Anne Sheila (McClure) Oliver (1907 - 1977)

Born 1907 in Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Liddell Oliver — married 1930 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Died 8 Aug 1977 at about age 70 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Birth

Anne was born in 1907 in Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand, to parents Annie Nellie McClure and William Gerald McClure a fruiterer. ^[1]

In 1930 she was a passenger in a small car accident. The driver of the vehicle she was in was temporarily blinded by on-coming traffic and ran into the back of a car parked on the verge while its driver cleared the windshield. A young woman in the back seat of the car they hit was seriously injured and had to be rushed to a private hospital in Palmerston North. Annie was unhurt but likely shaken, the young man sitting next to her in the back seat was Arthur Liddell Oliver. ^[2]

Marriage

Annie married Arthur Liddell Oliver in 1930. The marriage lasted 47 years. ^[3]

1947 - Annie and her husband were visitors to Wanganui to attend the wedding of friends (Nelson-Brown). ^[4]

They remained in their hometown of Palmerston North for a number of years. Then made a move to Hutt Valley in Wellington. Annie worked there as a Shop Assistant. ^[5]

Death

Annie passed away on 8 Aug 1977 she was 70 years old. She was buried as Annie rather than Anne. She was laid to rest in Taita Cemetery, General Burial, Block 09, Row F, Plot 24. Arthur joined her there in 2002. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online. Registration: 1907/3437; Name: Annie Sheila McClure; Parents: Annie Nellie & William Gerald accessed 27 Feb 2023; citing New Zealand Crown, Copyright: The Department of Internal Affairs.
2. ↑ [Manawatu Standard, Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 145, 19 May 1930]
3. ↑ “New Zealand, Marriage Index,1840-1939” typed database, Births, Deaths & Marriages Online [1] : (access 21 Oct 2019), Marriage Record, Registration Number: 1930/9409 BRIDE: Anne Sheila McClure GROOM: Arthur Liddle [sic] Oliver.
4. ↑ Hutt News, Volume XXI, Issue 25, 3 December 1947, Page 4.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. 1963 NZ Electoral Roll, Hutt, Wellington, Oliver, Anne Shelia; Cleland Cres, Shop Assistant. New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche.
6. ↑ “Cemetery Search,” typed database, Hutt City, Te Awa Kairangi, Cemeteries Online, Hutt City Deceased Register : (access 21 Oct 2019), Burial Record; Annie Shelia Oliver, General Burial, Block 09, Row F, Plot 24.

• “New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950” typed Database, Births, Deaths & Marriages Online [2]; (access 21 Oct 2019), Birth record; Registration Number:-McClure, Annie Sheila; Mother: Annie Nellie; Father: William Gerald.