Thelma Eva SUTTON [Eva Thelma]

1897 - 1986  (89 years)

• Name	Thelma Eva SUTTON
  Known As	Eva Thelma
  Birth	18 Aug 1897	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Education	From 15 May 1905 to 13 Dec 1912  [3]
  	Raglan School, Waikato
  Death	14 Sep 1986	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  Cremation	17 Sep 1986	Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand   [6]
  Buried	11 Nov 1986	Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand   [7]
  Probate	02 Dec 1986	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I1527	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Clement Laurence SUTTON [Laurie],   b. 07 Oct 1856, Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand d. 07 Nov 1949, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Grace Isabella ROLLINSON,   b. 15 Feb 1871, Dover, Kent, England d. 08 Sep 1955, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1890	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 8]
  Notes	GOLDEN WEDDING. WAIKATO SETTLERS MR. AND MRS. C. L. SUTTON Recollections of a varied life in which there was an abundance of hard work, many difficulties and the experiences common to early settlers and their families, were revived when Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sutton, of Karaka, celebrated their golden wedding a few days ago. Mr. Sutton, although 84 years of age, still musters sheep and takes an active interest in his farm. As a boy, Mr. Sutton lived, with his father, Mr. Charles Sutton, on a farm at Omata, Taranaki. When the Maoris became restless his father sold the farm and went to live at Raglan. "My father bought bullocks from the Maoris at Kawhia, and, at the age of 12, with a bullock-plough, I ploughed about 200 acres of farmland on our property at Raglan," said Mr. Sutton. "My father used to go to Kawhia every half-year to buy about 300 bushels of wheat from the Maoris. The wheat was pack-horsed for about 12 miles around Kawhia beach. Then it was my job to help load it on to bullock drays to take it the rest of the journey. After that my sister and I ground the wheat and made flour for bread-baking each morning." He built a windmill to drive the grinder. Even then it took the whole morning to grind 10 bushels of grain. "I have done all sorts of jobs in my time," Mr. Sutton continued. "I ran a flax mill, and got between £27 10s and £33 10s a ton for my flax. For four years I was chainman for a Government surveyor, right in the heart of the bush, and we used to kill wild pigs and cattle to fill out our bill of fare. Then I drove coaches between Raglan and Hamilton. Often we had to swim the horses across flooded dips in the road near the Waipa River, and passengers went across in boats." Mrs. Sutton, who is 67, can remember when butter was sold at between 4d and 6d a pound. Her mother was a music-teacher, and some of the settlers paid their children's fees in kind - so many pounds of cheese or butter every week. Source: New Zealand Herald , 19 August 1940, Page 13.
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sydney Leslie EADY,   b. 20 Nov 1896, Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand d. 10 Jul 1974, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	07 Mar 1922	New Zealand   [1, 9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Bruce Roberts EADY,   b. 29 Aug 1925, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 20 Sep 2015, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 90 years) + 2. Lois Beverley EADY,   b. 1928, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 2022, Coomera, Queensland, Australia (Age 94 years) + 3. Sydney Warwick EADY,   b. 05 Sep 1933, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 13 Jul 2023, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Aug 1897 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Marriage - 07 Mar 1922 - New Zealand Death - 14 Sep 1986 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Cremation - 17 Sep 1986 - Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Buried - 11 Nov 1986 - Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Probate - 02 Dec 1986 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. Surname EADY; First Names Thelma Eva; Age 89 Years; Gender Female; Date of Death 14 Sep 1986; Religion Presbyterian; Serial No 52344; Date of Service 17 Sep 1986 ; Funeral Director Sibuns Funeral Advisors, 582 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND; Ashes Disposal Interred 11 Nov 1986 [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. Surname EADY; First Names Thelma Eva; Age 89 Years; Gender Female; Date of Death 14 Sep 1986; Serial No 36859; Date of Service 11 Nov 1986; Funeral Director Sibuns Funeral Advisors, 582 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND; What Buried? Ashes; Cemetery Purewa Cemetery; Location Block D, Row 22, Plot 010 [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZSG Certificates Collection [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).