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Phyllis SAUNDERSON (nee Burr)

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Daughter of Henry Ernest Burr and Eliza Josephine Burr (nee Buck), and Grandchild of Amos and Lydia Burr of Whirokino, Foxton.
Date of birth25 11/1911
Date of death30 January 1977
Mothers nameEliza Josephine Burr (nee Buck)
Spouses nameRalph William SAUNDERSON
Spouses date of birth1909
Mothers iwi or nationalityNew Zealand
Fathers nameHenry Ernest BURR
Marriage date08/08/1934
Fathers iwi or nationalityNew Zealand
Place of marriage"Friendly Road", Auckland
SiblingsMinnie BURR (c1886-), Clarice BURR (c1888-c1936), Hester BURR (c1889-c1962), Henry Harris BURR (c1892-), Kathleen (Dolly) BURR (c1895-), Ernest Lawson BURR (c1898-c1960), Doris BURR (c1901-), Joyce BURR (c1904-), Zola BURR ,Vida Lilian BURR, Irene BURR, John Hoskins BURR
Fathers occupationNewsagent
ChildrenKeith William SAUNDERSON (1938-?),, Colleen Josephine SAUNDERSON(1941 - ?),, Graham Raymond SAUNDERSON(1943 - ?)
Buried whereNorth Shore Memorial Park, Snapper Rock Cemetary, ALBANY
Last known residenceBelmont Resthome, TAKAPUNA
Educational achievementsSkilled outworker on women's and children's clothing
Previous namesPhyllis May BURR
Nationality or IwiNew Zealand
Place of deathBelmont Resthome, TAKAPUNA
Spouses Iwi or nationalityNew Zealand

Phyllis May Saunderson (nee Burr):

Daughter of Henry Ernest Burr and Eliza Josephine Burr.

Was the 13th of 13 children.

Stayed at home and looked after her parents after she left school.

Born 25 Nov. 1911.

Married Ralph William Saunderson (at the ‘Friendly Road’ in Auckland) 8 August 1934.

Lived in Milford and Devonport, Auckland.

Died (at Bayswater, Auckland) 30 Jan. 1977. Buried at North Shore Memorial Park, Schnapper Rock Road, Auckland.

A homemaker and skilled outworker on women’s and children’s clothing.

Information provided by: Graham Saunderson, October 2015.