Marriage

Leo Clarence /RICHARDS/ Parents. Draw Anc. Tree. Draw Desc. Tree.

b. 15 Aug 1895 at New Plymouth, NZL

d. 26 Oct 1965 at Hamilton Hospital, NZL

Buried. 28 Oct 1965 at Newstead, NZL

Nb. He requested he be buried in a soldiers only cemetery.

M.1. , M.2.

Occupation Farmer (post WWI).

Occupation House Manager Whakatane Hospital.

Occupation Grocer

Source.NZL 1895/16394

Nb. his Death Cert. showed up his second family which was unknown to Thelma Burrowes (nee Richards), his daughter to his first marriage

Nb. WWI NZL Expeditionary Force Roll no. 37 pg 34 6th Reinforcements. Sergeant 18921 4th Battalion H Company. Left NZL 29 July 1916. The Roll lists his occupation as "Reporter" and his next of kin as F Richards (Father) Avenue Rd, New Plymouth.

Nb. WWI 81921 CQMS 3rd Batt NZRB.

Sarah Ellen (Nellie) /FINIKIN/ Parents. Draw Anc. Tree. Draw Desc. Tree.

b. 1 Nov 1898 at Shelton, Stafford, ENG.

Source.Birth Cert.

d. 18 Apr 1972 at Inglewood

Buried. at Te Henui Cemetery

Nb. In loving Memory of Sarah Ellen Summers Loved wife of Syd and Loved
mother of Audry, Thelma, Graeme, and Diane 198 April 1972

Cremated. at New Plymouth, NZL

M.1. , M.2.

Nb. Emigrated to NZL as a WWI war bride.

Marriage. 8 May 1919 at Selton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, Eng

Source.Vol 6b, Pg 540 Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, BDM
Also WWI record, which show officiating clergyman as G Gordon

Nb.

Children

Audrey /RICHARDS/ Draw Anc. Tree. Draw Desc. Tree.

b. 28 Feb 1920

d. 11 Jan 1995

Nb.


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THELMA /RICHARDS/ Draw Anc. Tree. Draw Desc. Tree.

b. 27 Dec 1921 at Mrs Hardgraves, Lemon Street, New Plymouth, NZL


Source.Birth Certificate


d. 18 Dec 2019 at Metlife Care, Palmerston North, NZL


Source.Present (NZ BDM 2019/35279)


Cremated. 19 Dec 2019

M.1.




Nb. First flight was in a Tiger Moth owned by Rural Aviation and flown by Husband. See family photo of two tiger moths on field.


Nb. Autobiography