Vi (Gray) Macefield
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Violet Helena (Gray) Macefield (1896 - 1984)

Violet Helena (Vi) Macefield formerly Gray
Born in 65 Green Lanes, Stoke Newington, Middlesex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1922 (to 1957) in Auckland, New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 87 in Christchurch, New Zealandmap
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Vi (Gray) Macefield migrated from England to New Zealand.
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Biography

Violet Helena Gray was born in 1896 in Hackney, London, England[1]

Violet Helena

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census [2] 83, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Fred Free Head Married Male 33 1868 Naphill, Buckinghamshire, England Chair Maker
Kitinah Free Wife - Female 36 1865 Buckinghamshire, England
Albert W Free Son - Male 11 1890 Buckinghamshire, England
Violet H Gray Niece - Female 4 1897 London, Middlesex, England (living with her aunt)

Vi went to school at High Wycombe at age 5, Newington Green School and West Wycombe after death of father. Vi left at school at 14 in Standard 7 to go to work and help with her siblings. She was a Fancy Leather goods worker at Gibaud & Higley, U.K. (abt. 1910 to 1922).

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census [3] 145 Imperial Avenue Stoke Newington N, Stoke Newington, London & Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Maud Gray Head Widow Female 39 1872 Clerkenwell London Shirt Machinist
Frederick James Gray Son Single Male 18 1893 Hoxton London Grocers Clerk
Violet Helena Gray Daughter - Female 14 1897 Stoke Newington London Fanc Leather Work
Mabel Sarah Gray Daughter - Female 13 1898 Stoke Newington London School
Stanley Isaac Gray Son - Male 12 1899 Stoke Newington London School
Frank William Gray Son - Male 9 1902 Islington London School
Walter Richard Gray Son - Male 4 1907 Stoke Newington
Vi, mother and Mabel
Vessel Vi emigrated on

Vi emigrated to New Zealand on the Iconic in 1922 to marry Alf who she had become engaged to in England. They lived karangahape Rd, Flower St, and Eden Tce in Auckland before moving permanently to Christchurch. In 1933 she and Alf were living in 32 Marlborough Street, Christchurch[4]

Alf and Vi with young family
On board the Ionic

They separated in 1957 once all their five children had married. In 1963 she travelled back to England to visit her family and tour the UK.

On board the SS Willem Ruys to England in 1963
Vi and her children

Vi was cremated and her ashes interred at Harewood Crematorium, Christchurch.[5]

Sources

  1. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQS-917 : 1 October 2014), Violet Helena Gray, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hackney, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9YY-BLL : 8 April 2016), Fred Free, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wycombe subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWGQ-YJ6 : 1 August 2017), Violet Helena Gray in household of Elizabeth Maud Gray, Stoke Newington, Stoke Newington N, London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA/BT27/0997000024/00422
  5. New Zealand Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records 1984/45239




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