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Careen Yvonne Black was born at Clifton Hill in Christchurch, Canterbury, on 20 December 1922.¹

She married John Martin Hansen, son of David Ernest Hansen CMG and Margaret Emma (Daisy) Hampson, at 'Birchanger', 544 Featherston St in Palmerston North in October 1942.^2,3

Careen died on 12 December 2000 in Seattle, Washington, at age 77.⁴ Her ashes were buried in January 2001 at the village cemetery in Lutry.⁵

Elizabeth Penman Black was born in Pollockshaw, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, in 1912.²

She married Robert Adam Ferguson, son of Robert Adam (Bertie) Ferguson and Margaret Cassidy, at Kinning Park West Church in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 30 December 1942. He was a concrete worker and she was a bonded warehouse-woman.¹

Elizabeth died in 1978 at Martha St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.³

Janet Flora Black was born in Scotland circa 1761.²

She married Martin McInnes in Scotland.¹
She was listed as a member of John McInnes's household in the 1841 census at Kirk St in Tobermory, Argyllshire.²

He married Jane Hunter, daughter of Joseph Hunter and Margaret McGowan, in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 12 February 1786.¹

John died before November 1828.²

Mary Blair was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, on 15 August 1831. She may have been the daughter of John BLAIR and Sarah WHYTE, but this information is unsourced.^1,2

She married William Adam, son of William Adam and Agnes Hood, in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, on 23 December 1855.^1,3,2

She was widowed at age 64 on the death of her husband William on 10 September 1895.^4,2

Mary died on 8 April 1907 in Dunlap, Morris Co., Kansas, at age 75.^1,2

Matilda Macdonald Blair was born in New Zealand on 20 June 1900.²

She married James Lang McKechie, son of John McKechie and Annie Lang, in New Zealand in 1924.¹

She was widowed at age 62 on the death of her husband James on 4 May 1963.^3,4,5

Matilda died on 17 June 1990 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, at age 89.^6,7 She was buried on 20 June 1990 at the Taita Lawn Cemetery, Rimu St in Naenae.⁷

Ethel Margaret Blake was born in Rutherglen, Westland, on 11 December 1889.^1,2

She married Albert Williams, son of William (Bill, also Samuel) Williams and Sarah Ann Shimpleton, in Blaketown, Westland, in 1909.^1,3

She was widowed at age 37 on the death of her husband Albert on 10 January 1927.^4,1

Ethel died on 27 June 1937 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 47.^1,5,6 She was buried on 29 June 1937 at the Bromley Cemetery.⁵

Mary Joyce Blaver was born in Epping, Essex, on 26 April 1922.^1,2,3,4

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 85 Derwent Rd in Southgate, London, Middlesex; she was a bank clerk, living with her parents, a sister and one other.³

She married John William Forsaith, son of John Benjamin Forsaith and Sarah Lilian Hall, in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 12 April 1941.^1,5

She was widowed at age 70 on the death of her husband John on 8 June 1992.^6,7

Mary died on 10 February 2004 in Exeter, Devon, at age 81.^8,9

Olive Marjorie Blewitt was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, in 1901.²

She married Ernest William Duck, son of George Ernest Duck and Jessie Georgina Frances Amor, at St Saviour's Cathedral in Goulburn, New South Wales, on 17 January 1923.^3,4

Olive, as Ernest William Duck's wife, lived with him at 10 Bradley St in Goulburn, New South Wales, in 1930.⁵

Olive, as Ernest William Duck's wife, lived with him at 98 Grafton St in Goulburn, New South Wales, in 1936.⁵

She was widowed on the death of her husband Ernest on 22 August 1951.^6,7

Olive died on 5 February 1966 in Goulburn, New South Wales.^8,9 She was buried in February 1966 at the Goulburn General Cemetery in Goulburn.¹⁰

Charles Blitz was born in London, Middlesex, on 20 November 1905.^1,2
He was listed in the 1921 census at 315 Hoxton St in Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, with his father Gustav (a Czechoslovakian-born corset-maker), mother Rose (also a corset-maker) and siblings Elsie (23), Dorothy (19) Jacob (17), Cecelia (13), William (10). Charles was working as a cabinet-maker for Cender Bros.³

He married Olive Primrose Agass, daughter of William Joseph Agass and Eliza Jane Snow, at St Augustine in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 26 August 1928.^4,5

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 70 Powerscroft Road in Lower Clapton, Hackney, Middlesex; he was a wood-working machinist and also an ARP First Aid person.²

At some point (probably after the word 'blitz' became unacceptable), Charles and Olive changed their surname to Bliss.

Charles's death was registered between April 1972 and June 1972 in Colchester, Essex.⁶