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Descendants of John LEAN

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21. Daisy LEAN

Daisy, a widow at an young age and estranged from her in-laws, had a very hard time bringing up her children. They lived in Shakespeare Road in Napier and one time she and her son, Richard ran a greengrocers shop in Napier. In about 1933 Daisy went to live with her daughter, May and son-in-law, Errol Smith, and remained there until her death. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


William John ("Will") HEIFORD

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William was a member of the Napier Rifles in the Boer War and took part in battles at Diamons Hill, Johannesburg, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. He was apparently injured in South Africa as family also has a prayer book inscribed, “No 9 General Hospital Bomfontain, Sept. 8th 1900 - With Love from Will to Daisy”. They married after his return to New Zealand.

William committed suicide apparently by taking Black Leaf 40, a garden poison.

(Source: Carol SPRAGG.)
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71. Zenobia Ellen May (May) HEIFORD

May was educated in Napier and worked all her life as a secretary with Murray Roberts and Co, in Napier and later, after her marriage, in Hastings. She was a prominent member of the St John’s Cathedral Choir in Napier. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


Errol Christie SMITH

Errol was educated in Dunedin and went to the Otago Boys’ High School. He came from a prominent golfing family and he himself was very successful, playing at the Balmacewan Golf course in Dunedin and later, when he came to Napier, at the Waiohiki Golf course. He was also a talented violinist, playing for silent movies in his youth and also having his own dance band in Hastings. During the war he enlisted in the Field Artillary and went away with the NZEF in the later stages of the war. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


23. James Merryfield LEAN

James was on the reserves list for WWI but was not called up.


Nellie ERICKSEN

Family Search has Nellie ERICKSEN, b. Nov 1888. Not sure if there were 2 daughters named Nellie, or not.


George Ernest (Ernest) MOODY

Ernest was a farm manager at Eskdale. Later they owned the Glen Lyon Private Hotel, then owned and ran the Marine Parade Hotel in Napier. Finally they lived in a property they owned on the Marine Parade. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


80. Phyllis Doreen MOODY

No burial information found. May be buried Wharerangi Cemetery, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, with husband.


25. Florence May LEAN

Florence was deserted by Andrew in 1925 and he was seldom seen after that. When Florence sought to divorce him she had to serve notice by advertising in the paper. After Andrew left Florence had to support the family herself. Her daughter remembers her scrubbing floors at 2/- a time. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


Andrew Edwin DOUCH

After the death of his mother, Andrew was brought up by Christian LORENZEN and family. At the time of his marriage he was listed as a labourer, and later as a builder or carpenter. He was very talented with his hands and carved beautiful wooden picture frames and sideboards and made a table of inlaid wood. He worked on the plasterwork on the facades of some of the buildings in Victoria Street, Hamilton, and on painting the stars on the ceiling of the Carlton Picture Theatre. In his younger days he worked at a mill at Ngamoko near Makotuku. He was known as a good dancer and often went to the Starlight Ballroom, sometimes with someone other than Florence. He deserted his family in 1925 and was seldom seen after that. When Florence sought to divorce him she had to serve notice by advertising in the paper. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)

No death/burial found.


Cecelia Blossom BENNETT

Possibly Cecilia GARDINER, previously married to Jack BENNETT.

Restricted record listed on Archway:
Maori Trust Office, Hamilton District Office.

No cremation/burial found.


83. Thelma Margaret DOUCH

Thelma lived most of her childhood at 10 Lyon Street, Frankton and workedas a cook at the Daffodil Restaurant in Hamilton. She also did housework and dressmaking. She enjoyed old-time dancing, embroidery and tatting. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


Rodney William John WILSON

Rodney was educated at Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland and was school swimming champion for three years. He left school at 18 and worked for the Central Waikato Electric Power Board, retiring as lines foreman in 1966. In his youth he played rugby and rugby league and competed at road cyling. Later he enjoyed both indoor and outdoor bowls. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


Violet Ethel STEAD

? Twin of Ursula Mary STEAD.


92. Colin Stanley WOODYARD

Cohn was a Government deer culler in his early years. After his marriage he settled in Gisborne working as a builder’s labourer. Because of ill-health he moved to Christchurch where he worked for Prarie Gold (later taken over by Tegel). He then worked for the Christchurch Transport Board until he retired. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)


Sidney Ralph DOUGLAS

Sidney was a farmer. On the day his daughter, Meryl, was born, Sidney slipped while chopping wood and cut off his thumb and several fingers. After walking a mile to the nearest neighbour to get help, they drove back to Sidney’s house to collect the fingers - only to find that the cat had eaten them. (Source: Carol SPRAGG.)

 

 

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