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Percy Wilfred BERKAHN

1909 - 1994  (84 years)

• Name	Percy Wilfred BERKAHN
  Birth	29 Dec 1909	Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	23 Aug 1920  [4]
  	Woodville School, Tararua
  Education	04 Feb 1924  [4]
  	Woodville District High School, Tararua
  Occupation	From 1935 to 1938  [5]
  	Labourer, Makotuku
  Occupation	From 1946 to 1954  [5]
  	Labourer, Te Rehunga
  Occupation	1957  [1]
  	Dairy farmer, Te Rehunga
  Occupation	1963  [5]
  	Factory hand, Manurewa
  Occupation	1969  [5]
  	Timber worker, East Tamaki
  Death	12 Feb 1994	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 3, 6]
  Burial	15 Feb 1994	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [7]
  Person ID	I5393	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2011

  
  

  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	Eileen Sylvia FISHER,   b. 21 May 1909, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 05 Apr 1995, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1937	New Zealand   [1, 11, 12]
  Residence	1938	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	From 1946 to 1957	Te Rehunga, Tararua, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	1963	Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	1969	East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	From 1972 to 1995	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F1848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Dec 1909 - Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Marriage - 10 Jul 1937 - New Zealand Residence - 1938 - Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - From 1946 to 1957 - Te Rehunga, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - 1963 - Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand Residence - 1969 - East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand Residence - From 1972 to 1995 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 12 Feb 1994 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Burial - 15 Feb 1994 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  BIOGRAPHY Percy Wilfred Berkahn, the eleventh child of Chris Berkahn and Matilda Beck, was born in 1909 in Te Kuiti. Percy married Eileen Sylvia Fisher in 1937. The couple had two children. Their eldest son, Kevin Percy Berkahn, became a well known fashion designer in Auckland. In the 2010 Birthday Honours Kevin was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to fashion and the community. According to electoral rolls, Percy Berkahn worked as a labourer from 1935 to 1957, then ran a dairy farm at Te Rehunga, and finally moved to Auckland to work as a factory hand (1963) and timber worker (1969). Percy and Eileen retired in Dannevirke about 1970. Percy died in 1994 and Eileen died in 1995. They were both buried in Dannevirke.

  
  

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