Biography

ANNIE YATES

Burial register ID: 16914
Surname: YATES
First name: ANNIE
Middle names:
Gender: Female
Age: 81 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 11-Jun-1948
Date of burial: 12-Jun-1948

Block: 111
Plot: 2
Inscription:

Erected

In loving memory of

JOHN YATES

Beloved husband of

MARY YATES

Who departed this life

April 21st 1893.

Aged 69 years.

Also of

ANN YATES

Mother of the above

Who died June 11th 1873.

Aged 74 years.

Also MARY YATES

Wife of the above

Died 13th Dec 1915.

Aged 82 years.

[The grave consists of a white marble stone slab (at present lying flat) with a concrete surround and earth cover.]

Bio contributor: Deniece Gresham

Ann (Annie) Yates née Kennedy (1867 – 1948)

Annie was born in Hobart, Australia in 1867, the daughter of Catherine Oswald and Patrick Kennedy. She came to New Zealand as a 16 year old in 1883 and is listed on the 1893 Electoral Roll for Women as “Annie Yates, housewife, Athol Place, City of Dunedin Electorate”. In 1891 she had married William Yates. Annie and William had two children, Albert and Margaret.

Annie, a devout Catholic, died aged 81 years in the care of the Little Sisters, on June 11th 1948 at Dunedin. Annie is buried in Block 111, Plot 002 of the Northern Cemetery. (Funeral Director was Hope & Sons Dunedin).

The Death Notice for Ann Yates in the Otago Daily Times, 12 June 1948, states:

Yates. On June 11 at the Little Sisters, Andersons Bay, Ann, wife of William Yates aged 81 years. Private Interment today.

There are 6 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
MOFFETT MARGARET 59 Years 13-Jun-1968 17-Jun-1968
YATES ANN 74 Years 09-Jun-1873 12-Jun-1873
YATES ANNIE 81 Years 11-Jun-1948 12-Jun-1948
YATES JOHN 69 Years 21-Apr-1893 23-Apr-1893
YATES MARY ANN 82 Years 13-Dec-1915 14-Dec-1915
YATES WILLIAM 86 Years 10-Aug-1950 12-Aug-1950