Minnie LYE

1872 - 1933  (61 years)

• Name	Minnie LYE
  Birth	1872	Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Oct 1933	Newstead, Waikato, New Zealand   [2]
  Burial	30 Oct 1933	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I23541	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	8 May 2024

  
  

  Family	James McDERMOTT,   b. 16 Jan 1879, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 29 Feb 1940, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1905	New Zealand   [4]
  Residence	1928	Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Family ID	F8361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1872 - Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England Marriage - 1905 - New Zealand Residence - 1928 - Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Death - 28 Oct 1933 - Newstead, Waikato, New Zealand Burial - 30 Oct 1933 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  OBITUARY MRS MINNIE McDERMOTT. SISTER OF MR F. LYE, M.P. The death occurred on Saturday of Mrs Minnie McDermott, aged 61 years, of Auckland, at the residence of her brother, Mr S. Lye, Newstead. Mrs McDermott, who had previously spent part of a holiday with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs Fred Lye, of Pukekura, went to Newstead about a fortnight ago, and succumbed to a heart attack. Deceased was born in Tunbridge Wells, England, in 1872, and came to New Zealand with her parents, Mr and Mrs R. B. Lye, in 1874. The family settled in Auckland, where the late Mrs McDermott spent most of her life. In her younger days deceased was prominent in musical circles in Auckland, being connected with the Auckland Amateur Operatic Society, the Auckland Choral Society and several other similar bodies. She is survived by her husband, three sons, Messrs F., .T., and M. McDermott, and two daughters, Misses D. and E. McDermott, all of Auckland. Source: Waikato Independent, 31 October 1933, Page 4.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1618] Papers Past - Waikato Independent, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. OBITUARY. MRS MINNIE McDERMOTT. - Published 31 October 1933, Page 4 [S704] Papers Past - Auckland Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. DEATHS. McDERMOTT. - On October 28, at Newstead, Waikato. Minnie, beloved wife of James McDermott, Garland Avenue, Royal Oak, passed peacefully away; aged 60 years. R.I.P. Interred at Hamilton, October 30. - 31 October 1933, Page 1 [S704] Papers Past - Auckland Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.