Grace Muriel BERKAHN

1902 - 1925  (22 years)

• Name	Grace Muriel BERKAHN
  Birth	10 Nov 1902	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1925	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Death	30 Apr 1925	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I2128	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Christian August BERKAHN,   b. 26 Feb 1873, Jannerup, Thisted, Denmark d. 14 May 1942, Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Matilda Maria BECK [Tilder],   b. 27 Sep 1876, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 03 Jul 1952, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1894	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  Residence	From 1911 to 1952	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [6]
  Documents		Wedding-Berkahn-Beck-1894.pdf
  Album Photos		Christian and Matilda Berkahn
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Nov 1902 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand Burial - 1925 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 30 Apr 1925 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone - Olive M and Grace M Berkahn In loving memory of Olive May, died March 31 1912, aged 7 years. Also Grace Muriel, died April 30 1925, aged 22 years. Beloved daughters of Mr & Mrs C. A. Berkahn. "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God". Plot: Cemetery Section: Main, Sub/Block: Old Main, Section/Plot Number: E, Grave: 34

  
  

  Album Photos

  Matilda Berkahn and children - 1909 From left, back row: Vina, Henry, Francis, Ronald; Front row: Olive, Matilda, Alice, Grace and Gordon.

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Grace Muriel Berkahn, the third daughter of Chris Berkahn and Matilda Beck, was born in November 1902 in Norsewood. She died aged 22 in 1925 and was buried in Norsewood.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985). [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S126] Tararua District Council Cemeteries Search, (Tararua District Council), none. Last: Berkahn/Berkhan First: Grace Middle Names: Muriel; Cemetery: Norsewood; Section: Main; Block: PB2; Age: 22; Date of Death: 30/04/1925; Comments: Index No B212 & Nswd Promotions/B Ridgway, Pioneer Block 2, Daughter of Mr & Mrs C A Berkahn. [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration. [S129] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Marriage Certificate. Marriages in the district of Waipawa. Married 28 Feb 1894 in office of the Registrar, Waipawa. GROOM: Christian August Berkahn, 21 years, farmer, bachelor, born Denmark, residence Whakarara. Father: Fra??z Berkahn, farmer. Mother: Mary Berkahn nee Painlsen??. BRIDE: Tilder Beck, 18 years, spinster, born Takapau, residence Whakarara. Father: Mathias Peterson Beck, stockman. Mother: Anna Maria Beck, nee Ansen. Married by Registrar in presence of Teresa Mary Shomby, Waipawa, dressmakers and Francis Joseph Shomby, Waipawa, coachbuilder. [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010).