Mary Amelia (Hargrave) Denize (1867 - 1945)

Born 7 May 1867 in Auckland, New Zealand

Wife of Edward George Denize — married 21 Oct 1891 in Auckland, New Zealand

Died 22 Dec 1945 at age 78 in Coromandel, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary was born on the 7 May 1867 in Auckland.^[1]. She is the daughter of William Phillip Hargrave and Ann (Coffey) Hargrave

She married Edward George Denize on the 21 Oct 1891 in Auckland, New Zealand.^[2]

They had 5 children;

1. Lucy Mary Amelia Denize (Died Young - at 4 years and 4 months on the 6th nov 1896)
2. Edna Inez (Denize) Wills
3. Violet Anne Denize
4. Raymond George Denize
5. David Edward Denize
   

In 1894 Edward opened a butcher's shop in Pitt Street. In 1896 Edward and Mary lost their only daughter Lucy. It would be 6 years before they would have another child.

About the end of 1895 the butchers shop was sold and they moved to Coromandel and opened a butcher's shop there; later Edward tried flax-milling, helped Johnny to get established in the coach business, and eventually went farming. He became prominent in a number of local bodies and sports organizations. He was chairman of the Coromandel District High School for 20 years, and a member of both the County Council and the Hospital Board.

They stopped farming around 1914

Edward died in 1939. Mary died in 1945 at the age of 78.^[3] She is buried in the Buffalo Cemetery in Coromandel, New Zealand. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ NZBDM Historical citing Birth. Record #1867/16799
2. ↑ NZBDM Historical citing Marriage. Record #1891/2112
3. ↑ NZBDM Historical Citing Death. Record #1945/30949. Denize, Mary Amelia. Age at death: 78Y.
4. ↑ 22 December 1945 - Buffalo (Coromandel) Cemetery, Coromandel, New Zealand. Cemetery ID: 5, Area Code: PUBL, Sub Area Code: 3, Plot Number: 0916 http://tcdc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=59f9c540c7e74cf1a3225dbe08d19cc8