Millicent Gertrude Say (1889 - 1939)

Born 1889 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Arden Ellis — married 12 Aug 1916 (to 24 Aug 1923) in Ephiphany Church, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand

Died 27 Mar 1939 at about age 50 in Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Millicent was born in 1889. She was the daughter of James Say and Esther Kendall. ^[1] She grew up with her family in Whangamata, where her father was a storekeeper.

Millicent was married to Arthur Arden Ellis in 1916 in Auckland. ^[2] Arthur had been a miner in Whangamata in 1903 and later married in 1912. His first wife died in 1914 and he married Millicent two years later.

However they separated in 1920 and divorced in 1923. ^{[3] [4]}

Millicent did not have any children and did not marry again.

In 1931, she was a staff member of the Rob Roy Hotel in Waihi. ^[5]

In 1935, she was living at 22 Turner St, Auckland East. ^[6]

In 1938, she had been working as a charwoman. She passed away on 27 March 1939 in the Auckland Mental Hospital, where she had been admitted a year earlier. Cause of death was bacillary dysentery. The coroner's inquest reported that her sister (Clara) visited her frequently. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Millicent was buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland and her burial details can be seen here.

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-6Q7X : 27 November 2017), Millicent Gertrude Say, 1889; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1889/11677, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
2. ↑ New Zealand Herald Volume LIII, Issue 16309, 16 August 1916, Page 1. [1] "Marriages. Ellis-Say - On August 12, 1916, at the Epiphany Church, Newton, Auckland, by the Rev. William Hughes, Arthur Arden, third son of Mr and Mrs Frances H. M. Ellis, of Nelson, to Millicent Gertrude, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Say, of Whangamata - Nelson papers please copy. "
3. ↑ New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18486, 24 August 1923, Page 10. Matrimonial Failures. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230824.2.127 "On the ground of desertion, decrees were granted to the following: Millicent Gertrude Ellis (Mr. Hall Skelton), who petitioned for divorce from Arthur Arden Ellis..."
4. ↑ Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 201, 23 August 1923, Page 8. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230823.2.98 "Because of desertion, Millicent Gertrudes Ellis (Mr. Hall Skelton) obtained her separation from Arthur Arden Ellis. Petitioner stated that heavy drinking by her husband was the cause of the breach three years ago."
5. ↑ Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8115, 10 February 1931, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WHDT19310210.2.17.5
6. ↑ New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Name: Millicent Gertrude Say; Electoral Year: 1935; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Auckland East; Region or Province: Auckland.
7. ↑ New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23307, 28 March 1939, Page 1. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19390328.2.2.2 "SAY.—On March 27, at Auckland, Millicent, loved sister of Mrs. G. Buckland. Whangarei. Private interment from W. H. Tongue and son's chapel, to-day (Tuesday), at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Waikumete."
8. ↑ Auckland Star Volume LXX, Issue 129, 3 June 1939, Page 19. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19390603.2.153.8 "ESTATES SAY Millicent Gertrude late of Auckland, Charwoman, died 27/3/1939"
9. ↑ NZBDM Marriage Register 1916/13940