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Gordon BERKAHN

1903 - 1955  (52 years)

• Name	Gordon BERKAHN
  Birth	1903	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1928 to 1938  [1, 3]
  	Labourer, Makotuku
  Occupation	From 1946 to 1954  [3]
  	Farmer
  Death	06 Aug 1955	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	08 Aug 1955	Ormondville, Tararua, New Zealand   [6]
  Probate	18 Aug 1955	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I5391	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2018

  
  

  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   [8, 9]
  Residence	From 1911 to 1952	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [10]
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  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Isabella BURNETT [Isabel],   b. 31 Jul 1909, Gore, Southland, New Zealand d. 20 Nov 1959, Te Rehunga, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 50 years)
  Residence	From 1932 to 1938	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Marriage	25 May 1932	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 11, 12, 13]
  Residence	1946	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	1949	Glengarry, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	1954	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Robert Gordon BERKAHN [Bob],   b. 26 May 1933, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand d. 05 Dec 2020, Ngaruawahia, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1903 - Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Residence - From 1932 to 1938 - Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Marriage - 25 May 1932 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Residence - 1946 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Residence - 1949 - Glengarry, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - 1954 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 06 Aug 1955 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Burial - 08 Aug 1955 - Ormondville, Tararua, New Zealand Probate - 18 Aug 1955 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY Gordon Berkahn, the fourth son of Chris Berkahn and Matilda Beck, was born in 1904. Gordon married Agnes Isabella Burnett in 1932 and the couple had two children. According to Electoral Rolls, Gordon worked as a labourer at Makotuku until 1938. He then was recorded as a farmer, at Te Mata Road Palmerston North (1946) and later Dannevirke. Gordon died in 1955 and Agnes in 1959. They were buried in Ormondville.

  
  

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