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Merle Doreen SPURDLE

Female 1915 - 2007  (92 years)    Has 30 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Merle Doreen SPURDLE 
    Birth 24 Jun 1915  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Aug 2007  Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cremation 28 Aug 2007  Karori, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1643  NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2012 

    Father Albert Reginald SPURDLE [Reg],   b. 18 Dec 1888, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Mar 1970, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother May Lillian JONES,   b. 07 Feb 1888, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1991, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1912  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ernest Richard TOOP,   b. 03 Oct 1895, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1976, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Y  [8
    Family ID F848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Donald Ernest GAMBLE,   b. 23 Sep 1914, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1951, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1938  Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10
    Children 
    +1. Robin GAMBLE,   b. Abt 1945, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 3 Philip William BLAKELEY,   b. 03 Apr 1915, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1994, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1979  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10
    Family ID F849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jun 1915 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Oct 1938 - Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1979 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 2007 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 28 Aug 2007 - Karori, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - Donald Ernest and Merle Doreen Gamble
    Headstone - Donald Ernest and Merle Doreen Gamble
    In loving memory of Donald Ernest Gamble, died 25th Sept 1951, and his wife Merle Doreen, died 26th Aug 2007.
    Plot: Niche 1 Div L

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992).

    2. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.

    3. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    4. [S143] Glenn Stewart, Genealogy BDM Index for Wellington, New Zealand, (http://www.genealogy-index.co.nz/index.html).
      Name: Blakeley, Merle Doreen; Maiden name: Spurdle; Sex F; Died 2007-08-26; Paper 2007-08-29; Location: Wellington; Wellington; NZ. Advertisment: Blakeley, Merle Doreen (nee Spurdle). Peacefully on 26 August 2007. Loved wife of the late Philip Blakeley. Loved mother of Robin and mother-in-law of Alice, grandmother of Andrew, Jaidana, Logan, Dylan, Makayla, Hayley and Samantha. Also loved wife of the late Donald gamble and the late Ernest Toop, sister of the late Ballance Spurdle and sister-in-law of Julie. Merle was privately farewelled yesterday.

    5. [S436] Wellington City Council, Wellington City Council Cemeteries Database, (Wellington City Council, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand).

    6. [S136] Jill Gilbertson and Dawn Bowley, Wanganui newspapers BDM extracts, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland, N.Z. 2003.).

    7. [S150] Papers Past - The Wanganui Cronicle, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.

    8. [S143] Glenn Stewart, Genealogy BDM Index for Wellington, New Zealand, (http://www.genealogy-index.co.nz/index.html).

    9. [S136] Jill Gilbertson and Dawn Bowley, Wanganui newspapers BDM extracts, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland, N.Z. 2003.).
      Married at Wesley Church, Gonville

    10. [S1078] Margaret Blakeley ( margaretblakeley55 ), Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Blakeley Family Tree, (Ancestry.com).