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She married John McKechie, son of James McKechie and Sarah Allan, in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, in 1876.¹

Charles John Lang was born on 22 August 1856 in Auckland.²

He married Willina Johanna McKay in Waipu on 20 August 1885.^1,3,4

Charles died on 4 February 1904 in Waipu at age 47.^1,5

Donald Wilson Lang was born in Lang's Beach, Northland, on 3 March 1933. He was the youngest of six children, Margaret (who died in infancy), Hector, Anne, Mary, Ian and Donald.²

At the end of his time at Waipu primary school he won a scholarship to Kings College Auckland for secondary education. Kings fostered his maths/science interests, and he became dux of the school. At University he achieved an honours degree in mathematics, followed by one in Physics.

He then went to the Australian National University in Canberra, and graduated with a PhD in theoretical physics. After a year in Auckland lecturing he took a post graduate position at the Bartol research institute in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, then moved to the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, also in theoretical physics.²

After a year teaching first year physics in Kansas, followed by his wedding, he moved to the Harwell Research Establishment in England, but as his one year appointment was not renewed, he moved back to teaching in Kansas. Two years later the family moved back to Swarthmore, where he taught first year physics at Penn State University.

The final move was to a position at the Lucas heights Research Establishment in Sydney.²

Donald died on 14 May 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales, at age 86.²

Horace Russell Lang was born in New Zealand in 1898. He was the son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Agnes LANG.²

He married Sarah Elizabeth Hansen, daughter of Lars Hansen and Mary Ann Hastie, in New Zealand in 1923.³

Horace died on 10 July 1967 in Auckland.^4,5 He was buried on 12 July 1967 at the Hautapu Cemetery, Victoria Rd in Tamahere.⁵

William Robert Lang was born on 23 May 1890 in Waipu.^1,2

He married Edith Emily McKenzie in New Zealand on 24 January 1924.^1,3,4

William died on 27 October 1970 in Whangarei, Northland, at age 80.^1,5 He was buried at the Waipu Cemetery in Waipu.

He married Ann Goodwin, daughter of Richard Arthur Goodwin and Mary Scott Fergusson, in Gloucestershire between July 1940 and September 1940.¹

Ethel Mary Larkin was born in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 1 February 1895. She was the daughter of George Henry LARKIN and Mary STRELITZ of 47 Glyn Rd, Homerton; he was a clerk.^3,4,2 She was baptised at St Johns in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 10 March 1895.²
She was listed in the 1901 census at 19 Markhouse Ave in Walthamstow, Essex, with her widowed mother (aged 32) and brother Cresswell (aged 2). Her mother and brother's surname was BEARD, meaning her mother must have been widowed twice.⁵
She was listed in the 1911 census at 51 Bentham Rd in Hackney St John, London, Middlesex, and was working as a clerk at an account book manufacturer.⁶

Ethel was present at the wedding of Sydney Ernest Wicks and Rose Emmeline Rust at Tanners End Mission Hall, Stalham Grove in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 22 May 1915.⁷

She married Albert Frederick Rust, son of Harold George Rust and Emma Elizabeth Ellen Snow, at Cassland Road Wesleyan Chapel in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 24 July 1920. He was a gold-blocker and they had been near neighbours in Bruthen Rd, Sth Hackmey.^1,8

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 126 Tudor Ave in Sutton, Surrey, with Albert Frederick Rust; he was a book-finisher. Joan Rust was listed as living at the same address.⁴

Ethel's death was registered between July 1960 and September 1960 in Surrey.⁹

Graeme Dessiou Lash was born on 31 October 1953.

Graeme died on 7 November 1987 at age 34.

Dorothy May Law was born in Dunedin?, Otago, on 10 December 1899.¹

She married Julius Herbert Fulton in Waimate, Canterbury, on 19 March 1930.²

She was widowed at age 73 on the death of her husband Julius on 20 May 1973.^3,4

Dorothy died on 19 July 1973 at of 8 Claremont St in Dunedin, Otago, at age 73.^3,5 She was cremated on 20 July 1973.⁶

James Alexander Law was born at 'Woodside' in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, on 20 June 1861. He was the son of Henderson LAW and Elizabeth MATHER (m. Leeds 16 Apr 1857) and his father described himself as an 'Australian merchant.^1,2'

He married Charlotte Blomfield (Lotta) Macdonald, daughter of Thomas Morell Macdonald and Charlotte Clements Forsaith, in New Zealand in 1896.^3,4

James died on 11 April 1901 in Dunedin, Otago, at age 39.^1,5 He was buried on 13 April 1901 at the Southern Cemetery.⁶