death. In the 1946 to 1957 rolls the family was living at 59 Chancellor St, Shirley. Then from the 1969 to 1981 electoral rolls Fred and Minnie were living at 12 Porritt Place, Dallington and Fred had retired.

An address book belonging to Minnie's cousin Doris Gadd states her last address as 41A Waitaki St, Bexley.

A newspaper clipping dated 26 December 1981 reads - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. For Fred and Minnie Scott it has been the classic romance story - from childhood friendship to a 60-year marriage. Celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary today, they recalled how they met as neighbours in Madras St and went to school together at Christchurch East School. Minnie's dates with Fred usually meant an uncomfortable trip on the bar of Fred's bicycle - "I used to go miles on the bar of his bike." Now she is confined to a wheelchair after a series of strokes, and the couple are "happy to end our days quietly." Since their marriage, at the former St. Matthews Church in Colombo St in 1921, the Scotts have spent only one week apart, when Minnie holidayed in Wellington. Living first at North Beach and later at Shirley, they brought up a son and two daughters who have provided them with 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. They look back at the highlight of their marriage as a world trip in 1959, when they visited relatives in Britain and spent time in Tahiti, America, Europe and the East. The couple has also had several trips back and forth to Australia, where Minnie was born. At 83, Fred is able to lift and look after an incapacitated Minnie and still enjoys gardening. After 60 years of happy marriage Fred describes himself as a realist on the subject - "I know a lot of people say they have never had an argument. Well you've got to to have the odd pip, haven't you?" But at least having an easily-remembered Boxing Day wedding anniversary has removed one frequent source of marital disharmony. [with photograph]

Records confirm Clarence, Minnie and their youngest daughter left Wellington aboard the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and arrived in Southampton, England on 18 June 1959. Records show they intended to stay in the U. K. for 4 months. Their address there was stated as c/- Mrs. I. Peplow, "Almeda" Vicarage Rd, Blackheath. [The name of the person the Scott's were staying with should have read Mrs. T. Peplow. Rose Miriam Peplow was the daughter of Clara Whyle nee Gadd.]

The family rejoined the ship at Southampton, sailing for Wellington, New Zealand on 8 October 1959.

The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was refitted and upgraded in 1959 for around-the-world services. The new route was from Holland via the Mediterranean and Suez to Australia then across the Pacific to the Panama Canal, Florida and return across the Atlantic. Each ship made three or four circuits per year, interspersed with occasional cruises.

Minnie Scott died on 8 December 1985 at Christchurch aged 84 years. She was buried on 11 December 1985 at Bromley Cemetery [Block 1, Plot 271], next to her parents.

Her will reads - THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me MINNIE SCOTT of Christchurch in New Zealand Married Woman,I was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia on the 10th day of May 1901, I have married once only and my husband is CLARENCE FREDERICK SCOTT and I have three children who are now living namely FRANCIS RICHARD SCOTT ROSEMARY EMERSON and [Living Person] and I am domiciled in New Zealand.

1. I HEREBY REVOKE all former wills and testamentary dispositions at any time made by me.

2. I DECLARE that in this my will any words which import the singular number or plural number shall include the plural number and singular number respectively and any words which import the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders.

3. I APPOINT my said children FRANCIS RICHARD SCOTT [Living Person] and [Living person] (hereinafter referred to as "my trustee") to be executors and trustees of this my Will.

4. I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH unto my trustee the whole of my estate both real and personal of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate including the proceeds of any life insurance policy or policies I may have at my decease and also including any property over which I may have a power of appointment or disposition to hold the same UPON TRUST to sell call in and convert into money all such parts thereof as shall not already consist of same and with and out of the proceeds including my ready cash to pay my debts funeral monumental and testamentary expenses including all of the estate succession and other duties payable in respect of the whole of my dutiable estate including duties payable on my death in respect of any gifts and settlements which I may have made in my lifetime in exoneration of the donees legatees and devisees thereof AND to hold the residue of my estate (hereinafter called "my residuary estate") for my husband CLARENCE FREDERICK SCOTT for his absolute use and benefit PROVIDED ALWAYS that if my said husband should predecease me then I DIRECT my trustee to divide my residuary estate between such of them my children the said FRANCIS RICHARD SCOTT ROSEMARY EMERSON and [Living Person] and if more than one as tenants in common in equal shares PROVIDED ALWAYS that if any of my said children should predecease me leaving a child or children surviving me such issue shall take and if more than one as tenants in common in equal shares the share in my residuary estate which his her or their parent would have taken if he or she survived me.

5. I DECLARE that in respect of any legacy or other payment under this my will or any codicil thereto given to any charitable educational benevolent or other body or institution the receipt of the secretary treasurer or other proper officer of such body or institution shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my trustee for the same and my trustee shall not be bound to see to the application thereof.

6. I DIRECT that notwithstanding the provisions of the Property Law Act 1952 or any Act passed in substitution therefor my trustee in his absolute discretion need not apportion rents annuities interest dividends or other periodical payments in the nature of income but may apply the whole or any part of the payments of this nature so received by him as income without applying any part thereof as capital or as capital without applying any part thereof as income.

7. I DIRECT THAT: (a) Any trustee of this my will being a public accountant solicitor or other person engaged in any profession or business shall be entitled to charge and be paid all usual professional and other charges for any act or work done by him or his firm in connection with my estate and the execution of the trusts hereof including acts which a trustee could have done personally and not requiring the services of a person engaged in the profession or business. (b) Should my trustee be a trustee corporation its remuneration for acting in the trusts of this my will shall be its ordinary scale of remuneration for the administration of deceased estates current at the date of my death.

