Hildus BERQUIST [Hildus or Hilford or Henry Herbert BERQUIST]

1879 - 1953  (74 years)

• Name	Hildus BERQUIST
  Known As	Hildus or Hilford or Henry Herbert BERQUIST
  Birth	04 May 1879	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	From 10 Apr 1916 to 27 Feb 1919  [3, 4]
  	Private, Medical Corps, NZEF
  Occupation	1925  [5]
  	Telegraph Linesman, Palmerston North, Manawatu
  Death	11 May 1953	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [4]
  Burial	13 May 1953	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I23973	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Frances Josephine WRIGHT,   b. 18 Aug 1898, Mangaweka, Rangitikei, New Zealand d. 04 May 1981, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1922	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [2, 7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Patricia Mary Josephine BERQUIST [Pat],   b. 14 Jun 1927, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 31 May 1999, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F8529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 04 May 1879 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Marriage - 13 Sep 1922 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Death - 11 May 1953 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 13 May 1953 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  NAMES Hildus BERQUIST Hildus used various names during his life. In 1879, when his birth was registered he was called Heildus BERGVEST, son of Johanna and Nils - presumably the surname has been transcribed incorrectly and should read BERQUIST. When admitted to Longburn School in 1885 and 1886 he was registered with the name Hildas BERQUIST, his father being recorded as Niels BERQUIST of Awapuni. In Electoral Rolls between 1899-1919 his name was recorded as Hildus BERQUIST, a labourer living at Tokomaru in the Manawatu. In 1917 when Hildus enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Force, he used the name Hilford BERQUIST, and said he had previously been living and working at Tokomaru. The army appears to have interpreted his handwiting as Helford BERQUIST. His next-of-kin was given as his brother W. Berquist, a farmer at Tokomaru. In 1922, when he married he used the name Hilford Herbert BERQUIST (incorectly transcribed as BERGUIST in marriage records), and Hilford Henry BERQUIST, linesman, when registering for the 1922 Electoral Roll. The 1925-1949 Palmerston North electoral rolls all record his name as Henry Hubert BERQUIST, at the same address as his wife Frances Josephine BERQUIST. During the same period, his name was recorded as Hrbt H BERQUIST in the Wise's NZ Post Office Directory for Palmerston North. Finaly, when he died in 1953 at Palmerston North the name Hilden BERQUIST was used in his death registration and on his headstone. The headstone of his wife who died in 1981 refers to her late husband as Hilders.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none. Birthdate given as 28 Apr 1890 at Awapuni, Palmerston North. [S2300] Cheryl Duggan ( CherylDuggannz ), Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Berquist Famiily Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none. [S779] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S2301] Palmerston North, New Zealand, Burials, 1871-2023, (ancestry.com). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).