Name, year of birth and death, from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree. Thought to have had a son called James Oliver McKoy that died 1920?

Year and country of first marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1878/956. Bride: Elizabeth Hulm. Groom: James Oliver McKay

Full date of first marriage of 18 June 1878 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of second marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1883/1129. Bride: Mary Jane O'Sullivan. Groom: James Oliver McKoy

Full date of second marriage of 16 May 1883 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

No record of birth could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at October 2018. This is most likely because, (although births have been recorded in New Zealand since 1848), it was not compulsory to register a birth before 1858.

Country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1924/3043. McKoy, James Oliver, died age 74Y
[This places year of birth circa 1850? This would be before parents marriage though?]

Full date of death of 27 June 1924 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Date and place of burial from Tongaporutu Cemetery, New Plymouth District, Burial Records found in October 2018:
McKoy, James Oliver buried 29 Jun 1924, 74 yrs
McKoy, Mary Jane buried 6 Apr 1934, 74 yrs
McKoy, James Oliver buried 7 Sep 1920, 36 yrs [son]

Date of death confirmed from Tongaporutu Cemetery, New Plymouth District, Headstones, Row 10, plot 24 found in October 2018:
Double plot: In memory of JAMES OLIVER, beloved husband of Mary McKoy who died 27 June 1924 aged 74 years. At rest. Also MARY JANE beloved wife of above, died 4 April 1934, aged 74 years. At rest.

Full date of birth from research file40 in October 2018.