Abner WOOLLETT

19th Jan 1899 - 22nd Jan 1975

Life History

19th Jan 1899	Born in Taylorville, Greymouth, New Zealand.
21st Sep 1926	Married Elza Marguerite MARRIS in Seddonville, New Zealand.
21st Sep 1928	Birth of daughter Rita Joan WOOLLETT
30th Mar 1935	Birth of son Charles Abner WOOLLETT in St Helens, Westport, New Zealand.
8th Sep 1963	Death of Elza Marguerite MARRIS in Mokihinui, Westport, New Zealand.
14th Nov 1974	Death of daughter Rita Joan WOOLLETT in Westport, New Zealand.
22nd Jan 1975	Died in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Other facts

	Married Elizabeth SMITH
	Buried in Mokihinui, New Zealand.
	Birth of child Valda Marguerite WOOLLETT
	Birth of child Maxwell James WOOLLETT

Notes

<Info from Shane Woollett>

Mother re-married (HYNDMAN) but didn't change Abner's surname. When they moved
from Greymouth? to Westport Abner cycled to save the cost of the fare.

6th July 1993.

Dad left school at a very early age and got a job (5 bob a week) and ga
all his money to his Mother, to help support the family, until he was 21.
They moved up to Buller when he was about 16 or so (I think) - firstly him
and his Step Father (Grandad HYNDMAN) and worked on a farm at a place called
"Old Man Rock". A beach farm that is an 8 mile beach walk from the little
river mouth town of Mokihinui. Dad later built the family home here and went
into the sawmilling business in the early 1930's with his partner a Mr Ted
MARRIS, who also happened to be his wife's (my Mother) brother, who also
married his half sister, Mable HYNDMAN. The two families lived next door to
each other at Mokihinui from then on.
(Source: Maxwell WOOLLETT - Son).

7th August 1993.

Abner was remembered as always wearing a black hat. During one race day he
gave Ralph a tip to bet on a horse - it being a dead cert Sure enough the
horse won. This impressed Ralph who had even remembered the name of the horse
up until a while ago.
(Source: Ralph WOOLLETT).

19th January 1994.

Confirmed at Ngahere on 30th march 1913. (Source: Nelson Provincial Museum -
record of Westland confirmations).

1928 N.Z.P.O. Directory - WOOLLETT, Alner? Poultry Farmer, Waimarie.

1947 N.Z.P.O. Directory - WOOLLETT, Abner (Marris & Woollett), Te Namu.
also - WOOLLETT, Alner? Poultry Farmer, Waimarie.