The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameLyla Doreen McKoy 
Birth6 Apr 1929, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death9 Feb 2016, New Plymouth, New Zealand
BurialAwanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, NZ
FatherLewis Sydney McKoy (1883-1948)
MotherEllen Weavers Bowman (1887-1968)
Misc. Notes
Information from Marlene Heise, grand-daughter of Lewis Sydney McKoy.
On 12 June 2013, Marlene writes that, “there are only two of my late mother’s family left now - Margaret who is coming up to 90 years and Lyla, aged 84 years”.
Brian of nzolivers says this would make Lyla’s year of birth circa 1929.
Date and place of birth and death, cremated with ashes interred Awanui Cemetery in New Plymouth, from Marlene Heise in an email dated 17 September 2018. Marlene is the grand-daughter of Lewis Sydney McKoy b 1883.
Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2023:
1929/364. McKoy, Lyla Doreen. Mother: Ellen Weavers. Father: Lewis Sydney
Full date of birth of 6 April 1929 confirmed from further searching in July 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in April 2024:
1949/4609. Bride: Lyla Doreen McKoy. Groom: Victor Charles Walsh
Full date of marriage of 12 March 1949 from further searching in April 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
On 12 June 2013, Marlene writes that, “there are only two of my late mother’s family left now - Margaret who is coming up to 90 years and Lyla, aged 84 years”.
Brian of nzolivers says this would make Lyla’s year of birth circa 1929.
Date and place of birth and death, cremated with ashes interred Awanui Cemetery in New Plymouth, from Marlene Heise in an email dated 17 September 2018. Marlene is the grand-daughter of Lewis Sydney McKoy b 1883.
Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2023:
1929/364. McKoy, Lyla Doreen. Mother: Ellen Weavers. Father: Lewis Sydney
Full date of birth of 6 April 1929 confirmed from further searching in July 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in April 2024:
1949/4609. Bride: Lyla Doreen McKoy. Groom: Victor Charles Walsh
Full date of marriage of 12 March 1949 from further searching in April 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.