Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Short
and Florence Jessie (Finlayson) Short
Sister of
Jane Paterson Short
Wife of
Hector Gordon McPherson
— married
1937 in New Zealand
Mother of
[private child (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 97
in Nelson, New Zealand
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Biography
Birth
On 30 July 1905 Helen Short was born to Benjamin Short and Florence Jessie Finlayson at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Marriage
In 1937 Helen Bremner Short and Hector Gordon McPherson were married in New Zealand. [1]
Death
On 16 July 2003 Helen Bremner McPherson passed away, just short of her 98th birthday, having been born on 30 July 1905[2]
Burial
Her ashes are buried at the rose bushes in the Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson. [3]
Sources
- ↑ NZBDM marriages 1937/1313 Helen Bremner Short, Hector Gordon McPherson
- ↑ NZBDM deaths 16/7/2003 2003/15835 McPherson, Helen Bremner, 30 July 1905
- ↑ Nelson cemetery search
- Record ID - MVRSE404__A
- Surname - MCPHERSON
- First names - HELEN BREMNER
- Age - 97 years
- Date of interment - 13/08/2003
- Date of death - 16/07/2003
- Gender - Female
- Cemetery - Marsden Valley
- Block - RSE
- Plot type - Ashes
- Type Of Grave - Interment
- Plot number - 404
- Area - ROSE BUSHES
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