Olive Muriel ELWORTHY [403]

  General Notes:

Muriel was a stunningly beautiful women who with her husband leased the Heligan Estate (of TV fame 2001) in England between the wars. They were gardeners and maintained the gardens. Muriel's neice Di visited them in 1939.

The Merivale (Canterbury) church was beautifully decorated and crowded to the doors on the 19th inst, when Mr Sydney Williamson, of Gisborne, son of the late J B Williamson, of Auckland was married to Miss Olive Muriel Elworthy, daughter of the late Mr E Elworthy, of Pareora South Canterbury. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Julius, the bridesmaids were Mrs or Bill, Ada Julius, birth are Julius, and E Hill. Mr T Williamson, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. The couple afterwards left Christchurch for England via Vancouver.
Auckland Star 23 April 1904

Muriel is reported in the local Cornwall papers as decorating church's and supplying flowers for weddings often as a gift.

London Cornish Assn
Cornish Tour
. . . . .Then they will depart for Heligan, where there will be a picnic lunch in the gardens of Mr S Williamson.
Thursday, July 26, 1934
Publication: Cornishman (Penzance, England).

Prince of Wales in Cornwall.
. . . . . during his visit to St Austell . . .he was the guest of Mr & Mrs Williamson of Heligan Hall, Mevagissey.. . . .
Friday, Apr. 26, 1935
Publication: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette

Spring Flower Show at Truro.
Mrs Williamson was a judge.
Thursday, Apr. 28, 1938
Publication: Cornishman (Penzance, England)

The Lifton & Kelly Boy Scouts returned on Friday from their annual camp, which was again spent at Heligan in the beautiful grounds of Mr & Mrs S Williamson, formerly of Lifton Park.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Exeter, England
Friday, Aug. 18, 1939 Issue 27172 p. 19

Williamson On July 19 1943, as a result of an accident. Olive Muriel Williamson, Heligan Pentewan Cornwall.
Funeral took place at Lifton on July 22.
Western Morning News 28 Jul 1943

Lifton.
The death of Mrs Olive Muriel Williamson, wife of Mr Sydney Williams, of Heligan Cornwall, and formerly of Lifton Park, took place at a London nursing home on Monday of last week, and after cremation the funeral took place at Lifton. The cortege was met at the lych gate by the surplus squire, who led the singing, with Mrs W Brimacombe at the organ. Rev G H Newman (Rector) officiated, assisted by Rev G H Arundell and Rev P Bush. The immediate mourners were Mrs T and J Williams, sons; Mrs Anstice daughter; Mrs T Williamson, daughter-in-law, Capt and Mrs J Bendyshe, nephew and niece; Mrs Bendyshe, senior, and daughter and Mrs F Walters. The Lifton Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster L C Brown attended. The bearers were Messrs A Harris, C Horrell, C Walters and H Mannell.
Western Times 6 August 1943.

Olive married Sydney WILLIAMSON [404] [MRIN: 52], son of James B WILLIAMSON [15143] and Julia Maria SEIDLER [35149], on 19 Apr 1904 in Merivale Christchurch NZ. (Sydney WILLIAMSON [404] was born in Jul 1866 in Hampstead LND MDX and died on 11 Oct 1943 in Heligan CON.)