Holly Millicent (Pike) Kirk (1907 - 1984)

Born 22 Feb 1907 in Parkside, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Wilfred Claude Kirk — married 9 Jun 1928 in Black Forest, South Australia, Australia

Biography

This profile is part of the Pike Name Study.

Holly Millicent Pike, daughter of George PIKE and Florence May WICKHAM, was born on 22 Feb 1907 at Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Holly Millicent Pike (Spinster, age 21, daughter of George Pike) married Wilfred Claude Kirk (Single, age 22, son of William John) on 9 Jun 1928 at the Baptist Church, Black Forest, Adelaide, SA. ^[3] Their marriage was advised in The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Sat 2 Jun 1928 Page 10 Family Notices: ^[4]

PIKE —KIRK. —The marriage of Holly Millicent, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Pike, of Plympton, to Wilfred Claude, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, of Torrensville, will be celebrated at Black Forest Baptist Church on 9th June at 7p.m.

Holly died in 1984. She was buried at Centennial Park Cemetery (Plot: General D, Path 1, Grave 71), Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, with her son, Bruce, and husband, Wilf ^[5] Their gravestone reads:

KIRK

In Loving Memory Of

BRUCE

BELOVED SON OF HOLLY AND WILF

LOVING BROTHER OF MAUREEN, MALCOLM & JANICE

DIED 23RD JULY 1955, AGED 20 YEARS

HOLLY

LOVED WIFE & MOTHER OF ABOVE

DIED 26th SEPT. 1984 AGED 27 YEARS

WILF

LOVED HUSBAND & FATHER OF ABOVE

DIED 29.6.1993 RESTING AGED 87 YEARS.

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Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Births 1842-1928, "FindMyPast" $,
   First name(s) Holly Millicent, Last name Pike, Gender Female, Birth year 1907, Birth date 22 Feb 1907, Place Parkside, District Adelaide, State South Australia, Country Australia, Father's first name(s) George, Father's last name Pike, Mother's first name(s) Florence May, Mother's last name Wickham,
   Registration number 780/5, Record set South Australia Births 1842-1928, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Births, Collections from Australasia
2. ↑ Genealogy SA, Birth Index, 1907, REG: 780/5, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
3. ↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, "FindMyPast" $,
   First name(s) Holly Millicent, Last name Pike, Marital status Single/spinster, Age 21, Birth year 1907, Marriage year 1928, Marriage date 09 Jun 1928, Place Baptist Church Black Forest, District Adelaide, State South Australia, Country Australia, Father's first name(s) George, Father's last name Pike, Spouse's first name(s) Wilfred Claude, Spouse's last name Kirk, Spouse's marital status Single/Spinster, Spouse's age 22, Spouse's birth year 1906, Spouse's father's first name(s) William John, Spouse's father's last name Kirk,
   Registration number 315/918, Record set South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce, Collections from Australasia
4. ↑ TROVE, Family Notices (1928, June 2). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 10. Retrieved February 1, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56634093
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151282306/holly-millicent-kirk : accessed 01 February 2022), memorial page for Holly Millicent Kirk (1907–26 Sep 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #151282306, citing Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by jlong (contributor 48741020) .