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Thomas Pescini Shimmield was born in New Zealand in 1884.¹

Thomas died in 1885 in New Zealand.²

He married Sarah Moffat.

Sarah Ann Shimpleton was born on 31 May 1862. Sarah's origins are unclear - the name 'SHIMPLETON' is extremely rare and may actually be a corruption of a simpler name; there is some suggestion she was born in Tasmania but no records have been found to support this.²

She married William (Bill, also Samuel) Williams, son of Samuel Williams and Ann Mahoney, in Kumara, Westland, on 24 December 1879. Given Sarah's age, her mother provided a consent form for the marriage.^1,2

She was widowed at age 74 on the death of her husband William on 10 July 1936.^2,3

Sarah died on 23 June 1939 in Greymouth, Westland, at age 77.^2,4 She was buried at the Karoro Cemetery in Greymouth.⁵

Elizabeth Rennie Shirra was born in High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, in 1855.^3,2

She married Archibald Mason Adam, son of Robert Adam and Jean Mason, in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, in 1877.^3,1

She was listed in the 1881 census at Kirk Hill House, Cross of Kippen in Kippen, Stirlingshire, with her husband Archibald; he was a meat salesman. Their children Janet and Robert were listed as living with them.³

Elizabeth died in 1888 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire.⁴

Isabella Ellen Shirriffs was born in Blenheim, Marlborough, on 25 June 1872.¹

She married Joseph William Bates in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 July 1902.²

Isabella died on 22 October 1905 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, at age 33.^3,4 She was buried in October 1905 at the Hastings Cemetery in Hastings.⁵

Noreen Ida Short was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, on 15 January 1908, the daughter of William and Margaret SHORT.^2,3

She married John Leonard Brown in Queensland on 1 October 1930.⁴

She was widowed at age 58 on the death of her husband John in May 1966.

Noreen died on 19 July 1982 at home in Wahroonga, New South Wales, at age 74.^5,6,3 She was buried on 21 July 1982 at the Macquarie Park Cemetery in Nth Ryde.⁷

Bessie Rebie Shroff was born in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, on 16 December 1926.^2,1,3

She married Colin Trevor Stewart in Tauranga on 28 August 1948.^2,1,4

She was widowed at age 38 on the death of her husband Colin on 26 January 1965.^2,1

Bessie's second marriage was to Ronald Bettjeman on 21 June 1969 in Tauranga.^2,1

She was widowed at age 89 on the death of her husband Ronald on 20 November 2016.^5,6,7

Bessie died on 23 September 2017 at Devonport Palms Home in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, at age 90.^8,9

Bruce Frederick Shroff was born on 16 June 1934.^3,4

Bruce died in 1996 in New Zealand.¹

Claude Leicester Shroff was born in Auckland on 17 March 1907.^2,1,3

He married Margaret Ellen Copsey at St Pauls, Symonds St in Auckland on 24 April 1937.^2,1,4

Claude died in 1968 in Auckland.^2,1,5

David Leicester Shroff was born in Auckland on 25 November 1939.^2,1

David died on 12 August 2017 in Canterbury at age 77.³