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Vida Paul was born in New Zealand on 29 December 1908.^2,3

She married James McKechie, son of Thomas McKechie and Christina Penman Hunter, in New Zealand in 1934.¹

She was widowed at age 78 on the death of her husband James on 1 February 1987.^4,5

Vida died on 5 December 2000 at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 91.^6,7 She was cremated at the Green Island Cemetery on 8 December 2000, after a service at St Margaret's Presbyterian Church, Green Island.⁸ Her ashes were buried at Green Island Cemetery.⁷

William Paul was born in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1905.¹

He married Dorothy Rodgers in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1924.²

William's birth was registered between January 1838 and March 1838 in Briston, Norfolk.^1,2
The siblings James, William and Sarah were listed in the 1841 census in Briston, Norfolk, with their parents, George Paul and Harriet Dagless.¹
The siblings James, William, Sarah, Mary and Harriet were listed in the 1851 census at Hall St in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless. James and William were both listed as 'working on a farm.³'
The siblings William, Sarah and Mary were listed in the 1861 census at Tyth Barn Rd in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless. William was an ostler, Sarah a servant and Mary a farm worker.⁴

Margaret's marriage to Geoffrey Buckingham Wicks, son of Harold Buckingham Wicks and Elizabeth Martha Hildreth, was registered between July 1938 and September 1938 in Barnet, Middlesex.¹

She was widowed on the death of her husband Geoffrey on 26 December 1962.^2,3

She was appointed administrator of Geoffrey Buckingham Wicks's estate in London on 11 March 1963.³

Gilbert Alan Pearce was born in New Zealand on 15 January 1899.^2,3

He married Janet Beatrice Scott, daughter of Walter Scott and Mary Edith Clarke, in New Zealand in 1942.^1,4

In 1963 Gilbert petitioned Janet Beatrice Scott for divorce with John Agnew Allan named as co-respondent.⁵

Gilbert died in 1981 in New Zealand.⁶

John Pearce was born at Alexandra Hospital in Hobart, Tasmania, on 13 September 1912.²

He married Jean Margaret Fleming, daughter of Frank Howard Fleming and Ada Catherine Watterson, in Woonona, New South Wales, on 20 December 1943.^1,3

John died on 30 July 1957 in Hobart, Tasmania, at age 44.⁴ He was buried on 1 August 1957 at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery in Hobart.⁵

Phyllis Agnes Pennock was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 3 July 1898. She was the daughter of Burton Pennock (accountant) and Mary Ann.^1,3,2,4
She was listed in the 1921 census at 16 Essex Rd in Enfield, Middlesex, with her parents and six siblings. She was working as a clerk in the same electrical business where her father was the accountant and her future husband was a visitor on census night.⁴

She married Frederick Leslie Forsaith, son of Frederick Rooke Forsaith and Elizabeth Annie Barnes, in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 3 August 1922.^1,5

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 287 Milton Rd in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, with Frederick Leslie Forsaith; he was a surveyor for the Air Ministry Directorate - a position he had applied for in 1928 - and also appears on the RAF lists as P.A.S.I. (acting) in the early years of the war.^3,6

Phyllis died on 7 March 1967 at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, at age 68.^7,8 She was cremated at the Cambridge Crematorium in Cambridge on 10 March 1967.⁹

Her will was probated in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, on 5 May 1967 with Frederick Leslie Forsaith appointed executor of an estate valued at £136.⁸

Charles's birth was registered between April 1878 and June 1878 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire.²

He left Southampton for Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), Sth Africa on the Walmer Castle on 12 December 1903 and returned to Southampton on the Saxon, arriving on 20 May 1905, accompanied by his father George Richard Perrins.^3,4

It appears the PERRINS family had business interests in South Africa and the Sth African Archives contain a number of documents relating to mortgages and subsequent financial claims against family members. The illiquidity claims appear to be mainly against a Charles Henry PERRINS and involve a salt-petre mining company; it is unclear if Charles Hubert PERRINS is the same man, and/or whether he had an interest in the business, but the Sth African records also include his death notice (1909) and Liquidation & Distribution Accounts (1910).⁵

Charles's marriage to Ellen Monica Rees, daughter of William Davison Wood Rees and Ellen Forsaith, was registered between July 1905 and September 1905 in Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire.¹

He and his wife Ellen left Southampton on 1 December 1906 on the Briton for Port Elizabeth, Sth Africa, accompanied by their child Charles along with Louisa Moore Rees.³

He and his wife Ellen arrived back in Southampton on 3 August 1907 from Sth Africa on the Kildonan Castle, accompanied by their child Charles along with Louisa Moore Rees.⁴

Charles's death was registered between April 1909 and June 1909 in Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire.⁶

Charles's birth was registered between July 1906 and September 1906 in Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire.¹

Charles left Southampton on 1 December 1906 on the Briton for Port Elizabeth, Sth Africa, with Charles and Ellen.²

Charles arrived back in Southampton on 3 August 1907 from Sth Africa on the Kildonan Castle, with his parents Charles and Ellen.³
The siblings Charles and Mary were listed in the 1911 census at Somerset House, Somerset Terrace in East Boldon, Durham, with their mother Ellen Monica Rees.⁴
The siblings Charles and Mary were listed in the 1921 census at 3 Canton Villas in Bridlington, East Riding, Yorkshire, with their mother Ellen Monica Rees.⁵

Charles died on 23 September 1935 in Bridlington, East Riding, Yorkshire.^6,7

His will was probated in Nottingham on 17 October 1935 with Ellen Monica Rees appointed administrator of effects of £133/9/-.⁷

Mary Monica Perrins was born in Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire, on 25 March 1908.^1,2,3
The siblings Charles and Mary were listed in the 1911 census at Somerset House, Somerset Terrace in East Boldon, Durham, with their mother Ellen Monica Rees.⁴
The siblings Charles and Mary were listed in the 1921 census at 3 Canton Villas in Bridlington, East Riding, Yorkshire, with their mother Ellen Monica Rees.⁵

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 8 Hill Cres in Bexley, Kent, along with Ellen Monica Rees; she was a local government health visitor.³

Mary died on 2 August 2004 in Yorkshire at age 96.^6,7

Her will was probated in Newcastle-on-Tyne on 27 September 2004.⁷