Alfred William TRUEMAN [William or Bill]

1904 - 1978  (73 years)

• Name	Alfred William TRUEMAN
  Known As	William or Bill
  Birth	01 Apr 1904	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1938 to 1963  [3, 4]
  	Labourer, Shannon Borough Council
  Death	03 Mar 1978	Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 5]
  Burial	06 Mar 1978	Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I12594	NZ Genealogy Project | TRUEMAN Descendant
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Alfred William TRUEMAN,   b. 30 Mar 1853, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 20 Sep 1932, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Clara FULLFORD,   b. 1869, Sydenham, Kent, England d. 23 Nov 1956, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	04 Nov 1895	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [8, 9, 10]
  Residence	1905	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F2386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lilian Charlotte Ruby McPHERSON [Lil],   b. 04 May 1913, Levin, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 25 Mar 2004, Levin, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1936	New Zealand   [5, 11, 12]
  Residence	From 1938 to 1978	Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand   [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Pearl Florence Marjorie TRUEMAN,   b. 24 Jun 1940, Otaki, Wellington, New Zealand d. 03 Aug 2015, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 75 years)   6. Frederick William Ernest TRUEMAN,   b. 31 Jul 1942   d. 14 Jun 1945, Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 2 years)   7. Living
  Photos		Bill & Lil Trueman at home
  Family ID	F4314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 01 Apr 1904 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Marriage - 14 Sep 1936 - New Zealand Residence - From 1938 to 1978 - Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand Death - 03 Mar 1978 - Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 06 Mar 1978 - Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred William TRUEMAN

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Bill and Lil Trueman TRUEMAN. Treasured memories of Alfred William (Bill), 1.4.1904 - 3.3.1978; and Lillian Charlotte Ruby (Lil), 4.5.1913 - 25.3.2004; loved father and mother of Grace, Clara, Pearl, late Frederick, Josephine, David and Maureen; a loved Granddad and Nana; together again as one, Gone but not forgotten. Plot: Block: General, Row: G, Plot: 39

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Alfred William Trueman was born in 1904, the son of Alfred William Trueman and Clara Fullford. Alfred married Lillian McPherson in 1936 and the couple had seven children. Alfred and Lillian lived in Shannon where Alfred worked as a labourer. Alfred died in 1978 and was buried in Shannon Cemetery. Lillian died in Levin in 2004 and was also buried in Shannon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S912] NZ Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Ancestry.com). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S895] Horowhenua Historical Society Inc., Kete Horowhenua, (http://horowhenua.kete.net.nz/en/site). [S426] Horowhenua Cemeteries Database, (Horowhenua Library Trust, Levin, New Zealand). [S145] Diane Wilson, NZ Burial Locator, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc, Auckland 2008). [S426] Horowhenua Cemeteries Database, (Horowhenua Library Trust, Levin, New Zealand). Surname: TRUEMAN; Forenames: Alfred William (Bill); Gender: Male; Age at Death: 73 Years; Last Address: 14 Churchill Cresc,, Shannon, Horowhenua; Date of Death: 3 Mar 1978; Service: Burial; Religion: Not recorded; Funeral Director: Harvey & Co, LEVIN; Cemetery: Shannon Cemetery, Brown Street, Shannon; Location in Cemetery: General Block G Plot 39; Plot: Not recorded; Date of Burial: 6 Mar 1978; Burial of: Body. Headstone: TRUEMAN. Treasured memories of Alfred William (bill) 1.4.1904-3.3.1978. Lillian Charlottte Ruby (Lil) 4.5.1913-25.3.2004. Loved father and mother of Grace, Clara, Pearl, late Frederick, josephine, David and Maureen. Aloved Granddad and Nana. [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985). [S86] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Marrages - Indexes. [S89] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Marriage Registration. Marriages in the District of Wellington. Married 4 Nov 1895, in the house of the Rev. J Guy, Wellington. Groom: Alfred William Trueman, 41, bootmaker, widower (wife died 23 Jul 1892), born Staffodshire England; Residence Wellington; Father Henry Trueman, bootmaker. mother Mary Ann Trueman (Betts). Bride: Clara Fullford, 24, Laundry woman, spinster, born London England, residence Wellington. Father William Fullford, plasterer; mother Mary Ann Fulford (Taylor). Minister: James Guy. Witnesses: William Henry Watson, compositor, wellington; Georgina Fullford, servant, Wellington; Edwin Henry Trueman, painter, Wadestown. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).