JAMES GUILFORD was b; 1 May 1841 in Llanvair, Abergavenny, Wales to parents JOHN and ANN GUILFORD. He d: 02 Jan 1898 in Halcombe and was bur: at Halcombe Cem. Row 11, Plot 10. James mar: 17 Aug 1874 in St Anne's Church, Pleasant Valley, Geraldine to CATHERINE (Kate) LYNCH (b: Abt. 1856 in Cork, Ireland - her parents were Humphrey and E Lucy Lynch: she d: 19 Oct 1889 in Eastown, Wanganui, Bur: Old Town Cemetery, Heads Rd, Wanganui. Their 12 children were: i. HENRY TRACEY (MICK) GUILFORD b. 22 Aug, 1875, Waihi Bush, and bapt: Oct 19, 1876 at St. Marys, Geraldine; He d; May 22, 1954, Napier where he bur: at the Park Island Cemetery. Mick married MARGARET (MAGGIE) MARY MOONEY on January 26, 1905, Auckland; She was born October 28, 1883 at Rangiriri and died July 07, 1944, Napier. They had one son ii. JOHN (JACK) STANTON PLANK
GUILFORD was b: Oct 26, 1876 and bapt: at St
Marys, Geraldine on Oct 19, 1876; he d: Sept 23, 1944, Wanganui;s bur: at
the Aramoho Cem. Jack mar: HARRIET LILY PILCHER on
Sept 30, 1905 at Halcombe. She was b: March 29, 1884 at Halcombe and d:
Nov 05, 1918 at Gisborne where she is bur: They had five
children.
iii. ERNEST ALBERT
GUILFORD b; July 23, 1877 at Geraldine;
bapt: at St. Marys, Geraldine on Jan 24, 1879. He d: Dec 24, 1966,
Wellington and was bur: Dec: 27, 1966 at the Aramoho Cem., Wanganui.
Ernie mar: his cousin GERTRUDE MARY GUILFORD Dec
21, 1907 at the Registrar's Office, Marton. Gert was b: Aug 07, 1879,
Pleasant Valley and d; April 28, 1939, Wanganui; bur: May 1, 1939 at
the Aramoho Cem. They had twelve children.
iv. GERALD EDGAR (JOSEPH)
GUILFORD b: Sept 22, 1879, Geraldine; bapt: St
Marys, Geraldine April 5, 1881; d. Aug 29, 1937; mar: MARGARET (MAGGIE) GRACE THOMPSON on June 14, 1913,
Presbyterian Church, Te Kuiti; b. Abt. 1883 at Kihikihi; d. Oct 15,
1967, Te Awamutu. Bur: Kihikihi Cem. They had one daughter.
vi. JAMES LESLIE (BOB) GUILFORD
b: Feb 01, 1881, Geraldine and bapt: at St Marys, Geraldine on April 5,
1881; Bob d: July 25, 1943, Wanganui; bur; at the Aramoho Cem. July
27, 1943. He mar: June 08, 1905 to MABEL
MEREDITH at the Presbyterian Maori Mission House,
Taumarunui. Mabel was b: June 1888, Paterangi and d: April 17, 1928,
Wanganui; bur: April 4, 1928 at the Aramoho Cem. They
had ten children.
vii. BEATRICE ANN PLANK GUILFORD
b: Mar 1882 at Geraldine; and d: June 16, 1882, Geraldine and bur: June
19, 1882 at the Geraldine Cem. viii. ETHEL MAY GUILFORD b: June
28, 1883, Wanganui; d: Sep 19, 1961 at Otahuhu; mar; Oct 18, 1910 to HERBERT WILLIAM ROBINSON He was b; Sept 24, 1884 and d:
Nov 17, 1969. They had four children. ix. KATHLEEN MAUDE GUILFORD b:
Dec 26, 1885, Wanganui; d; Aug 20, 1973 and bur; at Thames; She mar: GEORGE KEMP on Mar 02, 1914 at Taumarunui; he was b: May
14, 1887, London and d; Feb 01, 1975 at Thames - they had a daughter.
x. LEONARD SEYMOUR (TOM)
GUILFORD b: June 02, 1886 at Wanganui; d; Aug
03, 1965 and August 5, 1965 was bur; Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui. He mar:
his cousin ALICE MABEL GUILFORD Jan
06, 1920, Wanganui; Alice was b: Jan 01, 1886 at Pleasant Valley; and d;
Oct 10, 1980 at New Plymouth where she was bur: Oct 13, 1980 at the Awanui
Cem. They had four children
xi. HERBERT WILLIAM GUILFORD b:
Jan 04, 1888, Eastown, Wanganui; d April 05, 1889, Eastown, Wanganui and
was bur: at the Old Town Cem., Heads Rd, Wanganui on April 7, 1889
xii. EMMA MAY GUILFORD b:
October 19, 1889, Eastown. Her mother died in childbirth and Emma's birth
registered by Marion Lynch of Aromoho - no adoption
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