NameHarold Douglas Oliver 

Birth19 Apr 1909
Death7 Jun 1971, Okoia, Wanganui, New Zealand
Burial9 Jun 1971, Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
Name, date of birth and date of death (7th June 1971) from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Place of death provided by Rachel Frances Oliver born 31 August 1940
Funeral servce held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Dublin Street, Wanganui, as per death notice held by Rachel Oliver b. 1940.
Day of death changed from 7th June to 6th June as per Death Notice for Harold held by Rachel Oliver b. 1940.
Jenny Smith (nee Bryce) whose late husband, John Monro Menzies, was the grandson of Telitha Carrel (b. 1885), sister of Maud Oliver (nee Carrel), has day of death at the 7th.
Year and country of first marriage from Marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1937/4814. Bride: Alice Josephine Rapham. Groom: Harold Douglas Oliver
Full date of marriage of 13 April 1937 from further searching in August 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Rangitikei General Roll 1935, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, Okoia, draper
Oliver, Louis, Okoia, farmer [Father]
Oliver, Maud, Okoia, married [Mother]
Oliver, Bruce Maxwell, Okoia, farm hand [Brother]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Rangitikei General Roll 1938, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, Okoia, draper
Oliver, Louis, Okoia, farmer [Father]
Oliver, Maud, Okoia, married [Mother]
Oliver, Bruce Maxwell, Okoia, farm hand [Brother]
New Zealand World War II Ballot List June 1942
602420 Oliver, Harold Douglas, shepherd, Mangorei Rural Delivery
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wanganui Supplementary Roll No. 1 1946, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, 58 Duncan Street, platelayer [Living with Mother]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wanganui General Roll 1949, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, 58 Duncan Street, platelayer [Living with Mother]
Oliver, Maud, 58 Duncan Street, widow [Mother]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea General Roll 1954, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, 47 Fox Road, Springvale, gardener
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea Main Roll 1957, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, No. 3 Line, Okoia, farmer
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waimarino Main Roll 1963, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold Douglas, Okoia, farmer
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waimarino Main Roll 1969, found in July 2018:
Oliver, Harold D., No. 3 Line, Okoia, farmer
According to Harold’s niece, Jill Cripps, in a phone call on 31 October 2018, Harold Oliver was a very good painter - painted scenes for Wanganui Opera House.
Entry for marriage from the New Zealand marriage index, found in June 2019:
Name: Harold Douglas Oliver
Gender: Male
Marriage Year: 1937
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: Alice Josephine Lapham
Relation: Bridegroom
Folio Number: 4761
Date of death of “7th June 1971” and not the 6th from Harold’s step-daughter, Jennifer Gaskin (nee Johnson/Oliver) in a meeting between the sister of Brian of nzolivers and Jennifer Gaskin on 5 August 2021. Jennifer says passed away at home on a Monday.
Result from death search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2021:
1971/49094. Oliver, Harold Douglas, died age 62Y
Full date of death of 7 June 1971 confirmed from further searching in August 2021 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Date and place of second marriage (to Eileen Christina Johnson (nee Morgan) from Eileen’s daughter, Jennifer Gaskin (nee Johnson / nee Oliver), in an email dated 30 August 2021.
Spouses
Birth10 Jan 1919, New Zealand
Death4 Mar 1978
Marriage13 Apr 1937, New Zealand
Divorce
Birth6 May 1929
Death5 Jan 2015, Wanganui, New Zealand
BurialAramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
Marriage26 Sep 1963, St. James Presbyterian Church, Wanganui, NZ