Pilcher, Fanny

Evening Post 1 May 1926
A well-known and respected resident of the Lower Hutt, Mrs. Caroline Swain, wife of Mr. Samuel Swain, passed away on 27th April, after a very brief illness. Born in Lower Hutt fifty-one years ago, she was the third daughter of the late Mr. John Pilcher, who arrived in Wellington in the early ''60 s, and, after spending a short time in Wellington, went to Australia during the gold rush at Bendigo. After spending many months on the goldfields, he returned to Wellington, where he married and finally settled in the Hutt Valley. The late Mrs. Swain was of a very kindly disposition, and will be mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends. She leaves a husband and a family of six sons, Mr. Arthur H. (sic) J. Swain, of the Money Order and Savings Bank, Chief Post Office, Wellington, Mr. Albert Swain, railway workshops, Petone, and Messrs. William, Frederick, Leonard, and Percy Swain, of Lower Hutt, and two daughters, Misses May and Dulcie Swain, of Lower Hutt; also five brothers, Messrs. John, William, Henry, and Frederick Pilcher, of Lower Hutt, and Mr. George Pilcher of Waingawa, and five sisters, Mrs. F. Gilbert, Mrs. E. Mudgway, Mrs. N. Watkins, of Lower Hutt, Mrs. A. Swain, of Silverstream, and Mrs. E. Hodgkins, of Auckland.

Birth Details
1879/1304, Fanny Pilcher, Mother: Ellen, Father: John

Marriage Details
1900/5768, Bride: Fanny Pilcher, Groom: Edward Thomas Gilbert - Date of Marriage 19/9/1900 from Marriage Registration

Evening Post 20 September 1900
At the Nainai (sic) yesterday Miss Fanny Pilcher was married to Mr. E. F. Gilbert. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride''s parent by the Rev. E. J. Eldridge. The bride was given away by her eldest brother, Mr. John Pilcher, and wore electric blue silk trimmed with white duchesse satin and silk lace, and a diamond brooch presented by the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Pilcher (sister of the bride), Misses May Pilcher and Molly Swain (her nieces), and Miss Violet Peck, all handsomely attired in white silk, and wearing gold bangles, gifts from the bridegroom. Mr. George Pilcher acted as best man. After the ceremony the party retired to Kent Farm, the future residence of the bride and bridegroom, where about eighty guests sat down to wedding breakfast.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
Full Name Frank Pilcher
Forename(s) Frank
Surname Pilcher
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 79084
First Known Rank Private
Occupation before Enlistment Motor driver
Next of Kin Mrs F. Gilbert (aunt), Epuni Street, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit 40th Reinforcements B Company
Embarkation Date 10 July 1918
Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 107
Vessel Tahiti
Destination Plymouth, England
Nominal Roll Number 86
Page on Nominal Roll 10
Archives NZ source Military personnel file
Sources Used Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1919

Hutt Valley Cemetery Record Edward Thomas Gilbert, Date: 28 Jun 1939, Taita Old Monumental, Lower Hutt, Burial Record, Vol 1

Evening Post 27 June 1939
GILBERT.- On June 27, 1939, at the Wellington Hospital (suddenly), Edward Thomas, beloved husband of Fanny Gilbert, of Porutu Street, Lower Hutt; aged 69 years
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FUNERAL NOTICES
GILBERT.- The Friends of the late Edward Thomas Gilbert are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral, which will leave the Church of the Good Shepherd, Epuni St., Lower Hutt, Wednesday, June 28, 1939, at the conclusion of the service, commencing at 2 p.m., for the Taita Cemetery. J. R. Croft, Ltd., Funeral Directors, Hutt and Petone. Tels. 63-828, 60-531.
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STAR OF NEW ZEALAND LODGE, U.A.O.D., LOWER HUTT
GILBERT.- Officers and Members of the above Lodge are respectfully requested to attend the Funeral of the late Bro. E. Gilbert, which will leave the Church of the Good Shepherd, Epuni Street, Lower Hutt, for Taita Cemetery, 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. By order of the A.D. A. Seager, Sec

Probate Edward Thomas Gilbert, Place: Lower Hutt, Occ: Gardener, AAOM 6029 66011, Filed: 16/8/1939, Will, Archives NZ, Wellington

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Death Details
1952/34556, Fanny Gilbert, Aged: 73Y - Date of Death 26/12/1952 from Death Registration

Hutt Valley Cemetery Record Fanny Gilbert, Date: 26 Dec 1952, Taita Old Monumental, Lower Hutt, Monumental Inscriptions, Reference: 2245
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Burial Record Date: 29 Dec 1952, Vol 1

Probate Fanny Gilbert, Place: Lower Hutt, Occ: Widow, AAOM 6031 89/53, Filed: 6/2/1953, Will, Archives NZ, Wellington

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Children listed under Birth Registrations

Birth Details
1902/18921, Mary Mabel Gilbert, Mother: Fanny, Father: Edward Thomas