Biography

MARGARET LEITH SINCLAIR WHEELER

Burial register ID: 17484
Surname: WHEELER
First name: MARGARET
Middle names: LEITH SINCLAIR
Gender: Female
Age: 66 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 05-May-1962
Date of burial: 21-May-1962

Block: 99B
Plot: 18
Inscription:

There is no monument or inscription on this gravesite, only a nameplate saying “Wheeler”.

Bio contributor: Lesley Treweek

Margaret Leith Sinclair Wheeler (1897-1962)

Margaret was the third daughter of John and Isabella Wheeler of North East Valley Dunedin, she is remembered as a placid and good natured person. Margaret spent all of her working life at Ross and Glendining’s Roslyn Mill employed as a ‘presser’ and ‘looker’, the latter meaning one who checks the garments for defects in manufacture. Margaret never married and is buried here with her parents.


Margaret Wheeler
Source: Lesley Treweek

There are 4 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
WHEELER ISABELLA CRAWFORD 89 Years 31-Jan-1951 02-Feb-1951
WHEELER JOHN 52 Years 05-Dec-1910 07-Dec-1910
WHEELER MARGARET LEITH SINCLAIR 66 Years 05-May-1962 21-May-1962
WHEELER RONALD GIFFORD 9 Weeks 03-Jun-1913 03-Jun-1913