Isabella Sellars1

(c 1863 - )
Isabella SPENCER (nee SELLARS)(c1863-??) Dec 1879
Isabella Sellars was born in New Zealand circa 1863.2

She married Charles Spencer, son of Thomas Spencer and Elizabeth Berridge, in Tauranga on 9 December 1879.1,3
Wedding of Charles SPENCER and Isabella SELLARS, Dec 1879

Family

Charles Spencer (1854 - 1933)
Children

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1879/2376.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1863/9255, dau of Daniel and Jane.
  3. [S1062] Letter - from Charles to his brother Percy, 12 Dec 1879.
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1881/11098.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1883/6366.
  6. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1885/1332.

Henriette Juliette Senechal1

(1880 - 1953)
Henriette Juliette Senechal was born in Paris on 11 April 1880.1,2,3

She married Arnold Percy Hall, son of Alfred Wilberforce Hall and Hephzibah Grace Forsaith, circa 1910.1

She was listed in the 1911 census at 55 Rayleigh St in Wimbledon, Surrey, with her husband Arnold; he was an accountant's clerk (in the public service). Their child Robert was listed as living with them.1

She was listed in the 1921 census at 1 Mayfield Rd in Wimbledon, Surrey, with her husband Arnold; he worked for the Eastern Telegraph Co in the submarine cable service. The household included a servant. Their children Robert and Maurice were listed as living with them.3

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 1 Mayfield Rd in Wimbledon, Surrey, with Arnold Percy Hall; he was a retired cable wireless officer. Maurice Arnold Hall was listed as living at the same address.2

She was widowed at age 63 on the death of her husband Arnold on 29 June 1943.4,5

She was a beneficiary on the probate of Arnold Percy Hall's will on 30 September 1943.5

Henriette died on 2 October 1953 at Acacia Nursing Home, 25 Thornton Hill in Wimbledon, Surrey, at age 73.6

Her will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 5 December 1953 with her estate valued at £3500 and administration granted to Maurice Arnold HALL, stock exchange attache, possibly also her son.6

Family

Arnold Percy Hall (1877 - 1943)
Children
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, RG14PN3478 RG78PN130 RD40 SD1 ED16 SN120.
  2. [S1044] Census - 29 Sep 1939, UK Register, RG101/1405F/007/29, Letter Code: CNQN, Schedule 79.
  3. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-3608, RD 40, SD 1, ED 19, Schedule 301.
  4. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Surrey NE, Vol 2a, p113, 2Q1943.
  5. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate recorded at Llandudno registry.
  6. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate recorded at London registry.
  7. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Kingston, Vol 2a, p829, 2Q1912.

Marna Varcoe Service

(1906 - 2006)
Marna Varcoe Service was born in Manchester, Lancashire, on 23 April 1906.1

Marna left Liverpool on 27 April 1909, travelling 3rd class on the Morayshire , bound for Wellington, NZ. The family group consisted of her parents Edwin and Olga plus her siblings Eileen, Eric, Percival and Beryl.2

By January 1934 she was advertising herself as a teacher of pianoforte and harmony at 134 Princes St, Dunedin.3

She left Dunedin for London in March 1937 after a farewell party given by the members of the Music and Literary Circles of the Otago Women's Club.4

She married Hugh Beverley Macdonald, son of Herbert Alexander Macdonald and Beatrice Isabel Ayton, in Westminster, London, on 15 May 1937.5

She and her husband Hugh left Southampton on 7 May 1940 on the Pennland for New York, presumably the first leg of their journey to Australia.2

She was widowed at age 61 on the death of her husband Hugh on 14 June 1967.6

She was appointed administrator of Hugh Beverley Macdonald's estate in London on 21 August 1967.

