The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameRita May Cowling Cottier
Birth14 Feb 1899, New Zealand
Death2 Jul 1970, New Zealand
FatherHenry William Cottier (1868-1947)
MotherPriscilla Cowling (1871-1948)
Misc. Notes
Name, year of marriage of 1919, from Simon Perry in an email dated 9 August 2022. Simon is the great-grandson of this Edgar Joseph LOBB. Simon is also the great-grandson of Ernest Henry GRAY and Frances Maud ANDREWS.

Brian of nzolivers wonders if this “Rita Cottier” is the same "Rita May Cowling Cottier”, born in 1899, who is the granddaughter of Mary Jane Grylls?
Mary Jane GRYLLS is the sister to the Richard GRYLLS already in my tree:
https://nzolivers.com/tree/wc01/wc01_228.html
Richard GRYLLS married Sophia OLIVER, granddaughter of James and Ruth OLIVER.

If this “Rita Cottier” is the same "Rita May Cowling Cottier”, then the tree would look like this:

William Cottier m Mary Jane Grylls
. |
Henry Cottier
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Rita Cottier m Edgar Joseph Lobb
. |
Darcy Baden Lobb
. |
David Perry (born Lindsay Gray)
. |
Simon Perry


A search for marriage found that yes, this Rita is in fact, Rita May Cowling Cottier, daughter of Henry William Cottier and Priscilla Cowling.

The search results:
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2022:
1921/47. Bride: Rita May Cottier. Groom: Edgar Joseph Lobb

Full date of marriage of 24 March 1921 from further searching in August 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2022:
1899/5185. Cottier, Rita May Cowling. Mother: Priscilla. Father: Henry William

Full date of birth of 14 February 1899 from further searching in August 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Year and country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2022:
1970/46998. Lobb, Rita May. Died age 71Y

Full date of death of 2 July 1970 from further searching in August 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Spouses
Birth9 Dec 1896, New Zealand
Death17 Jun 1970, New Zealand
FatherJoseph Lobb (1860-1945)
MotherAngelina Lobb (1861-1950)
Marriage24 Mar 1921, New Zealand
ChildrenD’Arcy Baden (1922-1998)
Last Modified 11 Aug 2022Created 6 Aug 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh