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Percy Wilfred BERKAHN

Percy Wilfred BERKAHN

Male 1909 - 1994  (84 years)    Has 35 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Percy Wilfred BERKAHN 
    Birth 29 Dec 1909  Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Burial 15 Feb 1994  Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1942, Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Matilda Maria BECK [Tilder],   b. 27 Sep 1876, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jul 1952, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1894  Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Residence From 1911 to 1952  Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Documents
    Wedding-Berkahn-Beck-1894.pdf    		Wedding-Berkahn-Beck-1894.pdf
    Album Photos
    Christian and Matilda Berkahn    		Christian and Matilda Berkahn
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Dec 1909 - Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jul 1937 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1946 to 1957 - Te Rehunga, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1969 - East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1972 to 1995 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Feb 1994 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Feb 1994 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Percy Wilfred BERKAHN    		Percy Wilfred BERKAHN

    Headstones
    Headstone - Percy W and Eileen S Berkahn    		Headstone - Percy W and Eileen S Berkahn
    In loving memory of Percy Wilfred Berkahn, died 12th February 1994 aged 84 years, gearly loved husband of Eileen Sylvia, died 5th April 1995 aged 85 years; loved father and mother of Kevin and Glenys.
    Plot: Cemetery Section: Main, Sub/Block: LS, Section/Plot Number: 50

    Album Photos
    Berkahn family in 1955
    Matilda Berkahn with her sons

    Albums
    Berkahn, Christian and Matilda     		Berkahn, Christian and Matilda (9)
    Photos of Christian August BERKAHN (1873-1942), his wife Matilda Maria BECK and their children.

  • Notes 

    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S126] Tararua District Council Cemeteries Search, (Tararua District Council), none.

    2. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.

    3. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    4. [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008).

    5. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S9] Death Notice.
      BERKAHN, Percy Willred. - On February 12, 1994, suddenly at Dannevirke Hospital. Dearly loved husband of Eileen. Loved father of Kevin and Shirley Berkahn. (Auckland), Glenys and Graham Rees (Auckland). Loved grandfather of Julie Scown (Queenstown), Douglas, and Michael and great-grandfather of Grace. Messages to Flat 1 , Mangatera Flats, Dannevirke. Cut flowers preferred. A Service for Percy will be held in St John's Anglican Church, High Street, Dannevirke Tomorrow (Tuesday) February 15 at 10.30am, followed by interment at the' Mangatera Lawn Cemetery. Tararua Funeral Services Ltd, FDANZ, Dannevirke.

    7. [S126] Tararua District Council Cemeteries Search, (Tararua District Council), none.
      Cemetery: Mangatera (near Dannevirke), Section: Main, Block: LS, plot 50. Name: Percy Wilfred Berkahn; Last Address: 1 Mangatera Flats, High St, Dannevirke; Age: 84; Occupation: Retired Farmer; Date of Death: 12/02/1994; Date of Funeral: 15/02/1994; Interred with Eileen Sylvia Berkahn.

    8. [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration.

    9. [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.

    10. [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010).

    11. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).

    12. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).


 

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