Marna died on 28 June 2006 at Ross Home, 360 Nth Road in Dunedin, Otago, at age 100.7,8 She was cremated at the Dunedin Crematorium, Anderson's Bay on 7 July 2006.9

Family

Hugh Beverley Macdonald (1907 - 1967)
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2006/16407 gives this birthdate.
  2. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk
  3. [S1323] Book - G. A. Stone, Stone's Otago & Southland Directory, p119, bookmark P & p741, bookmark S.
  4. [S815] Newspaper - Otago Daily Times, issue of 18 Mar 1937, No. 23142, p16, col3, 'Notes for Women.'
  5. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Westminster, Vol 1A, p1048, 2Q1937.
  6. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2006/16407.
  8. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…
  9. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…, aged 100; ashes scattered 10 Jul 2006.

Ada Setchfield1

(1887 - 1970)
Ada's birth was registered in 1887 in Tamworth, New South Wales.1

She married John McEnroe in Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, in 1910.2

Ada's marriage to Arthur Claude Forsaith, son of Alfred Forsaith and Florence Victoria Barnden, was registered in 1936 in Ashfield, New South Wales.3

She was widowed on the death of her husband Arthur on 13 December 1961.4,5

Ada died on 20 October 1970 in Balwyn, Melbourne, Victoria.6,7 She was buried at the Burwood Cemetery, Burwood Rd in Burwood.8
Grave - Ada FORSAITH (nee MCENROE)(1885-1970) Burwood Cemetery, Vic

Family 1

John McEnroe

Family 2

Arthur Claude Forsaith (1894 - 1961)
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Birth Reg. No. 34878/1887, dau of Daniel and Jane A SETCHFIELD.
  2. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Marriage Reg. No. 6251/1910.
  3. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Marriage Reg. No. 6577/1936.
  4. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Death Reg. No. 34288/1961.
  5. [S396] Ryerson Index to Australian Newspaper Death and Obituary Notices, at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm
  6. [S396] Ryerson Index to Australian Newspaper Death and Obituary Notices, at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm, as published in the Sydney Morning Herald of 23 Oct 1970.
  7. [S502] Index - Victoria BDMs online, at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj, Death Reg. No. 25164/1970, aged 83, dau of Daniel SETCHFIELD and Ada Jane CARROLL.
  8. [S668] Lilydale Cemetery Trust database, at https://www.gmct.com.au/, Burwood Cemetery, Reg. No. 76899, Location L08A Grave 048, Area 8A.

George T Seymour1

George's marriage to Ellen Susan Godbold, daughter of Frederick Sutton Godbold and Amy Mary Ann Seeley, was registered between April 1925 and June 1925 in Camberwell, London, Surrey.1

Family

Ellen Susan Godbold (1906 - 1930)
ChartsSnow descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Camberwell, Vol 1d, p1620, 2Q1925.

Malcolm Humphrey Shand1

(1894 - 1973)
Malcolm Humphrey Shand was born in Norwood, South Australia, on 10 November 1894. He was the son of George Angus Shand and Agnes Crabb.2,3

He married Mollie Alison Mitchell, daughter of William John Dunstan Mitchell and Georgina Mary Mulford, in Maylands, Western Australia, on 6 October 1958. There were no children of this marriage.1

Malcolm died on 21 October 1973 at Repatriation General Hospital, Monash Ave in Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, at age 78 of acute renal failure.2 He was cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium on 24 October 1973, and is memorialised in the Rose Gardens, Garden 34, position 33.4

Family

Mollie Alison Mitchell (1915 - 2015)
ChartsMitchell descendant chart
Dunstan descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S1267] Registry of BDM WA, death record.
  2. [S1267] Registry of BDM WA, death record, Reg. No. 103968, 1973, Hollywood, WA, aged 78.
  3. [S1064] BDM SA Registry, birth record, Birth entry, Vol 553, p45.
  4. [S688] Metropolitan WA Cemetery database, at https://www.mcb.wa.gov.au, Reg. No. MCB-221663-S0Y1W8 (KC43642).

Eric William Sharp

(1890 - 1982)
Eric William Sharp was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, on 17 January 1890.

He married Christine Martha Lenfestey, daughter of John George Lenfestey and Maria le Quesne.

