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Mary Louisa
Benbow &
Robert Callard
 Mary Louisa Benbow was born in 1878 at Kakahu, Geraldine (no registration of birth date is recorded - her mother Elizabeth married the following year to Benjamin Trumper on 30 Dec 1879 at Ladymore, the home of Mary's grandparents William and Mary.) Her early schooling would have been at Pleasant Valley Robert's parents were Samuel Callard (b: 1811 in Rattery Devon to parents Thomas and Joan Callard; Occ: Farmer; d: 1881 in Newton Abbot ) and mother Charlotte nee Bryant (b: 1825 in Devon d: 1877 in Newton Abbot) Their Callard children: 1 Samuel Callard (b: 1845 in Tormoham) In the 1881 at age 15 years Robert Callard worked as a farm servant at Newton Abbot for F.William H. Fragel age 42 and wife Eliza J. Fragel 35 with 2 children John G. Fragel 17 and Gertrude E. Fragel 15
The death of his parents saw Robert immigrating to Australia where he farmed for 5 yrs then paid a brief visit to New Zealand where he purchased land before making a trip to visit remaining family in Devon Timaru
Herald, 20 May
1899 - "Messrs Guinness and LeCren report the sale of the
following
property on account of the Assets Realisation Board, 234
acres of the
Eskbank estate, to Messrs Callard and Cross. (The Eskbank Estate
seven miles from St. Andrews railway station, was offered at
auction
for the Assets Realisation Board and it's 4810 acres was
sold divided into 21 farms.) Departures: Press 12 June 1889: Robert left on the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company's R.M.S.S. "Coptic", 4448 tons, Captain George Burton, for London, via Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe and Plymouth, on May 17th. Passengers: steerage - Robert CallardOn 21 Jan 1902 at Ohape, Temuka, the home of her parents, Ben and Elizabeth Trumper, Robert Callard mar: Mary Louisa Trumper Louisa and Robert Callard were to have no children but they became guardians of Louise's sister Violet's child Gladys Eileen Trumper. Gladys was b: 18 Oct 1903 and attended the Winchester School (Admitted 17 Oct 1910; Parent / Guardian Mrs Callard; Address Winchester) and the Timaru South School (Admission Date 9 Feb 1914) Louisa
elected to stay home to care for Gladys when Robert
Callard made
a trip home to Devon taking with him her brother Samuel
William
Trumper:
Temuka
Leader: 24 Nov 1906; "A copy of the Mid-Devon and Newton
Times has
been sent to us, giving a short account of the visit of an old
Coombebeinteignhead man (Mr Robert Callard) and Mr Samuel Trumper,
both of
Temuka. Mr Callard was visiting the Old Country after an absence
of 23
years, and Mr Trumper was seeing the Old Land for the first time.
The
Times gives a sketch of Mr Callards career in the colonies, a
great part
of which was spent in Australia, nine years in farming. The
drought of
I899, however, proved too much for Mr Callard, and he sold out and
came to
New Zealand, According to the Times, Messrs Callard and Trumper
had a most
enjoyable and interesting trip Home In the Warrimoo. On landing’
Mr
Callard proceeded to his native village of Cooinbo, visiting the
old
scenes, which brought back pleasant memories of boyhood. Making
Coombe and
Newton Abbot the centre, Mr Callard set out to show his
brother-in-law
some of the beauty spots of fair Devon. Paignton, Torquay (with a
return
through St. Marychurch and lovely Babbacombe were visited : next
Teignmouth, and then there was a run through the Teign Valley to
Trusham,
Starcross, Exmouth, and Exeter were next
visited in
turn.
Later Mr Callard took Mr Trumper to London to see the great city,
of
which, as a colonial he had heard so much, and they did the
sights well.
The Bank of England, Exchange, Mansionhouse, Tower, Towerbridge,
St.
Pauls, the Museums, Windsor Castle, and a hundred other places
of
interest, were visited. Altogether Messrs Callard and Trumper seem
to have
had a splendid trip.
1910 Oct 8: Temuka Land and Property sales: On account of Mr J E Watkins, 12 acres of freehold with 35 acres Government lease and residence and improvements, Kakahu Rd to Mr R Callard.
4 Apr 1911: Temuka Property sale: On account of Mr R Callard, section 874 containing 1 are, Murray St, Temuka Borough with 6 roomed residence to Mr David Milne.
In
the Press, 7
April 1911: "Canterbury Land Board: In connection with the
application of
Robert Callard, of Winchester, for the tenancy of part of
Haehaetemoana
Riverbed it was decided to grant the applicant the tenancy of the
portion
of the riverbed adjoining the area already occupied by him at a
rental of
1 Pound per annum." 1911 -
Electorate:
Ashburton: Number: 939 Surname: Callard Given Name: Robert;
Residence:
Smithfield Road, Winchester; Occ: farmer Gladys was
25 and was at Birmingham, England when she mar: RUPERT
HARRY
PARKER son of Thomas Dale and Fanny Edith Parker on 18 Nov
1928 ( Gladys d: 1st Mar 1987 aged 84Y.)
Children
of
GLADYS TRUMPER and RUPERT PARKER: i.
FREDERICK
THOMAS PARKER, was born 05 Aug 1929 in England, and died 28 Dec
1988 in
England. He married OLIVE MARY ASTON 18 Sep 1954 in England. b. 05
Aug
1929, England; Children
of
FREDERICK PARKER and OLIVE ASTON are: i. BRIAN
THOMAS
PARKER, b. England; m. TRACY ii.
KATHLEEN
JANE PARKER,
b. England. ii. EDNA
MAY
PARKER was born 05 Apr 1931 in England. She married (1)
JOHN
LEONARD GREGORY Children of EDNA PARKER and JOHN GREGORY
are: i.
SUSAN MARY GREGORY mar: LEON PHILPOTT Their family
JOSHUA
JAMES and SAMUEL
JOHN PHILPOTT iii. ROBERT
GEOFFREY
PARKER, b. 29 Jun 1936, England; m. CHRISTINE EMERY, Jun
1968. Mary Louisa Callard died st her home, Smithfield Rd, Winchester on 20 Oct 1931 aged 52Y. After a service held 22 Oct at St Peters Anglican
Church, her internment took place at Temuka Cemetery. Press: 26 Sep 1933: Canterbury Land board: Applications for property transfer: R Callard to R Woods, Section 11, Reserve 289, Block x, Geraldine S D and sections 4, 4a abd 5 Block x111, Orari Township. On 23 Jan 1935 Robert Callard left
for
England as a passenger on the Remuera , no doubt to see
Gladys and
family . Auckland Star Shipping News: 23 Jan 1935: The Remuera which left London on Dec 13 for Wellington, reahed Colon on Dec 30 and cleared Panama the same day. She is due at Wellington on Jan 19. The Remueras passengers: The following arrived from London by the NZ Shipping Companys liner Remuera on Sunday afternoon. Tourist class: Mr R Callard. He returned to Temuka where he died 1 Sep 1945 aged
80
years. His service was held at St Peters Anglican
Church on
3 Sep 1946 before burial at the Temuka Cemetery Section
B Block 8 Plot
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