Thomas & Dinah
Trumper
Thomas Trumper (b: 16 Dec 1866 in New
Brighton, Christchurch d: 16 Nov 1949 in Otahuhu; Occ: gardener) Mar:
1899 to Dinah Price (b:1875 d: 18 Sep 1954 in
Otahuhu)
Otahuhu Cemetery
Inscription: In loving memory of Thomas Trumper, d: 16 Nov 1949 age 83
years, also his beloved wife Dinah, d: 18 Sept 1954 age 79
years."
Their family;
i Edward
Trumper (b: 09 Nov 1899) He attended these schools: 1905 at Whatatutu;
1910 Gisborne Central; 1910 Mangapapa; 1910 Kaiti; d: Apr
1911 aged 11 yrs
Manawatu
Standard, 25 January 1904: A painful accident occurred to a three
year-old son of Mr T. Trumper, of Ormond, Hawkes Bay, The child
accidentally fell into a preserving pan containing jam, and was severely
burned about the chest.
Poverty Bay Herald 18 April 1911: At the
inquest, held on Saturday afternoon, before Mr H. E. Hill, J P., acting
coroner, into the circumstances surrounding, the death of the lad Edward
Trumper, who, was accidentally drowned in the. Waimata river on,
Friday afternoon last, the evidence adduced substantiated the details of
the sad affair given in our last issue. The jury, of which Mr J.
Brosnahan Avas foreman, returned the following verdict: "According to
the evidence, we, the jurymen, are of opinion that the deceased' came by
his death by accidental drowning, and we highly praise the witnesses,
Messrs Davis brothers, for the manner, in which they worked to find
the deceased boy, also Constable Dandy. We deeply sympathise with the
deceased's parents, and suggest that something should be done to aid the
police in the way of getting a set of grappling irons which is
strongly needed in this district.
ii Arnold Hewitt Trumper (b: 11 Nov
1901; d: 1994) Mar: 1930 to Beatrice Lilah Mayo (b: 17 Aug 1903 dau
of Mary Jane and Benjamin Mayo; d 1996)
Their children: Hewitt Benjamin, Joyce B; Myrtle B; Helen Lilah
iii Victor Thomas Trumper (b:
05 Oct 1903; d: 1980 in Gisborne Retired Farmer) Mar: 1938
to Dorothy Mabel Meville (b: 10 Sep 1907 d: 1997)
iv Myrtle
Mary (Hazel) Trumper (b: 13 Dec 1904; d: 19 Jul 1987 in Napier; Bur: 21
Jul 1987 Wharerangi Cem;) Mar: 1927 to Percy Cecil Hargreaves (b:
1896 to parents Thomas William and Isabella Hargreaves; WW1; d: 1945 in Napier)
Their daughter
Margaret Rose Hargreaves
v Reginald
Terrance Trumper (b: 29 Jun 1912 Died: 1 Dec 1998) Mar: 1951 to Doris
Jean Troughton (b: 8 May 1916; d: 24 Mar 2008)
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