He was widowed on the death of his wife Christine between October 1932 and December 1932.1

He left London on the Carthage on 8 April 1938 for Port Said, Egypt, although his intended destination was Hong Kong; he gave his occupation as 'wireless inspector.2'

He married Annie (---?---) in Hong Kong between 1939 and 1943.

On the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941 the Sharp family (Eric, Annie and Eric, Annie and Peggy) were interned in the Nam Ping Hotel before transfer to the main Stanley Internment Camp.3

He and his wife Annie arrived back in Liverpool, Lancashire, on 27 October 1945 from Hong Kong on the Empress of Australia. He gave his occupation as 'Manager, Marconi' and their address was c/o the Marconi International Marine Communications Co.4

Eric published many articies in the Journals of La Société Guernesiaise, firstly in the period 1908-1918 on the marine zoology of Alderney and Guernsey and then from 1959-1979 on historical topics such as The harbours and shipping of Guernsey at the turn of the 19th century (1959), ships and harbours of Guernsey and the 2-part Industrial Archaeology - The early public water supply systems of the Island (1972-3).5

Eric died in 1982 in Guernsey, Channel Islands.6

Family 1

Christine Martha Lenfestey (1888 - 1932)
Children

Family 2

Annie (---?---) (c 1899 - )
ChartsLenfestey descendant chart
Le Quesne descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Swansea, Vol 11a, p1016, 4Q1932, aged 44.
  2. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk
  3. [S1096] Book - Geoffrey Charles Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945.
  4. [S720] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at https://www.ancestry.com, Class BT26; Piece 1212; Item 6.
  5. [S1097] La Société Guernesiaise, at https://www.societe.org.gg/wp/, Journals from 1908-1918, 1959-1979.
  6. [S1097] La Société Guernesiaise, at https://www.societe.org.gg/wp/, Obituary in Journal, Vol XXI, part 2, p135, 1982 by V Coysh.
  7. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Brentford, Vol 3a, p188, 1Q1918.
  8. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Croydon, Vol 2e, p438, 1Q1919.

Peggy Christine Sharp1

(1917 - 1973)
Father*Eric William Sharp1 b. 1890, d. 1982
Mother*Christine Martha Lenfestey1 b. 1888, d. 1932
Peggy Christine Sharp was born in Brentford, Oxfordshire, on 24 December 1917.1,2
The siblings Peggy and Richard were listed in the 1921 census at 'Hillstead', Toulon Rd in Guernsey, Channel Islands, with their mother Christine Martha Lenfestey.3

She left London on the Canton on 7 October 1938 for Hong Kong; she had been living in Surrey, but gave no occupation.4

On the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941 the Sharp family (Eric, Annie and Eric, Annie and Peggy) were interned in the Nam Ping Hotel before transfer to the main Stanley Internment Camp.5

She married Robert John Minnitt CMG at Stanley Civilian Internment Camp in Hong Kong on 1 June 1943.6,7

She left Liverpool on 25 June 1946 bound for Singapore on the Mauretania; it is unclear how her husband and children were travelling or whether they had remained in Hong Kong.4

She and her husband Robert arrived in Southampton on 12 May 1947 on the Strathmore from Hong Kong, heading for Guernsey.8

She and her husband Robert left Southampton on 16 January 1948 on the Canton for Hong Kong.4

She and her husband Robert arrived back in London on 8 August 1950 on the Carthage from Hong Kong.9

She and her husband Robert arrived in Wellington (in transit to Fiji) on 6 October 1952 on the Rangitoto having left London on 5 Sep.10,4

Peggy arrived back in London on 2 September 1955 on the Strathmore from the Solomons via Brisbane.11

She and her husband Robert left London on 23 May 1956 on the Glenartney for the Solomon Islands via Hong Kong.4

Peggy died on 30 July 1973 in Midhurst, Sussex, at age 55.12,13 She was buried in August 1973 at the St John the Baptist Churchyard in Sutton.14
Peggy Christine MINNITT (nee SHARP)(1917-1973) grave, Sussex


