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Dorothy Joan Rhodes was born on 7 September 1922.²

She married Robert Douglas Forsaith, son of Albert George Forsaith and Amy Lulu Peters, in Victoria in 1941.¹

She was widowed at age 48 on the death of her husband Robert on 7 December 1970.³

Dorothy died on 31 July 2016 in Queensland at age 93.²

Katherine Irene Richards was born in Illinois on 16 December 1892.^1,2,3

She married Cecil James Duff Stevens, son of Cecil Robert Stevens MD, FRCS and Catherine Duff, between 1923 and 1927.

She and her husband Cecil arrived in Plymouth on the 3 November 1932 from New York on the Manhattan, and returned on the Majestic, arriving back in New York on the 6 Dec 1932. They were both using the surname 'DUFF-STEVENS' and he gave his occupation as salesman.^4,5

She was widowed at age 81 on the death of her husband Cecil on 8 August 1974.⁶

Katherine died on 26 August 1980 in Sarasota, Florida, at age 87.³

Clayton Herbert Richardson was born in 1905.

He married Elizabeth (Betty) Stewart Ferguson, daughter of Angus Ferguson and Agnes Ross Dickson, at Augustine Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 24 December 1929.²

Clayton died on 11 January 1973 at in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.³ He was buried in 1973 at the Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa.⁴

Patricia Jocelyn Davis Richardson was born on 25 January 1920.^1,2

She married Lyall Arthur Williams, son of Arthur Henry Williams and Mary Baird Armstrong.

She was widowed at age 71 on the death of her husband Lyall on 24 September 1991.^3,4,5,6

Patricia died on 11 December 1993 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 73.^7,8,2 She was buried on 14 December 1993 at the Memorial Park, Cnr Cypress St & Ruru Rd.⁷

He was baptised in St Austell, Cornwall, on 5 November 1774.²

He married Susanna Curties in St Mellion, Cornwall, on 5 May 1795.³

James died in 1830 in Cornwall.⁴ He was buried on 25 March 1830 in St Austell.⁴

She was baptised in St Mellion, Cornwall, on 8 July 1804.³

She married Thomas Hodge Wymond Nanscawen, son of (--?--) Nanscawen and Elizabeth (---?---), in St Mellion, Cornwall, on 26 April 1822.⁴

She was listed in the 1841 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with her husband Thomas; he was a publican. Their child Jane was listed with them, also her siblings William, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Maria plus Susanna Rickard (65) and William (30). The Rickards appear to be Susanna's mother (also Susanna) and a brother.⁵

She was listed in the 1851 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with her husband Thomas; he now claimed to be a victualer (rather than publican) and their children Mary, Sarah, Maria and Anna were also present.⁶

Susanna died on 23 August 1852 in St Mellion, Cornwall, at age 48.^7,8

James Percy (Boz) Ridings was born in Nelson in 1860.^1,2

He married Jessie Morris, daughter of Arthur William Morris and Janet (Jessie) Moodie, at First Church in Dunedin, Otago, on 8 December 1891.^3,1,4,5

He was educated at Auckland Grammar School before joining the Customs Dept in 1876. He served in Auckland and Wellington before being appointed Landing waiter in Dunedin in 1888, and in Oamaru in 1895. In 1899 he was appointed Collector for Hokitika, later Dunedin and then Collector of Customs, Auckland.²

James died on 19 January 1947 in Remuera, Auckland.^6,7 He was cremated at the Waikumete Cemetery in Waitakere on 21 January 1947, and his ashes scattered.⁷

Jessie May Ridings was born in Auckland on 7 April 1893.¹

She was named as a beneficiary of the will of James Howe Morris dated 18 July 1910 in Timaru, Canterbury.²

Jessie died on 21 May 1980 in Auckland at age 87.^3,4 She was cremated at the Purewa Cemetery on 23 May 1980.⁵

Paul Alexander Riley was born in Acton, Middlesex, on 20 January 1920.^2,3
He was listed in the 1921 census at 51 Myrtle Rd in Acton, Middlesex, with his father George (an electrical engineer with the County of London Electric Supply Co.) mother Minnie Ellen and sisters Margaret (11) and Minnie (8).³

He married Eileen Lily Forsaith, daughter of Arthur William Forsaith and Lily Cammegh, in Rochford, Essex, on 6 March 1944.^1,4

Paul died in August 1994 in Southend, Essex, at age 74.⁵

Geoffrey Morton Ring was born in Gladstone, South Australia, on 11 April 1917.²

He married Margaret Jean Golder, daughter of Earnest James Golder and Ruth Forsaith, at St Peter's College Chapel in Adelaide, South Australia, on 29 March 1941.¹

Geoffrey died on 11 January 2013 in South Australia at age 95.³ He was cremated at the Enfield Memorial Park and Crematorium in Clearview on 17 January 2013.⁴