The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameOwen Charles Fairweather
Birth31 Oct 1916
Death22 Dec 1981, New Zealand
OccupationCarrier
FatherCharles Wallace Fairweather (1877-1941)
MotherLilian Vera McKain (1891-1954)
Misc. Notes
Name, month/year of death of “Dec 1981”, from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree and added here in October 2005.

Date of birth of 31 October 1916 from source unknown.

Year of death registration, country of death, date of birth confirmed, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2020:
Reg. 1982/29068. Fairweather, Owen Charles. Date of birth: 31 October 1916

Full date of death of 22 December 1981 from further searching in June 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Occupation from New Zealand Electoral Roll - Bay of Plenty Supplementary Roll 1949, found in June 2020:
Fairweather, Owen Charles, Raukokore, carrier
Fairweather, Ruth Honor Behrent, Raukokore, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Bay of Plenty General Roll 1938, found in June 2020:
Fairweather, Charles Wallace, Maraehako, Opotiki, Farmer
Fairweather, Owen Charles, P.W.D. Camp, lorrydriver [Public Works Department Camp] [Father]
Fairweather, Lilian Vera, Maraehako, Opotiki, married [Mother]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Bay of Plenty General Roll 1946, found in June 2020:
Fairweather, Owen Charles, P.W.D., lorrydriver
Fairweather, Lilian Vera, Ford Street, Opotiki, widow [Mother]

Military service in WWII found in June 2020 at:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online...2Ffa&ordinal=140
SERVICE NUMBER: WWII 254958
ARMED FORCE / BRANCH: Army
WAR: World War II, 1939-1945

Result from marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2023:
1947/8418. Bride: Ruth Honor Behrent Knauf. Groom: Owen Charles Fairweather

Full date of marriage of 17 May 1947 confirmed from further searching in July 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Spouses
Birth23 Apr 1923
Death19 Jul 1994, New Zealand
MotherMary May (May) Oliver (1885-1977)
Marriage17 May 1947, New Zealand
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