Evans and Scoullar History

Decendants of William Evans & Phoebe Westlake & John Donaldson Scoullar & Mary Louisa Gibbs

William Evans was born in Cardiff Wales in 1833 he arrived in Dunedin in 1850.  Phoebe Westlake was born in London 1852 and arrived in Dunedin in 1860. 
William and Phoebe married in 1868 in Dunedin and had five children Hannah, Daisy, John, Morris (Owens Father) born in Dunedin July 1883 and Phoebe,  little Phoebe living only 2 days.
William died in 8th of June 1910 at the age of 77. His wife Phoebe died through drowning on the 29th December 1894 aged 43.
There are five buried in the grave at the Southern cemetry in Dunedin.
 William, his wife Phoebe, their little daughter of two days Phoebe, Morris their son aged 37 and Morris David son of Annie and Owen Evans aged 3 days.

Morris Owen Evans a plumber by trade and a very good violinist (teaching violin), married Bertha Scoullar in Dunedin. They lived in a cottage that belonged to William Evans in Melbourne Street Dunedin.
Morris was knocked off his bicycle in an accident and suffered head injuries. he lay in a coma for weeks with Bertha making the daily trek to the hospital to sit by his side.  He died of his injuries in 1921 aged 37 leaving his wife Bertha with three young children Vera, Lydia and Morris Owen ( Born 26th February 1914 ). Bertha worked at many jobs taking in washing, ironing and sewing to support her young family. She had brothers who were horse trainers wanting to help but she was too proud. 

Bertha was one of 12 children her Father being John Donaldson Scoullar born in Collingwood  Melbourne Victoria Australia in 1854 (died 6/8/1898 aged 48) he married her Mother  Mary Louisa
Gibbs Born Tackly, Oxfordshire England on the 8th December 1877. He was 23 and she 17 when they married.
John Donaldson Scoullar was adopted when he was 6 by Arthur Scoullar (The furniture people) born 1830.. his Mother was Eliza Jane Nankervis.. Arthur and Eliza married 9/1/1860 in Collingwood Melbourne Victoria Australia.
There children were:
Alexander (died) 1927 in Wellington New Zealand.
Amelia (married Edmund James)
Arthur William
Elizabeth (married John Spence Nichol)
Francis Matilda (married Charles Orlando Curtis)
Mable Alice (married Alexander Carson)
Annie Bella (married thomas Brown0
Flora died at 17 years 1882
John Donaldson (married Mary Louisa Gibbs)

The Gibbs Family came to New Zealand on the
ship Cartsburn. 

After years of widow-hood bringing up her three children, Bertha remarried to Jack Milne and they had a daughter
Rena. There is 22 years between Vera Davis (nee Evans) Bertha's eldest child and Rena ..  Rena is married to Alfred Hoyle and they live in Rotorua. 
Owen spent much of his young life with his Mother Bertha's brother Jim Scoullar (Uncle Jim), and his wife Helen (Auntie Helen). Jim Scoullar had a milk run (Horse and cart, Owen often had a drive) in South Dunedin,
and he bred and raced pigeons. They lived in Queens Drive Dunedin.
 Bertha had her funeral service at the chapel at Purewa cemetry Meadowbank in Auckland, She was the cremated and her ashes scattered in the rose garden at Purewa.
Bertha (nee Scoullar) and Morris Evans

Gibbs Family Taken between 1903 -1907

Back: Thomas John b 1862, Edwin b 1858, Mary Louisa b 1860. Front: John b 1874, Elizabeth b 1833, Bertha b 1865, John b 1833 & Emily Ellen b 1867. Minnie b 1870. Willie b 1877.

The Family of John Donalson Scoullar & Mary Louisa Gibbs

Rena Hoyle nee Milne daughter of Bertha Scoullar remembers.
 Rena was told there was another son Richard who died very young.
James (Jim) married Helen.
John (Jack) married Aggie
Edward or Edwin (Ted) narried Nellie.
William (Will) never married as far as we know. please correct me.
Andrew (Andy) married Thirza.
Alec married Gladys
Elizabeth (Lizzie) married Findlay.
Minnie married Robert Marsh.
Bella married Flockton.
Emily (Em) married Townsend
Bertha married Morris Evans then Jack Milne.
Lto R. Mary Louisa Scoullar nee Gibbs, Minnie Amelia Marsh nee Scoullar baby Minnie Ameila Marsh b 1902 with Elizabeth Jane Gibbs nee Cook.

Golden Wedding

Minnie Amelia Marsh nee Scoullar with her brother James (Jim) Scoullar on her golden wedding day being married to Robert Marsh for 50 years.

Elizabeth Donaldson Findlay nee Scoullar.

Grave of John & Elizabeth Gibbs. Anderson Bay cemetry Dunedin New Zealand.

Morris Owen (Owen or our Owie) and his mother Bertha Evans nee Scoullar.

