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Elizabeth Ledward Pollard was born in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, on 22 November 1890.^1,2

She married Robert Ashburner, son of William George Ashburner and Mary Agnes Salmon, at the Cathedral of St George in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, on 17 February 1920. He gave his occupation as 'mechanical engineer' and residence as Germiston, Transvaal, while she gave her normal residence as Kensington, England.³

She was listed in the 1939 Register at the Engineer's House, Hill View Sanatorium in Midhurst, Sussex, with Robert Ashburner.²

He was baptised on 13 May 1781 at Cripplegate, London, Middlesex.²

He married Mary Smyth, daughter of John Smyth and Sarah Osment, at St Giles in Cripplegate, London, Middlesex, on 7 April 1801.³

James died in July 1805 in London, Middlesex, at age 24.⁴ He was buried on 24 July 1805 at the Bunhill Fields Dissenter's Cemetery.⁴

Sarah Smyth Poole was born in London, Middlesex, on 9 February 1804.² and was baptised on 1 May 1804 at St Lukes Independent Tabernacle in Finsbury.²

She was named as a beneficiary of the will of Robert Forsaith, her step-father, dated 5 September 1817 at Wades Place, Mile End Row in Middlesex.³

Sarah was named executrix and beneficiary in the will of Mary Smyth, her mother, dated 23 February 1841 at 3 White Horse Lane, Stepney in London, Middlesex; she was to receive £230 plus 1/4 of the remainder of the estate (shared with her siblings) and half of her mother's household goods, furniture, plate, linen, china, wearing apparel, books, pictures and residue of her personal estate.⁴
The siblings Mary, John and Sarah were listed in the 1841 census at White Horse Lane, Mile End Old Town (Lower) in Tower Hamlets, Stepney, Middlesex, with their mother Mary Smyth. Sarah was a school mistress.⁵

Sarah Smyth Poole and John Smyth Forsaith were appointed executors of Mary Smyth's estate in England on 17 July 1844.⁴

She was named as a beneficiary of the will of John Smyth Forsaith, her half-brother, dated 16 October 1844 at 3 White Horse Lane, Stepney in London, Middlesex; all property was to be divided equally amongst the siblings.⁶

She was listed in the 1851 census as Head of Family at 3 Darnley Rd in Gravesend, Kent; her occupation was given as 'fund holder' and her step-sister Mary Smyth Forsaith was also present in the household.⁷

She was listed in the 1861 census as Head of Family at 2 Park Rd Cottages in Bromley, Kent; her occupation was given as 'fund holder' and her step-sister Mary Smyth Forsaith was also present in the household.⁸

Sarah died on 9 September 1862 at 2 Park Rd cottages in Bromley, Kent, at age 58.⁹

Her will was probated on 8 October 1862 with Mary Smyth Forsaith appointed executrix of effects less than £800.⁹

Maude Amelia Pope was born in Hampton Wick, London, Middlesex, on 8 February 1882.^2,3,4 and was baptised on 23 April 1882 at All Saints in Kingston on Thames.²

She married James Clarke in England on 13 April 1903.¹

She was listed in the 1921 census at 3 Warwick Rd in Edmonton, Middlesex, with her husband James; he was an Insurance Agent with the Prudential Assurance Co. Their children Doris, Horace, Hubert, Archibald, Leonard, William, Cyril and Mary were listed as living with them.⁴

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 82 Silver St in Edmonton, Middlesex, with James Clarke; he was a retired insurance agent. Doris Ivy Maude Clarke, Hubert John Clarke, Eric Albert Clarke, Horace Alfred Clarke and Mary Elsie Letitia Clarke were listed as living at the same address.³

Maude's death was registered in December 1940 in Edmonton, Middlesex, at age 58.⁵

He married Susannah Elizabeth Barron in Queensland on 25 March 1925.¹

Sophia Poulter was born in Queensborough, Kent, on 10 February 1768. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Poulter¹ and was baptised on 22 February 1768 in Queenborough.¹

She married Robert Wicks at St Alphege in Greenwich, Kent, on 2 March 1792.²

Sophia's death was registered between April 1839 and June 1839 in Greenwich, London, Middlesex.³ She was buried on 22 April 1839 at the St Pauls in Deptford.⁴

Iris Dawn Powley was born in Auckland on 31 August 1929.^1,2

She married Kenneth Richard Henry Matthews, son of Kenneth Lionel Matthews and Kathleen Marella Clarke, in Auckland on 10 April 1954.^1,3,4

She was widowed at age 51 on the death of her husband Kenneth on 4 October 1980.^1,3

Iris died in 1995 in New Zealand.⁵

Schoolmaster. Michael Maynard Prebble was born circa 1939.¹

Michael died on 18 April 1998 in New Zealand.² He was cremated at the Karori Crematorium on 24 April 1998.² His ashes were buried on 14 July 2018 at Makara Cemetery, 101 Wakefield St.³

Nancy Margaret Preece was born in New Zealand on 3 December 1913.²

She married Arthur Hereward (Pick) Pickmere, son of Arthur Ranulph Pickmere and Edith Mary Wilson. There were no children from this marriage.¹

Nancy lived in Kerikeri and wrote several books, including 'A Lamp Shines in Kerikeri, the Story of Kerikeri, 1819-1939' (1969), 'Whangarei, the Founding Years' (1986) and 'Kerikeri: Heritage of Dreams' (1994).¹

She was widowed at age 59 on the death of her husband Arthur on 10 June 1973.^3,4

Nancy died on 20 January 2012 in Kerikeri, Northland, at age 98.^5,6

He was baptised in Tealing, Forfar, on 18 October 1770, the son of Alexander PRESTON and Agnes PATERSON.²

He married Margaret Nicoll, daughter of John Nicol and Christian Gordon, in Tealing, Forfar, on 21 June 1798.¹

John died between 1851 and 1855 in Scotland.