 
VIOLET TRUMPER
was b:
10 Apr 1884 at Geraldine to parents Ben and Lizzie Trumper Along with Louisa, James and Samuel, she attended the Pleasant Valley scjool (her father Ben was on the school committee) then a move came and was admitted Milford Temuka School 5 Aug 1893, address Riverslea; passed Std 4 Aug 1897 - her last day.
On 18 Oct 1903
Violet
gave birth to a daughter she named Gladys Eileen
Trumper - sister Louisa and husband Samuel Callard who had no
family, adopted her. VIOLET TRUMPER and SAMUEL JACOB KING married on 12 Jan 1910 at Temuka. Samuel was
the son
of JOHN KING and ELIZABETH and was b: 6th Jan 1890 in Timaru - he
d: 13
Jun 1970 in Timaru aged 80 Y; was bur; 16th Jun 1970 at Timaru
Cem. Lawn
Section Block LB Plot 736 and just 3 mths later, was joined
by Violet
who d: 13th Sep 1970 aged 86Y, and was bur: 15th Sep with him.
 Education:
Samuel Jacob
lived with his parents at Brown St and on 16 Apr 1895 he
was
admitted to the Timaru Main School, then Oct 1897 he went to
Timaru
South School and again in 9 Jan 1901 when his parents moved
to Rose
Street he attended the Wai-iti and Gleniti schools.
1911 Electoral Roll: Samuel and Violet lived at Flinders Street Kensington - his occ: engine driver and lived at Salisbury, Timaru. Here, on 3 Nov 1911 at Timaru their son HENRY SAMUEL KING was born. 28 Jan 1919: At a meeting of Timaru WORKS AND SANITATION Committee the borough engineer and sanitary inspector considered a letter from Mr S. J. King terminating his position as driver of the traction engine after 14 years' service. They accepted his resignation with regret and made a decision to give him a good service certificate. In the following years, Samuels ability with farm stock is rcognised - he won awards, over the years, competing in the various Agricultural shows for poultry, jersey cattle and pigs. HENRY SAMUEL
KING, their son, was b: 03 Nov 1911 in
Timaru - his schooling was undertaken at
Timaru South
school.
Henry mar: NATALIE
ROSLYN
JUANITA (NEITA) SHAW on 03 Feb 1937 in Timaru. She was b: 03 Feb
1913 in
Timaru. The Kings home was at 54 Otipua Rd in
Timaru where
Henry d: 31 Dec 1984 aged 73 yrs; bur: 4 Jan 1985 at
Timaru Cem
LAWN Block LC Plot 665. Natalie passed away 19th Apr
2000 aged
87 Years - her interment at Cemetery Timaru Cem
"Henry mar.
Nathalie
(Nieta) Shaw and lived in Timaru for the rest of his life. He did
his
apprenticeship as a Cabinet Maker with Redcliffe and Co, then
worked for
Finlaysons and Co until the fine dust started to effect his lungs
so he
had to give up. He worked at joinery until he retired at 63. Wood
was
Henry's life work so he continued with a small workshop at home to
make
childrens toys, the most popular one being rocking horses. Henry
was the
'handy man' to lots of the neighbours too. Nathalie was a keen
gardener
and kept a large productive garden." Src: The Benbow
Family Tree"
1862 - 1974 by Catherine Frances Lincoln p.58
Their daughter
i. GARY RICHARD
OSBORNE, ii. CAROL ANN
OSBORNE iii. Kerry Maree
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