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OGILVIE, Noel Gordon

Female 1907 - 1992  (84 years)


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  • Name OGILVIE, Noel Gordon 
    Birth 25 Dec 1907  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Jul 1992  Lower Hutt, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2203  Staleys
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2015 

    Father OGILVIE, Charles Green,   b. Abt 1864, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1933, Tauranga, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother McMILLAN, Edith Agnes,   b. 3 Nov 1868, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1941, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1892  East Malvern, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1907 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jul 1992 - Lower Hutt, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Moved with her family to NZ 1914; educated at Chilton St James School, but missed some years because of polio; trained as a Karitane Nurse, and worked as such in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.
      Deaconess College, Dunedin (PWTI)
      Ordained Deaconess at St James Wellington
      Appt by Wellington Presbytery as City Deaconess 22.2.1939
      PSSA Wellington City Deaconess 1940-3
      PSSA Christchurch City Social Work 1946-9
      PSSA - Deaconess Otaki WnP 1954
      PSSA Wn City Deaconess Newtown 1959 - retired 1962, moved to Otaki for a time.
      Sr. Noel worked chiefly in the Newtown area, which following the Depression was the most distressed part of the city.
      She was, to many who knew her, the Mother Teresa of Newtown.
      At that time the housing conditions of many people were extremely bad, & there were no welfare services. During her time there, Noel lived in a one bedroom flat in Riddiford St. & because she often took girls off the street, she slept on the couch or the floor & the girls slept in the bed. A number of women from the Church were appalled at the accommodation Noel had & it was mainly through their efforts that the PSSA bought the property in Nikau St. Newtown, which later became Deaconess House.
      There were during Noel's working career, several gaps because of ill health, but she never doubted the Calling as a Deaconess & the ministering to folk in the name of Christ.
      Noel was a good listener, never too tired or too busy to stop & share. She won the deep affection of many people. She understood & had a deep love for children.
      She walked with God & brought his blessing on all she did.

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] Presbyterian Archives, New Zealand.

    2. [S110] Copy of Marriage Certificate, 6921 (Reliability: 3).