Ronald Oliver BERKAHN [Reynold Oliver]

1901 - 1959  (58 years)

• Name	Ronald Oliver BERKAHN
  Known As	Reynold Oliver
  Birth	1901	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1928 to 1935  [3]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	From 1938 to 1946  [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	From 1949 to 1959  [3]
  	Labourer, Palmerston North
  Death	24 Apr 1959	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 4, 5]
  Cremation	27 Apr 1959	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [6]
  Probate	27 May 1959	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I5394	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]
  Documents		Wedding-Berkahn-Beck-1894.pdf
  Album Photos		Christian and Matilda Berkahn
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice HANSEN,   b. 1904   d. 23 Jan 1954, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 50 years)
  Residence	1935	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Marriage	26 Mar 1935	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [11, 12, 13]
  Residence	1938	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	1946	Hamua, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	From 1949 to 1954	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F1849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Phyllis Muriel HOOK,   b. 15 Sep 1911, Levin, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 02 Jan 2003, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1954	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [11, 12]
  Residence	From 1954 to 1959	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F1850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1901 - Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Residence - 1935 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Marriage - 26 Mar 1935 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - 1938 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - 1946 - Hamua, Wairarapa, New Zealand Residence - From 1949 to 1954 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Marriage - 1954 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Residence - From 1954 to 1959 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Death - 24 Apr 1959 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Cremation - 27 Apr 1959 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Probate - 27 May 1959 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ronald Oliver BERKAHN

  
  

  Album Photos » Slide Show

  
  

  Albums

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

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Reynold Oliva Berkahn was born in 1901 in Waipawa (also known as Reynold Oliver). In 1928 he was labouring at Makotuku where his parents lived. In 1935 he married Alice Hansen. Reynold and Alice lived in Dannevirke where Reynold continued work as a labourer, then Norsewood and Hamua where Reynold farmed, then finally in Palmerston North where he worked as a labourer. Alice died in 1954 and was cremated in Wanganui. Soon after Alice's death in 1954 Reynold remarried, a widow Phyllis Muriel Moyes (nee Hook). Reynold died in 1959 and his second wife Phyllis in 2003. They were buried in Palmerston North.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S9] Death Notice. BERKAHN - On April 24, 1959, at Palmerston North, Reynold Oliver, dearly loved husband of Phyllis Muriel Berkahn, of 26 South Street, Palmerston North, and loved father of Ina, Beth, Nalda, Margaret, Joan and Graham; aged 58 years. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none. Surname BERKAHN; First Names REYNOLD OLIVA; Gender M; Occupation LABOURER; Address 26 SOUTH STREET; Age at Death 58Y; Date of Death 24/04/1959; Date of Cremation 27/04/1959; Place of Death: PN PUBLIC HOSP; Cemetery Kelvin Grove Cemetery; Plot Type Ashes Scattered. [S947] NZSG Members, NZSG Kiwi Collection v2.0 - Indexed Probates, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration. [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. [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S973] Phillip George Mckenna (PhillipGeorgeMckenna21), Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Phillip Mckenna Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).