Dorothy Keymer
Dorothy Keymer was born at her family home at 25 Ponsonby Road, Auckland on 26 April 1898. The home was situated on the right hand side, just down a bit from Karangahape Road. Dorothy is shown, in the family photo below, as a baby.
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| The Keymer family 1898 Photographer unknown (Photo courtesy of G J Bland) |
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| The Keymer family, 1904. Seated back from left: Bertha (or could be Edith), Edith (or could be Bertha), Alice Seated middle from left: Eliza, Louie, Laura, William Snr, Mary, Ada, William Jnr Front, from left: George, Hector, Dorothy Unknown photographer. (Photo courtesy of G J Bland) |
Education
Dorothy began attending the Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, on 8 February 1904, when she was almost six years old. She was enrolled there by her father, William. The school register notes that the family was living on Chamberlain Street at the time. At the time of enrollment, Dorothy's sister, Bertha, and brother, George, were also students at the school. Dorothy's older siblings had also attended the school.
Dorothy completed Standard I in July 1907, Standard II in December 1908, and Standard III in December 1909. She was withdrawn from the Richmond Road School on 22 February 1910 as the family were relocating to Birkdale on Auckland's North Shore. It is unknown if Dorothy completed her schooling at the Birkdale School.
Birkenhead
The Keymer family moved to Birkdale Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, in early 1910.A bridesmaid
When Dorothy was 15 years old she was part of the wedding party for her sister Bertha.
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| Bertha and Ernest Jarret's wedding. 29 January 1914. From left: Dorothy Keymer (15 years old), Unknown best man, Ernest Jarret, Bertha Jarret (nee Keymer), George Keymer (one month shy of his 20th birthday), Ada Keymer (30 years old). Photographer unknown. (Photo courtesy of O D Keymer.)
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Family portraits
The following family photographs appear to have been taken the same day, and were probably taken shortly before George left for the war.
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Dramatic talent
Dorothy appears to have a talent for acting and may have been a member of the Birkdale Girls' Club. She was given praise for her comical performance in the play 'Round the Fair World' which was performed in Birkenhead on 15 September 1921.
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| The Keymer family, back row from left: William Jnr's son, Hector, Dorothy, William Jnr's son Front frow from left, Lilah, Mary, William Snr Photographer and date unknown but likely to be around/before 1924. (Photo courtesy of E Donaldson) |
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| The Keymer sisters in the early 1920s Standing from left: Laura, Alice, Ada Seated from left: Dorothy, Bertha (or could be Edith), Eliza, Edith (or could be Bertha), Louie Photographer unknown. (Photo courtesy of E Donaldson) |
Dorothy married Herbert Redvers Parlane (1 January 1901 - 23 June 1981) on 21 May 1924. They had five children:
- Yvonne Amelia Parlane (5 Nov 1926 - 26 Oct 1980)
- Clement (Clem) Herbert Parlane (29 Apr 1928 - 27 Feb 1995)
- Milton Gordon Parlane (14 Mar 1930 - 2009)
- Keith Earl Parlane (4 Dec 1934 - 22 Nov 2005)
- Dorothy Greta (known as Greta) Parlane (26 May 1938 - )
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| Dorothy & Herbert with three of their children. Date unknown but around 1930. (Photo courtesy of G J Bland) |
Death of her mother
On May 29 1936, Dorothy's mother, Mary, passed away at her home in Opaheke. Her funeral was held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mackelvie Street, Ponsonby on the following Sunday afternoon. She was buried at the Purewa Cemetery.
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| The Keymer siblings in 1939, possibly at the occasion of William Jnr's second marriage. Standing from left: Dorothy, Bertha, Laura, Alice, Edith, Ada, Louie, Lilah Seated from left: William Jnr, unknown, Hector Photographer unknown. (Photo courtesy of E Donaldson) |
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| Keymer sisters L-R: Louie, Lilah, Dorothy, and Laura Photographer and date unknown (Photo courtesy of G J Bland) |
Dorothy's death
Dorothy passed away on 5 August 1968. She had suffered from breast cancer. The following death notice was printed in The Australasian Record 2 September 1968, p15:
PARLANE. Dorothy, beloved wife of Brother H. R. Parlane, and mother of Yvonne (Mrs. Frampton), Clem, Milton, Keith and Greta (Mrs. George Kershaw), was called to her rest in the evening of August 5, 1968. Born at the turn of the century into one of the first Seventh-day Adventist families in New Zealand, Sister Parlane has been a true mother in Israel. Family connections and church friends filled the Royal Oak church to hear the Word of God and to share in the ministry of consolation. Pastor F. Barfoot was associated with the writer at the church and the Mangere lawn cemetery, where our sister now rests in sure and certain hope of a joyful resurrection through Jesus Christ our Lord. R. P. Brown.
Following Dorothy's death, Herbert married Del Cherry (dates unknown).
Herbert died in 1981 aged 80 years.
