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Melvyn Walker Wooster

Melvyn Walker Wooster

Male 1932 - 1981  (49 years)

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  • Name Melvyn Walker Wooster 
    Nickname Snow 
    Birth 17 Aug 1932  Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Aug 1981  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial 29 Aug 1981  Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Block: 38 Plot: 244 [3]
    Person ID I717894  Great Wooster Tree
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2018 

    Father John Francis Wooster,   b. 21 Nov 1907, Hastings, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1984, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Gwendoline Millicent Sarah Greaves,   b. 11 Sep 1907, Tangihanga, Patutahi, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1997, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1928  Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F127185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Martin Doherty,   b. 17 Feb 1932   d. 23 Sep 2013, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Nov 1955  Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Debra Wooster,   b. Abt. 1960   d. 5 Nov 2016, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years)
    Family ID F174447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Aug 1932 - Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Nov 1955 - Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 1981 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 29 Aug 1981 - Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Wedding of Melvyn Walker Wooster (Snow) and Ellen Martin Doherty
    Wedding of Melvyn Walker Wooster (Snow) and Ellen Martin Doherty
    At Holy Trinity Church, Ellen, daughter of Mrs E. Doherty, and the late Mr Doherty, 436 Ormond Road, to Melvyn, son of Mrs Wooster, 16 Ngaio Street.
    Wedding of Melvyn Walker Wooster (Snow) to Ellen Martin Doherty
    Wedding of Melvyn Walker Wooster (Snow) to Ellen Martin Doherty
    At Left in the group are the groomsman and bridesmaid, Mr Selwyn Wooster, Ngaio Street, brother of the groom, and Miss Neta Doherty, sister of the bride. At right are the chief bridesmaid and best man, Miss Nancy Turbitt. of Stout Street, and Mr James Duncan, Kaiti.

    Melvyn Walker Wooster - AKA 'Snow'
    Melvyn Walker Wooster - AKA "Snow"
    Melvyn, or Snow as he was known, played rugby union for Poverty Bay between 1955 and 1957. On 10th August 1955 he played in a match against Australia for a joint team from the Poverty Bay and East Coast unions, losing 15-6 after there had been every indication of a much closer score.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S14224] New Zealand Death Index (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S18931] Wayne Wooster (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S10699] Gisborne District Council Online Cemetery Search (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S19498] My Heritage (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S15658] New Zealand BMD Online (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S38] Gisborne Photo News (Reliability: 3).