The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameEdith Minnie (Minnie) Oliver
Birth30 Aug 1873, Westown, Taranaki, New Zealand
Death4 Feb 1953, New Zealand
BurialTe Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherFrancis Oliver (1840-1926)
MotherElizabeth Ann Langman (1843-1916)
Misc. Notes
Name, date of birth (31 Aug 1873) and death, from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.

Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1873/607. Oliver, Edith Minnie. Mother: Elizabeth Ann. Father: Francis

Full date of birth of 30 August 1873 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Note - one day earlier than originally entered.

Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1899/1694. Bride: Minnie Oliver. Groom: Walter Chatterton

Full date of marriage of 24 May 1899 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Result from death search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1953/31700. Chatterton, Edith Minnie, died age 79Y [Year of birth circa 1874 which matches]

Full date of death of 4 February 1953 confirmed from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Place of birth, place of marriage, place of burial from Joshua Keijsers’ Family Tree as at May 2020. (Joshua has date of birth as 31 Aug 1873?
Joshua is the x2 great grandson of Walter and this Edith Minnie (nee Oliver) Chatterton and onwards through their daughter Beryl Minnie May Chatterton.

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea General Roll 1935, found in May 2020:
Chatterton, Edith Minnie, Matukuroa, Patea, married
Chatterton, Walter, Patea, farmer [Husband]
Chatterton, Beryl Minnie May, Opaku, spinster
Chatterton, Hazel Vera, Opaku, Patea, spinster
Chatterton, Herbert Arthur, Opaku, Patea, dairy farmer
Chatterton, Keith Walter, Opaku, farmer
Chatterton, Winifred Mary, Opaku, Patea, married
Spouses
Birth5 Sep 1870, Grimsby, Linconshire, England
Death1 Feb 1955, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Burial3 Feb 1955
FatherArthur Chatterton (1839-1925)
MotherMary Ann Paulucci (1842-1925)
Marriage24 May 1899, Residence of father, Francis Oliver, on Mangorei Road, New Plymouth, NZ
ChildrenEdith Eileen (Died as Child) (1900-1912)
 Hazel Vera (1901-1961)
 Roy Oliver (1903-1943)
 Keith Walter (1904-1982)
 Herbert Arthur (1907-1992)
 Beryl Minnie May (1910-1993)
Last Modified 18 May 2020Created 6 Aug 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh