Isaac Giles (Ike) Sykes

Isaac Giles (Ike) Sykes

Male 1892 - 1970  (78 years)

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  • Name Isaac Giles (Ike) Sykes  [1
    Born 18 Jan 1892  Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Other Roles 1941 
    Second Mate on Pamir
    The barque Pamir setting sail leaving Wellington Heads. Taken by John Dobree Pascoe on 31 March 1944.

    Original caption reads: "Safe voyage to the 'Pamir' was the wish of those who saw her sail into the distance."

    The Pamir arrived in Wellington in July 1941, and made many voyages under the New Zealand flag in the 1940s. She was lost in the mid-Atlantic with all of her crew in 1957. (Information from 'Fresh about Cook Strait: an appreciation of Wellington Harbour'. Methuen, 1984, by Grahame Anderson.)
    Pamir setting sail leaving Wellington Heads 
    Reference Number WC3.1 
    Died 6 May 1970  Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Ike Sykes Obituary
    Ike Sykes Obituary
    Buried 08 May 1970  Archer St Cemetery, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I177  Frost Family
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2015 

    Father Isaac Sykes,   b. 23 Nov 1869, The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1932  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Celina Matilda Maud Chamberlain,   b. 01 Jan 1869, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1948, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1890  Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • Marriage took palce in the home of G.E.Chamberlain Upper Plains, Masterton
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isobella Constance Morton,   b. 15 Aug 1910, Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1972, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1949  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • St Andrews Church, Invercargill
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2008 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1892 - Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Oct 1949 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 May 1970 - Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 08 May 1970 - Archer St Cemetery, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ike Sykes
    Ike Sykes
    Evening Post

    Documents
    Ike Sykes ANZAC Bronze medallion
    Ike Sykes ANZAC Bronze medallion
    Ike Sykes
    Ike Sykes
    Article from Evening Post accompanying photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Sykes Phillip Howard.

    2. [S146] Peter Sykes family tree.

    3. [S10] Marriage Register Index , 1890/3241 (Reliability: 3).