Helen Muriel (Matthews) Stimpson (1904 - 1993)

Born 31 Dec 1904 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of James Stimpson — married 1926 in Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand

Died 1993 at about age 88 in New Zealand

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 31 DEC 1904

Place: New Zealand

Note: registered 1905^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1993

Place: New Zealand^[3]

User ID

User ID: A67198E8AAEA4B129FED0AEEF56E86E6DB12

Note

Note: #N364

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 2 FEB 2015

Prior to import, this record was last changed 2 FEB 2015.

Marriage

Husband: James Stimpson

Wife: Helen Muriel Matthews

Marriage:

Date: 1926

Place: Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand^[4]

Separation:

Date: 1935

Place: New Zealand

User ID: B040AC4190724182BB42AFF9304EC9EB79FB

Husband: Ernest Clement Matthews

Wife: Amy Margaret Puckey

Marriage:

Date: 1894

Place: New Zealand^[5]

User ID: 2CD6C413CE8642368E4E3CCA35ED66233253

Child: Kathleen Mary Matthews

Child: Donald Stuart Matthews

Child: Esme Winnifred Matthews

Child: Annie Margaret (Madge) Matthews

Child: Helen Muriel Matthews

Child: Vera May Matthews

Child: Esther Matthews

Sources

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2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Source: #S1
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• Source: S1 Type: Web Site Author: New Zealand Government Title: Births Deaths Marriages on line URL: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ Data Changed: Date: 22 DEC 2014

Notes

Note N364

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 93, 20 April 1944, Page 6

SECOND PETITION - SUIT FOR DIVORCE - HUSBAND'S PLEA OPPOSED A similar petition was brought in 1938 and was dismissed by Mr. Justice Reed because petitioner had spent one night in the same house as his wife, explained Mr. Sullivan, appearing for James Stimpson, clerk, who petitioned to-day before Mr. Justice Fair for dissolution of his marriage with Helen Muriel Stimpson (Mr. Holmden) on the grounds of separation by mutual consent for more than three years. Petitioner gave evidence that they were married in 1926 at Kaitaia and had three children. They came to Auckland about 1933 and separated next year when the wife and children went to live at New Lynn. In December, 1938, he petitioned for divorce on the ground of their separation and because he and his wife had spent a night under the same roof after the separation the petition was dismissed. On that day witness and his sister met respondent in Princes Street. He told her the only thing to do was to continue the separation, and she agreed. That agreement was the ground of the present petition. Explaining how this later agreement to separate came about, the witness said in reply to counsel, that he was the son of a clergyman, and his wife came of old missionary stock at Kaitaia. When they met in the street after the last case his wife upbraided him as a professing Christian who failed to observe the sanctity of marriage, and there were some recriminations which his sister put an end to when he referred to his wife as a "sanctimonious Sarah." After that his wife said she would agree to their continuing to live apart, adding "but three years or no three years I will never divorce you." They had never since lived together again, although his wife had asked him at various times to resume normal marital relations. To Mr. Holmden, witness said his wife had strong religious ideas about divorce. She had always been a good mother and good worker. The only reason for his wanting to separate was incompatibility of temperament. They were both neurotic he thought. It was not true that he met his wife in Princes Street by arrangement with a view to seeing if they could come together again. To Mr. Sullivan, witness said that at one stage in 1938 his wife was inclined to favour a divorce; but when subsequently employed as secretary of the Mothers' Union the surroundings seemed to change her, causing her to disapprove divorce. Mrs. Phillippa M. Adams, petitioner's sister, corroborated petitioner's statement as to the verbal separation agreement between the parties in Princes Street in December, 1938. (Proceeding.)

New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)

Birth 1905/9708 MATTHEWS Helen Muriel, Mother's Given Name(s) Amy Margaret, Father's Given Name(s) Ernest Clement

Marriage 1926/8323 MATTHEWS Helen Muriel & STIMPSON James

Death 1993/32789 STIMPSON Helen Muriel, Date of Birth 31 December 1904