WALKLEY, Edna Marie

1911 - 1995  (84 years)

• Name	WALKLEY, Edna Marie
  Birth	05 Jan 1911	Hamua, Manawatu, New Zealand
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Nov 1995	Auckland
  Person ID	I03862	Main Tree | Ward and Walkley, The Walkley Family
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	WALKLEY, Sidney Stanley,   b. 03 Feb 1870, Brixton, Surrey, England d. 07 Nov 1938, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BREWSTER, Ethel Lowe,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand d. 1975, Oratia Nursing Home, Parker Road, Oratia (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	08 May 1906	St Mary's Church, Levin, NZ
  Family ID	F01194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WAY, Jack Leonard,   b. 1914, Waikumete d. 1973, Auckland Hospital (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1937	Auckland
  Children	1. WAY, Marie Edna,   b. 13 Apr 1938, Auckland (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. WAY, John Raymond,   b. 29 May 1942, Auckland (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F01212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Edna was born on the 5th January 1911 in Hamua, Manawatu. She attended the Convent school in Marton and music was one of her favorite subjects. Edna's older sister Florrie had left Marton to attend a Convent school called St Benedicts in Auckland, near the corner of Symond Street/top of Newton Rd. When Edna left school, she also came to Auckland and did "live in" house keeping jobs in Remuera for a short time; she became an excellent cook. She then worked for Kelliher Breweries & Moses [Financier/accountant] She later joined her sister Marion who was working in the tailoring industry. Marion and Dorothy played "basketball" which later became known as netball. Edna chose not to join with Marion & Dorothy. Dorothy was quite content playing in friendly games while Marion went on to play competitively for the Arahi club. In those days, the teams consisted of 9 players, not 7 as they play today. There were 3 goalies; 3 centres and 3 defence players. All their games were played at Windmill Rd, Mt Eden. As a result of her music classes at the convent, Florrie became an excellent pianist. She became a music teacher in Auckland when she was living in 45 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby with Robert Lowe Brewster & Martha Brewster. [Robert specialised in writing freehand letterheads for local businesses.] Edna married John Way in 1937 in Auckland and they settled in a flat in the city for a short period. They later lived out at Kumeu with Bill & Dorothy Ward's farm [her sister] for a while. Then they purchased a section in Huapai and had a nice house built on the section which was in a street at the back of the Huapai shops. John's parents had a farm out at Riverhead, in the west. Edna used to go to Kumeu dances and that's where she met John. Edna & John had two children: Marie born in 1938 and John in 1942. They attended Huapai school. John who was commonly known as "Jack", had his own CARRYING BUSINESS. Their son also called John entered the carrying business as well. Edna became a very keen Bowls player. She was in the Waimauku Bowling Club. She became a Life member of the Agriculture & Horticulture Society, helping in catering at the Kumeu Show. She also became a Life member of the Woman's Country Institute. Edna's son John and Helen had a large orchard near where they lived. John also loved his fishing. They lived in the Huapai district since1940. Edna died in 1995.