The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameDesmond Stanley Graydon 
Birth11 Aug 1924, New Zealand
Death20 Nov 1988, Auckland, New Zealand
BurialPurewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationSchool Teacher
FatherStanley John Onslow Graydon (1891-1949)
MotherVictoria Athena Moros (1893-1964)
Misc. Notes
Name, year and country of birth, from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1924/1479. Graydon, Desmond Stanley. Mother: Victoria Athena. Father: Stanley John Onslow
Full date of birth of 11 August 1924 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date of death, place of burial, from Find a Grave website found in July 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221213098/desmond-stanley-graydon
Name: Desmond Stanley Graydon
Birth: 1924
Death: 20 Nov 1988 (aged 63–64)
Burial: Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot: Block J Row 23 Plot 60
No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at July 2025.
Occupation of "school teacher", wife's name of "Audrey Maureen Graydon", from Will dated 10 October 1980 found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.
Place of death of "Auckland" from the Affidavit to lead grant of Probate dated 10 February 1989 found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.
Date of birth confirmed, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2025:
1988/51187. Graydon, Desmond Stanley. Date of birth: 11 August 1924
Full date of death of 20 November 1988 confirmed from further searching in August 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Occupation of “Teacher” confirmed from the New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Main Roll 1963, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond Stanley, 54 Speight Rd., E1, Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Rd., E1, Married
Marriage
Audrey not married as at a 1957 Roll. Desmond and Audrey married in 1963 Roll. Therefore, let’s say married circa 1960.
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Composite Roll 1981, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond S, 54 Speight Road, Sch Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Road, Married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Main Roll 1987, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond Stanley, 54 Speight Road, Sch Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Road, Married
Graydon, Gregory Victor, 54 Speight Road, Student [Son]
Graydon, Scott Maurice, 54 Speight Road, Decorator [Son]
Desmond passes away one year later in 1988.
1924/1479. Graydon, Desmond Stanley. Mother: Victoria Athena. Father: Stanley John Onslow
Full date of birth of 11 August 1924 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date of death, place of burial, from Find a Grave website found in July 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221213098/desmond-stanley-graydon
Name: Desmond Stanley Graydon
Birth: 1924
Death: 20 Nov 1988 (aged 63–64)
Burial: Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot: Block J Row 23 Plot 60
No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at July 2025.
Occupation of "school teacher", wife's name of "Audrey Maureen Graydon", from Will dated 10 October 1980 found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.
Place of death of "Auckland" from the Affidavit to lead grant of Probate dated 10 February 1989 found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.
Date of birth confirmed, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2025:
1988/51187. Graydon, Desmond Stanley. Date of birth: 11 August 1924
Full date of death of 20 November 1988 confirmed from further searching in August 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Occupation of “Teacher” confirmed from the New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Main Roll 1963, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond Stanley, 54 Speight Rd., E1, Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Rd., E1, Married
Marriage
Audrey not married as at a 1957 Roll. Desmond and Audrey married in 1963 Roll. Therefore, let’s say married circa 1960.
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Composite Roll 1981, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond S, 54 Speight Road, Sch Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Road, Married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Tamaki Main Roll 1987, found in August 2025:
Graydon, Desmond Stanley, 54 Speight Road, Sch Teacher
Graydon, Audrey Maureen, 54 Speight Road, Married
Graydon, Gregory Victor, 54 Speight Road, Student [Son]
Graydon, Scott Maurice, 54 Speight Road, Decorator [Son]
Desmond passes away one year later in 1988.