8. I DECLARE that my trustee may exercise the following additional powers and authorities in the administration of the trusts of this my will:

(a) To retain as an authorised investment in my estate the whole or any part of my real and personal property and during the period of such retention to order and manage the same as my trustee may think fit with power to my trustee to let any portion of my real and personal estate for such terms of years and upon and subject to such covenants and conditions as he may deem advisable and either with or without provision for terminable or perpetual renewal or otherwise and to grant renewals of leases and to accept surrenders thereof to expend out of the capital of my residuary estate such sums as shall in the opinion of my trustee be necessary for repairs renewals or improvements to the said property and generally to do all such acts matters and things as my trustee may deem expedient and necessary in the management and administration of the said property AND I DECLARE that the rents and other yearly produce of such property shall during the period of such retention be deemed annual income of my residuary estate for the purposes of the trusts of this my will.

(b) To invest such of the proceeds of conversion and my ready moneys as may from time to time be available for investment in any of the modes of investment for the time being authorised by the law of New Zealand for the investment of trust funds and upon contributory mortgages of freehold lands in New Zealand in the name of my trustee and in debentures or debenture stock guaranteed preference ordinary or deferred shares or guaranteed preference ordinary or deferred stock issued or guaranteed by any company wherever incorporated and whether bearing any liability for uncalled capital or not and to vary or transpose such investment.s into or for others of any nature hereby authorised.

(c) To act as director of any company in which my estate at any time holds shares and to receive and retain without accounting for them to my estate any director's fees or other remuneration for so acting.

(d) To expend such sums out of the capital of my residuary estate as my trustee shall deem expedient in subdividing or developing any real estate owned by me at the date of my death or any part or parts thereof to employ surveyors builders architects land agents or contractors to prepare plans make roads lay drains and do all such other acts deeds or things as may in the opinion of my trustee be necessary to the proper carrying out of such subdivision or development.

(e) Notwithstanding any trust for sale hereinbefore contained to carry on either alone or in partnership with any person or persons with whom I may be in partnership at the date of my death any business in which I may at that date be engaged including any farming business for so long as my trustee shall think fit to employ or concur in employing such persons at such remuneration and generally upon such terms as my trustee shall think fit to employ therein such part of the capital of my residuary estate whether employed therein at the date of my death or not as my trustee shall think advisable to determine what part of the profits of such business shall be deemed income and what capital and generally to act in all respects in relation to such business or my partnership share therein as if my trustee were the absolute owner thereof AND I DECLARE that my trustee shall not be liable for any loss occasioned by carrying on any such business under the power here in contained.

(f) To set aside out of the annual income produced by my residuary estate such sums as my trustee shall in his absolute discretion think fit for the paying or discharging in whole or in part of any mortgages charges or other liabilities charged upon the assets of my residuary estate or incurred in connection therewith or payable therefrom or for the provision of additional capital for the more efficient working of any business as aforesaid or for the provision of a fund to enable any such business to be developed or for the purpose of developing any land or for the payment of any other expenses of a capital nature by this my will authorised to be incurred by my trustee AND I DIRECT that any sum so set aside shall be added to the capital of my estate and shall follow the destination thereof.

(g) To charge against and deduct from income depreciation of buildings and/or implements machinery and plant at such rate or rates as my trustee shall think fit.

(h) To sell the whole or any part of my real or personal estate and in any sale thereof to sell or dispose of the same either by public auction or private contract either in one lot or in parcels and either for cash or on such terms as to credit as my trustee shall think fit.

(i) To borrow moneys upon the security of my real and personal estate or any part thereof at such rates of interest and upon such terms as to repayment and in general as my trustee shall think fit.

(j) To advance the whole or any part of the expectant share whether vested or contingent of any beneficiary under the provisions of this my will for the maintenance education or otherwise for the benefit of such beneficiary and the receipt of the surviving parent or guardian of any such beneficiary if a minor whether such guardian is acting as such with or without authority may be accepted by my trustee as a sufficient discharge in respect of any moneys so paid or advanced to or for the benefit of any such minor.

(k) In his discretion to invest moneys belonging to my estate on contributory mortgages of land taken either in the name of my trustee or jointly with the names of such other contributory mortgagee or mortgagees as my trustee may think fit or in the name of a Solicitor's Nominee Company.

(l) To appropriate any part of my estate in its then actual condition or state of investment in or towards satisfaction of the share of any beneficiary in my estate and to determine the value of such appropriation and the method of arriving at same.

9. ALL powers and trusts hereby given to or imposed on my trustee may be exercised or performed by the survivors or survivor of them or the executors or administrators of that survivor or other the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will.

10. NO trustee of this my will shall be liable for any loss not attributable: (a) To his own dishonesty or (b) To the wilful commission by him of an act known by him to be a breach of trust. AND in particular he shall not be bound to take any proceedings against a co-trustee for any breach or alleged breach of trust committed by that co-trustee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of April 1985 M. Scott.

SIGNED by the abovenamed MINNIE SCOTT as and for her last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at her request in er sight and presence and in the sight and presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: Unreadable signature, Solicitor, Christchurch and Unreadable signature, House Manager, Burwood Hospital, Christchurch

All three of Minnie's children signed an affidavit confirming the death of their mother for probate. An added clause stated - That we are the only children of the said MINNIE SCOTT and that the correct name of the eldest daughter of the said MINNIE SCOTT is ROSE AMELIA EMERSON one of the deponents hereto and that the said MINNIE SCOTT did not have any daughter named ROSEMARY EMERSON.

Clarence Frederick Scott died 20 April 1994 at Christchurch aged 95 years. He was buried on 22 April 1994 with Minnie at Bromley Cemetery.

The photograph of the Scott family includes, from the left: Francis, Fred holding Margaret, Rose Gadd, Minnie, Rose, Mrs Druery [Georgina's mother], Georgina [wife of Francis] and in the pram their son Graham.