Lily Grace TRUEMAN [Lilian]

1884 - 1954  (70 years)

• Name	Lily Grace TRUEMAN
  Known As	Lilian
  Birth	02 Aug 1884	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Education	16 Sep 1889  [1]
  	Mt Cook Infants School, Wellington
  Education	1893  [4]
  	Te Aro School, Wellington
  Education	1895  [4]
  	Mt Cook Girls School, Wellington
  Death	12 Dec 1954	New Zealand   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	14 Dec 1954	Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand   [5, 7, 8]
  Person ID	I9988	NZ Genealogy Project | TRUEMAN Descendant
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Alfred William TRUEMAN,   b. 30 Mar 1853, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 20 Sep 1932, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann HUMPHREYS,   b. 1854, England d. 23 Jul 1892, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	05 Jul 1875	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [9, 10, 11]
  Documents		Marriage
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred EVANS,   b. 14 Sep 1882, Tuamarina, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand d. 03 Jun 1961, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1906	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [12, 13]
  Residence	From 1911 to 1919	Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand   [14]
  Residence	1928	Moutoa, Manawatu, New Zealand   [15]
  Residence	From 1935 to 1954	Mataroa, Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand   [15]
  Children	+ 1. Charlie Edwin George EVANS [Charlie Edwin George],   b. 30 Oct 1906, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 11 Oct 1996, Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 89 years)   2. Frederick Ernest Reginald EVANS,   b. 15 Feb 1909, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 07 Oct 1974, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 65 years)   3. Ronald Maxwell Eric EVANS,   b. 17 Feb 1911, Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 1995, Hunterville, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 83 years) + 4. Laurie Percy Hector EVANS,   b. 04 Oct 1914, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 28 Jan 2007, Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 92 years) + 5. Lenard Leslie Raymond EVANS [Len],   b. 22 May 1921, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 18 Nov 2012, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 02 Aug 1884 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Marriage - 16 Apr 1906 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Residence - From 1911 to 1919 - Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand Residence - 1928 - Moutoa, Manawatu, New Zealand Residence - From 1935 to 1954 - Mataroa, Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand Death - 12 Dec 1954 - New Zealand Burial - 14 Dec 1954 - Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Lily Grace TRUEMAN

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Alfred Evans In loving memory of mother, Lily Grace Evans and father Alfred Evans. R.I.P. Plot: Section LAWN, Block 2, Plot number 30, Row 49, Area East

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Lily GraceTrueman, daughter of Alfred William Trueman and Elizabeth Ann Humphreys, was born in Wellington. She attended Te Aro School and Mount Cook Girls School in Wellington. In 1906 Lily married Alfred Evans in Palmerston North. The report of the wedding in the Evening Standard said that Lily's father was still living in Wellington in 1906, and Alfred was from Marlborough. Alfred and Lily had five sons. According to electoral rolls Alfred worked as a surfaceman for NZ Railways, with a period of share milking in 1928. Lily died in 1954 and Alfred in 1961. Both Lily and Alfred were buried in Taihape.

  
  

• Sources

  [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S119] David Bryant, NZSG Index - School Inspector Return, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). [S145] Diane Wilson, NZ Burial Locator, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc, Auckland 2008). [S11] email. From Nina Alexander [email removed for privacy] on Wed 1/04/2009. [S667] Rangitikei District Council Cemetery Search, (Rangitikei District Council, Marton, New Zealand). [S11] email. From Nina Alexander [email removed for privacy] on Wed 1/04/2009. LILY EVANS. Family Name: Evans; Given Names: Lily Grace; Cemetery: Taihape Cemetery; Clergyman: Rev Cunlifee ; Plot: 30; Block: 49; Age: 70 Years; Date Deceased: 12/12/1954; Interment Date: 14/12/1954; Warrant No: 1888; Reference: 60; Purchaser: 19541212; Notes: In loving memory of Mother, Lily Grace Evans R.I.P [S89] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Marriage Registration. Folio 1875/1699 Wellington. Married July 5th 1875 at the house of Rev Robert Ward (Officiating Minister), Sydney Street, Wellington. Groom: Alfred William Trueman, 22 years, Boot Maker, Bachelor. Bride: Elizabeth Ann Humpherys, 21 years, spinster. Witnesses: Henry Trueman, boot and shoe maker, Cuba Street, Wellington; Mary Leonard Trueman, daughter of Henry Trueman, boot and shoe maker, Cuba Street, Wellington. [S7] New Zealand Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, NZ Birth Registration. See registration of Emily Christina Trueman 1886 [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX 1875 #1699 [S371] Manawatu Evening Standard, none. The Manawatu Evening Standard 17 April 1906 page 4 Col 7. At the house of Mr G Robinson, Hokowhitu yesterday, Mr Alfred Evans, of Marlborough, was married to Miss Lily Trueman, daughter of Alfred Trueman, of Wellington by the Rev. S. J. Baker. The best man was Mr Norman Belk, of Palmerston North and the bridesmaide, Miss Emily Trueman of Wanganui. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.