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William Hooper Barnard
William Hooper Barnard (aged 19 yrs) William (Will) Hooper Barnard (b: 01 Dec 1902 in Wellington to parents Henry James and Helena Barnard; he d: 20 May 1979 in Callington, Cornwall, England; Crem: Ashes scattered Waikumete Cem, Auckland near grave of brother Joseph William) His Time Line:
1940 Wellington
Central electoral roll; living at 63 Roxburgh St; William operated a
garage in Wellington and when the Second World War
started, he joined up. William
separated from his wife and lived in Tintagel, Cornwall.
For some years
he lived with Vera Emerton on a 10 acre block - she cared for him and
helped restore his health. The farm although tiny, had sheep, pigs,
grew wheat, reared geese, chickens etc. They took in summer guests who
wanted a rural experience. Their home was a charming thatched
cottage on three floors, with neither a bathroom or proper kitchen and
every room seemed to be on a different level. There was an
outside toilet and water for ablutions was carried upstairs to jug
and pitcher. The cooking was done on a primus - they were a very hard
working pair. His divorce eventuated and he and Vera married
Dec 1954 before she died of cancer. After
Vera's death William returned to Wellington abt 1972 where
he visited relations and on his return to Cornwall he married 5th Feb 1972
to Patricia Marie Yeates. Their address was "Penglow",
Rising Sun which was a tiny village near Callington, Harrowbarrow,
just off the A390 coming south-west from Tavistock. In 1974 William
sustained a stoke and was 77 years at the time of his death in
1979. He was
described as a a retired farmer and was cremated at Efford, Plymouth Devon
and his wife Patricia returned his ashes to New Zealand in 1986 and
scattered them at Waikumete Soldiers Cemetery, Auckland near grave of
brother Joseph William. Their son: Edwin John* Hooper Barnard (b: Wellington) Mar: at St Hilda's Church, Island Bay, Wellington to Joyce Ethel Creswell (b: Wellington to parents William Thomas Creswell and mother: Grace Woolston) Edwin went to Wellington College and Canterbury University, graduatin BSc in geology from Vicoria and retired as a registered and chartered civil engineer. He worked for the public Works Dept, for Shell International in Holland, in Brunei, and for Shell BP and Todd Oil Services in New Plymouth as well as 4 yrs in California and San Francisco Their children: i Judith Lorraine Barnard b: Christchurch mar: Holy Trinity Church, New Plymouth to Elvin Milton Meyer b: in Bakersfield, California to Father: Gustoff Glen Meyer, Mother: Henrietta Olive Seibrasse) Their family:
ii David John Barnard b: Wellington Mar: Holy Trinity Church, New Plymouth to Susan Joy Russell b: New Plymouth Her parents are Ian Stuart Russell and Fay Deane nee Briggs. Their daughters are:
   
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