Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead (1879 - 1958)

Born 1 Jul 1879 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 10 Jun 1958 at age 78 in Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

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Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead. Given Name: Edward Cecil Burdett. Surname: Whitehead. ^[1][2][3][4] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 1 Jul 1879. Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. ^[5][6]

Died 10 Jun 1958. Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand. ^[7][8]

Buried 13 Jun 1958. Patea Old Lawn.

Occupation: Jeweller. 2nd New Zealand Reservists Patea. 1917

FSFTID 9VMJ-4R8.

FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=9VMJ-4R8.

File Format: jpg. Henry, Lucy, Edward. PHOTO Format: jpg. Whiteheads Edward and Eva. PHOTO

Note: #NI8069.

Notes

Note NI8069Father listed as clerk. 1

Marriage Witnesses were Walter D. Powdrell, farmer of Hawer(.), and D. Wilson a farmer of (Wanganui). 1

Eva Cameron relates: "Dad began his career as a jeweller with uncle Alf in Kaikoura, he then shifted to the North Island and set up a business in Waverly, south of Patea. He had a watchmaker and jeweller business here up until about 1925. Mum and dad were married 1912, they had Harold in 1915, but he only lived a few hours. They next had Eva Elizabeth on the 29th September 1920. About 1926 Dad decided he had had enough of the indoor life and they bought a dairy farm and remained there until 1958. This year they both died. Mum was in declining health for some years with Arteriosclerosis, Dad had a heart attack and died in 24 hours. 1

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1911 Electorate: Patea Number: 6812 Surname: Whitehead Given Name: Edward Cecil Burdett Residence: Patea Occupation: jeweller. 1

The marriage took place in St George's Church, Patea, on Wednesday, of, Miss Lucy Powdrell, the wellknown, tennis player, youngest daughter of Mrs J. Powdrell, of Patea, to Mr E. C. B. Whitehead, son of Mr G. J. Whitehead., of Christchurch.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11517, 15 November 1912, Page 5. 1

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1914, 1919 Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, Patea Jeweller, wife Lucy Whitehead. 1

NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE SOUTH TARANAKI RESERVISTS Reservists were lists of men resident in an area during the First World War who could be called on for military service. This is the closest that New Zealand has to a census for this period. The Second Division Roll of the New Zealand Expeditionay Force Reserve was created by the NZ Government in August-October 1917. Classification is based on the number of children of a reservist. Class A - Reservists who have no children or who failed to provide adequate maintenance for their children. Class B - Reservists who have one child. Class C - Reservists who have two children. Class D - Reservists who have three children. Class E - Reservists who have four children. Class F - Reservists who have more than four children.

WHITEHEAD EDWARD CECIL BURNETT JEWELLER PATEA Class A New Zealand. 1

Electoral Rolls 1935, 1938 Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, Kakaramea, Patea Roll, farmer, wife Lucy Whitehead.

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1946, 1949 Edward Cecil Whitehead, Patea Farmer, Lucy, Eva Elizabeth, spinster. Zealand Electoral Rolls 1957 Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, Kakaramea, Patea Roll, farmer, wife Lucy Whitehead, Eva Elizabeth Whitehead, spinster. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2
2. ↑ Source: #S1393 accessed 18 Nov 2016), entry for Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, person ID 9VMJ-4R8. Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S270
4. ↑ Source: #S271
5. ↑ Source: #S270
6. ↑ Source: #S1393 accessed 18 Nov 2016), entry for Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, person ID 9VMJ-4R8. Certainty: 3
7. ↑ Source: #S271
8. ↑ Source: #S1393 accessed 18 Nov 2016), entry for Edward Cecil Burdett Whitehead, person ID 9VMJ-4R8. Certainty: 3

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• Source: S2 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1934 Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1 Paranthetical: Y
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• Source: S270 New Zealand Birth Index, 1840-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S271 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1980 Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1 Paranthetical: Y