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Sybil Isobel Paton (Mrs Wallace Dron)
2nd daughter of H. D. Paton. Came to Beacon Hill in 1930 to look after her elderly aunts; wrote down family memories (see notes/family-stories.md).
- Born
- 1893-07-15, Hope, Nelson
- Died
- 1981-01-14, Nelson
- Buried
- Richmond Cemetery
- Married
- Wallace Drummond Dron1892–1971, 1918-08-14
Events
- 1918-08-14 Married.
- 1930-07-01 Wallace, 'farmer of Spring Grove', leased Beacon Hill for 5 years from the Paton aunts; Sybil came to look after them and they shared the house.
- 1940 'When all the old people had gone, we took off the top storey and added on to the ground area to make a more compact and modern house.' (Sybil)
- 1972-07-24 Wallace's share transferred to his executors (Sybil, Bruce and W. J. Glasgow).
- 1981-01-14 Died 'of Beacon Hill, Hope', in her 88th year.
Sources
- S09 FamilySearch Family Tree (public pages)
- S11 Nelson Evening Mail, 17 Aug 1918, p4: Marriage (Dron-Paton)
- S12 Press, 15 Jan 1981, p23: Deaths (Sybil Isobel Dron)
- S04 Beacon Hill