The children of Herbert & Dorothy Parlane
Herbert and Dorothy had five children:
- Yvonne Amelia Parlane (5 Nov 1926 - 26 Oct 1980)
- Clement (Clem) Herbert Parlane (29 Apr 1928 - 27 Feb 1995)
- Milton Gordon Parlane (14 Mar 1930 - 2009)
- Keith Earl Parlane (4 Dec 1934 - 22 Nov 2005)
- Dorothy Greta (known as Greta) Parlane (26 May 1938 - )
Yvonne Amelia Parlane (5 November 1926 - 26 October 1980)
- Yvonne married Ernest Leicester Frampton (11 April 1909 - 1991) on 23 July 1953 not long after his first wife, Ethel Agnes Aldridge (1909? - 1953) died, aged 44. Ernest had four young children from his first marriage.
- Ernest and Yvonne had three daughters (b1954, 1955, 1964). Sadly, it seems that their youngest daughter, Delphine Yvonne Frampton died the day she was born, on 29 January 1964.
- Yvonne died in 1980 after suffering from breast cancer, as had her mother. The following obituary was printed in The Australasian Record, 9 February 1981, p15:
FRAMPTION. Yvonne Amelia Framption (nee Parlane) was born in Auckland in 1926 and died on October 26 1980, at her home in Rangiora, New Zealand, and was buried in the Rangiora Lawn Cemetery on Wednesday, October 29. In 1947 she went to Christchurch to the office of the Sanitarium Health Food Company and in 1953 she married Leicester Frampton. Left to mourn her passing are her husband, Leicester, her daughters Fay and Glenda (Mrs. Thomas) and her step-children, Spencer, Beverley (Mrs. Sullivan), Theby (Mrs. Caukwell) and Joan (Mrs. Jolly). A host of people met to honour the memory of a bright and happy person who always sought every opportunity to bring comfort to others and to impart to them the hope and confidence in God that filled her heart. She was laid to rest in the sure and certain hope of a joyful resurrection. I. B. Rankin.
Clement (Clem) Herbert Parlane (29 April 1928 - 27 February 1995)
Milton Gordon Parlane (14 March 1930 - 2009)
Bibliography
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- Ernest passed away in Christchurch in 1991, aged 82. The following obituary was printed in The Australasian Record, 8 February 1992, p13. It was written by his son in law.
Frampton, Leicester Ernest, born April 11, 1909, at Coopers Creek, Oxford, New Zealand, died October 30 at Burwood Hospital, Christchurch. His mother, Laura, and her brother, Walter Wright, were among the first Sabbath keepers in North Canterbury. Leicester and his wife, Agnes (nee Aldridge), had four children. Following her death, he married Yvonne Parlane (Auckland), and they had two children. She predeceased him in 1980. Leicester was baptised in his 80th year at the Rangiora SDA church. He is survived by his children, Spencer, Beverley Sullivan, Theby Caulkwell (all of Christchurch), Joan Jolly (Nelson), Faye Patel (Auckland) and Glenda Thomass (Koromiko, Picton). Pastor Eric Kingdon assisted the writer in the services. Anil K. Patel.
Clement (Clem) Herbert Parlane (29 April 1928 - 27 February 1995)
- Clem married Clarice May Gibson (23 March 1925 - 13 February 2010) on 21 December 1953 in Christchurch. They had two sons (b1955, 1958).
- Clem was a builder.
- The following death notice appeared in The Australasia Record, 13 May 1995, p15 following Clem's death:
Parlane, Clem, born 29.4.28 in Auckland, New Zealand, died 27.2.95 in Auckland. Married Clarice Gibson in 1953 in Christchurch. He is survived by his wife, sons, Chris and Gary, daughter-in-law, Yvonne, grandchildren, brother, Milton and Keith, and sister, Greta Kershaw. Warwick Sheffield, H Rusterholz
- The following notice of thanks was printed in The Australasian Record, 24 June 1995 p14, following Clem's funeral:
Parlane. Mrs Clarice Parlane and family wish to sincerely thank all their friends and church family who supported them during Clem's illness and in their recent sad loss. Your prayers, visits, flowers, cards and messages of sympathy have been a real source of comfort during a trying time.
- Milton married Lillian Kate Macdonald (1935 - 3 Nov 2018) on 17 December 1959. They had a daughter and a son (b1961, 1964).
- He worked as a builder.
- After Milton and Lillian separated, he lived with his brother Keith, who had also separated from his wife.
- Milton died in 2009, aged 79. Lillian died in 2018 after a short illness. She was 83 years old. Lilian was buried in The Kauae Cemetery, Ngongotaha, Rotorua.
- Keith married Karene Margaret Horlor (dates unknown). They had two daughters and a son (b1967, 1970, 1971).
- Keith worked as a builder. Karene was trained to promote vegetarian products sold by the Sanitarium Health Food Company. An example of one of her experiences as a demonstrator was printed in The Australasian Record, 25 November 1974, p11 and can be read by following the link here.
- After Keith and Karene separated, he lived with his brother Milton, who had also separated from his wife.
- Keith died in 2005, aged 71. His body was cremated at the Waikumete Cemetery.
- Gretta married George Edward Kershaw (b28 October 1935 -28) on 26 October 1961. They had two daughters and two sons (b1964, 1966, 1969, 1974). They lived in Whangarei.
Bibliography
- Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Auckland Council - Cemetery Search
- The Stacey's of Somerset - genealogy
- The Australasian Record archives
- Family records compiled by Jessie McLean
- Richmond Road School. Registers of admissions, progress and withdrawals, 1885-1987. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2002-116. Accessed 27 May 2016.
- Photographs - O D Keymer, E Donaldson, G J Bland
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