A young Owen with his beloved Uncle Jim Scoullar. Behind them are the pigeon cages that I remember seeing as a child when visiting Uncle Jim & Auntie Helen.

Annie and Owen

Morris Owen Evans Owen to his family was born in Dunedin on the 26th February 1914 third child of Bertha nee Scoullar and Morris Evans. Annie was born at Dunedin on the 21st June 1915.  5th and Youngest child of Margaret and David Griffiths. They met while Owen was coaching a Womens cricket Team in Dunedin. He got his eye on Annie and asked her to play for his team and the rest is history they fell in love and were married on the 16th December 1936 at First Church in Dunedin.
They had six children Their first born a son Morris David died when he was only 3 days old. He is buried in the Southern cemetry Dunedin with his Great grandfather William Evans.
Carol Anne born Dunedin 22/11/1941 married Lawrence Dougherty in Dunedin 16/12/1961
Rena Margaret born Dunedin  26/9/1943 married Ivan Butel in Ranfurly 13/6/1970.
Wendy Fay born Dunedin  12/10/1944 married Des Dougherty in Ranfurly 30/10/1965.
Owen John born in Ranfurly  1/9/1951 married Judith Hudson in Dunedin 15/12/1973.
Richard Edward born Ranfurly  1/4/1954 married Susan Richardson in Ranfurly 17/9/1977.

They made a huge shift to Oturehua Central Otago with three little girls and then went on to work on a farm in White Sow Valley Wedderburn where the 2 boys were born.

Annie (nee Griffiths) and Owen Evans.

Southern Cemetry Dunedin

Carol Dougherty (nee Evans) and Annie Evans wife of Owen taken in front the Evans Headstone in the Southern cemetry Dunedin.

Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren

Annie and Owen (Nana and Grandad or Owie) to their Grandchildren or Great grandchildren had 14 Grandchildren
Larry, Steve, Greg & Paul Dougherty.
Michael, Sandra Wyber (nee Dougherty) Nicky Blaikie (nee Dougherty)
Karen Butel, Jane Butel and Amanda Flowerday (nee Butel)
Matthew Evans and Natasha Rippon (nee Evans)
Melissa Inder (nee Evans) Jeremy and Gareth Evans.
and  28 Great Grandchildren.

Tory and Tom Dougherty (Tory born on Great Grandmother Eileen Dougherty's birthday 16th December. Tom b on Great Grandmother Annie Evans' birthday 21st June)
Charles, Tia and Billy Dougherty
Maggie, James and Sarah Dougherty. (Sarah b on Great Grandfather Leo Dougherty's birthday 19th August) and so sadly baby Rory William died at birth on the 5th September 2011.
Haden, Sam and Josh Wyber
Katie and Joey Blaikie
Jordan and Gemma Dougherty
James and Joseph Marshall  (James b on great Grandmother Annie Evans birthday 21st June)
Sam and Max Flowerday
Alex and Annabele Rippon
Maya and Ella Evans
Dylan and James Evans
Katherine, Josh, and Nicholas Inder.
 
Zac Riley Spedderi Dougherty  (b on Great Grandfather Owen Evans' birthday 26th February).

Sisters Rena Butel nee Evans and Wendy Dougherty nee Evans standing under the White Sow Valley sign post with our little cottage background. The little house that was full of love.

 

Wendy, Carol and Rena at Winnie Smith's in The White Sow Valley.

Bertha (Nan), Owens mother Jack (Numpter) Milne, Owens Stepfather, Annie, Owen with his sheep dog and May Dunn a friend of Annie's. Taken down by the duckpond at Winnie Smiths, White Sow Valley.

Ranfurly Cemetry

Owen died very suddenly at age 65 on the 8th of September 1980. Annie lived till she was aged 91, never missing a week putting a fresh flower on her beloved Owens grave. In this time she moved from her house in Fraser Ave Ranfurly to a pensioners flat learning to drive and buying herself a little yellow ford escort, and taking up bowls and loving it. She moved to the Chalet rest home Ranfurly on the 23rd March 2002. she loved living in this lovely place till the last four days of her life. She died in the Ranfurly hospital on the 6th of March 2007.
Both Annie and Owen are buried in the Ranfurly Cemetry.
Rena Butel nee Evans, Owen Evans, Wendy Dougherty nee Evans, Richard Evans and Carol Dougherty nee Evans.

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17.01 | 01:49

Hi

I am looking to find or contact William Henry Dougherty or family of, born approximately 1930/31 or decendance of in and around Wellington or the Waiarapa.

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07.01 | 11:32

yes very impressive, my grandfather was Rex Griffiths. Great to see the details. awesome.

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08.11 | 07:02

This is quite cool, Rex was my great grandad, Bryan Griffiths was my grandad. Uncle Dave has done a family tree too which is really amazing to read.

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19.08 | 22:27

We were all thinking of you today Lee. xx

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