Her will was probated in London on 7 December 1973 with an estate of £46875.13

Family

Robert John Minnitt CMG (1913 - 2000)
ChartsLenfestey descendant chart
Le Quesne descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Brentford, Vol 3a, p188, 1Q1918.
  2. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Midhurst, Vol 5h, p1820, 3Q1973, aged 55 gives this birth date.
  3. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-27990, RD St Stephen's, ED 6, Schedule 117.
  4. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk
  5. [S1096] Book - Geoffrey Charles Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945.
  6. [S6] Newspaper - Times of London, issue of Tues, 11 Jan 1944, issue 49750, p1, col1, Marriages.
  7. [S1096] Book - Geoffrey Charles Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945, Additional Appendix 1, p217.
  8. [S720] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at https://www.ancestry.com, Class BT26; Piece 1228; Item 37.
  9. [S720] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at https://www.ancestry.com, Class BT26; Piece 1263; Item 77.
  10. [S800] National Archives - NZ Archives (Archway), New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, folder 4466368, image no. 12.
  11. [S720] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at https://www.ancestry.com, Class BT26; Piece 1341; Item 70.
  12. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Midhurst, Vol 5h, p1820, 3Q1973, aged 55.
  13. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate granted in London #730139920C.
  14. [S1095] Cemetery Marker - , St John the Baptist, Sussex.

Richard Eric Sharp1,2

(1919 - 1963)
Father*Eric William Sharp1 b. 1890, d. 1982
Mother*Christine Martha Lenfestey1 b. 1888, d. 1932
Richard Eric Sharp was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 13 February 1919.1,2
The siblings Peggy and Richard were listed in the 1921 census at 'Hillstead', Toulon Rd in Guernsey, Channel Islands, with their mother Christine Martha Lenfestey.3

He was listed in the 1939 Register at Hensol House Castle in Cardiff, Glamorganshire; this was a large mental home, and he was classified as 'incapacitated'.2

Richard's death was registered between July 1963 and September 1963 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire.4
ChartsLenfestey descendant chart
Le Quesne descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Croydon, Vol 2e, p438, 1Q1919.
  2. [S1044] Census - 29 Sep 1939, UK Register, RG101/7391B/006/38, Letter Code: XLBN, Schedule 1, entry 170.
  3. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-27990, RD St Stephen's, ED 6, Schedule 117.
  4. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Bridgend, Vol 8b, p37, 3Q1963, aged 44.

Charlotte Ella Alma Sharpe1,2

(1900 - 1973)
Father*James Sharpe
Mother*Charlotte Bruce
Charlotte Ella Alma Sharpe was born in West Maitland, New South Wales, on 13 February 1900.1,2,3

She married Ralph Paul, son of Thomas Paul and Ethel Elizabeth Watkins, at St Mary's Church (CoE) in West Maitland, New South Wales, on 21 January 1922.1,2

They lived at 46 Bull St in West Maitland, New South Wales, from 1930 to 1936, where Ralph was listed as a miner.4

She was widowed at age 69 on the death of her husband Ralph on 28 May 1969.5,6

Charlotte died on 2 June 1973 in Maitland, New South Wales, at age 73.7,6 She was buried at the St Mary the Virgin in Maitland.6
Memorial-Charlotte E A PAUL (nee SHARPE)(1900-1973), Maitland, NSW

Family

Ralph Paul (1899 - 1969)
Children
ChartsPaul descendant chart
Marshall descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S160] National Archives Film - NSW Pioneers Index; microfiche, Entry No. 1898.
  2. [S928] BDM NSW Registry, marriage record, Reg. No. 1898/1922.
  3. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Birth Reg. No. 4699/1900, daughter of James Sharpe and Charlotte.
  4. [S504] Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1954, at https://www.ancestry.com, for 1930 and 1936.
  5. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Death Reg. No. 18085/1969.
  6. [S757] Australian Cemetery index database, at https://www.austcemindex.com, Maitland Anglican Columbarium, memorial plaque.
  7. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Death Reg. No. 49734/1973.
  8. [S1035] Email - Helen (Paul) McMellon, emails from Helen (Paul) McMellon to D Ferguson, 29 Aug 2015 onward.