BLANCHE Hamill

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Blanche Prosser & Wm John Hamill ;

Blanche Prosser was daughter of John and Jane (nee Hughes) Prosser. She was b: 06 Jul 1882 at Hawera and d: 31 Jul 1932 at 31 Chelmsford St, Invercargill where she was bur: 02 Aug 1932 Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill.

She mar: William John Hamill at the Office of Registry Office, Invercargill on 14 Dec 1901. William was b: 2nd Feb 1875 in Woodlands, Invercargill, a farmer; he d: 24 Jun 1947 in Invercargill Bur: Eastern Cem., Invercargill) His parents were: Father: William John Hamill (1845 - 1920), Mother: Phynia Shields (1848 - 1886) Other siblings were Alfred Phynia Hamill, b: 1880 Occ: Sawhand WW1 d: 1916 in Dartmoor bur: Cem, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France; Jane Hamill Born: 1881; Samuel Hamill b: 1881 drowned: 06 Jan 1902 in Wairaurauhiri River; and Christina Hamill Born: 1883

Blanche's Time Line: School rolls show a family continually on the move: Blanche was enrolled 15 Mar 1882 at Hawera School, then Opunaki, enrolled on 12 Jul 1886 at Rahotu School (home address Mutoki) in 11 Jul 1887 to Mount Cook Girls at Wellington (home address Martin St) then admittd to Te Aro School on 3 Jun 1889 (home address Manners St, Wellington) in 1892 at the Carterton School and Belvedere School 1894 (in the Wairarapa) then in 1896 Stratford Primary School and after this, back to Wellington.

About 1900 Blanche's parents John and Jane Prosser moved to Invercargill with their family and lived at Spey Street and the following year, William Hamill and Blanche married
Timeline:

1924, Blanche and Wm John lived at 31 Chelmsford St, Invercargill.

1932 - Blanche died 31 Jul 1932

1935 - William occ. as labourer; Daughters Beatrice, Blanche and Doris are with him - same address
1937 - William remarried Mary Laws - (her previous marriage was in 1905 to Richard George Peters (b: 1882 Occ: Waterside worker, Father: Richard George Peters, Mother: Ada Jane* Harford; he d: 1949 in Auckland) Mary and Peters had three children (they divorced in 1935)

Their children:

i Richard George Peters Born: 1905 Died aged 1 yr

ii Ernest William Peters Born: 1907, Died: 02 Feb 1964

iii Daphne Peters

1938 and 1947, Wm John, a labourer and wife Mary lived at 31 Chelmsford Place

1946 - Wm John (lab) and Mary at 31 Chelmsford St with son Wm John (porter)

24 Jun 1947, Wm John Sen, dies and was buried at the Invercargill Eastern Cemetery.
1953 to 1960; Widow Mary living at 31 Chelmsford Place
1957 - Wm John (son) civil servant, living with wife Rita Iris at 206 Chelmsford St and Beatrice (teacher)and Blanche (clerk) at 123 Don St
1960: Mary was born in Invercargill 6 Apr 1883 to William and Agnes Laws and passed away aged 77 years on 18 Nov and was Bur: Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill

- Blanch and William's children:

1 Beatrice Hamill was b: 14 Mar 1902 in Invercargill She did not marry and d: 10 Jun 1991 in Invercargill. She attended Fairfax School 1909 -1913 when she went to Riverton School and in 1914 the family moved to Invercargill.

1924 - lived with parents 31 Chelmsford St, Invercargill and after mother Blanche's death until her Father remarried
1938 - lived with sisters Blanche and Doris at 124 Conan St
1946 - lived 166 Spey St
1957 - Beatrice and Blanche lived 123 Don St
1969 - 1990 with Blanche at 9 Banks St (Blanche died 26 Aug 1978 aged 66 yrs)

2 Mabel Hamill b: 1902 in Invercargill, d: aged 5 weeks at Waipara, Waikari; Bur: 26 Apr. 1902 Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill

3 William John Hamill b: 1906 in Otautau d: 12 Jul 1908 aged 8 months, bur: Otautau Cem.

4 Eva Hamill (b: 18 Jan 1909 in Invercargill, d: 27 Jan 1992) Mar: in 1937at Auckland to Phillip McEwan Crawford (b: 22 Jul 1912 in Dunedin; - his parents Herbert Henry Crawford and mother: Catherine Grace McEwan; d: 18 Dec 1978 in Woods Road, Mangawhai Heads, Whangarei; Bur: 22 Dec 1978 Tara Cemetery, Mangawhai )
Phillip, a Painter and Interior Decorator was retired at time of death - his usual place of residence was at 48 Sanft Avenue, Mt Roskill, Auckland) Their family:

i. Colleen Barbara Crawford (b: 02 Jan 1939 d: 10 Aug 2007 in Mangawhai, Kaipara, Northland) mar to Rex Alexander

ii. Terrance Phillip Crawford (b: 1940 d: 24 Aug 2009 in Oxford, England)

iii. Noel Kenneth Crawford

5 Blanche Hamill (b: 1911 in Invercargill she did not marry; Occ: Teacher d: 26 Aug 1978 at Invercargill. Blanche was Bur Loc; Invercargill: Eastern Cemetery: T01.36.

Until 1935, Blanche lived with her sisters at her parents home at 31 Chelmsford St, Invercargill and when her father remarried, the sisters Beatrice, Blanche and Doris lived at 124 Conan St

1957 - Blanche was living with sister Beatrice at 123 Don Sreet
1969 - Blanche and Beatrice living at 9 Banks St Invercargill where she died 1978 aged 66 years; bur: Invercargill Eastern Cemetery, Block General XXXX Plot 802

6 May Hamill (b: 12 Nov 1914 in Invercargill; d: 14 Mar 1996 in Dunedin) mar: 1936 to John Herbert Crawford (b: 27 May 1911 Mar: 14 Apr 1936 - his parents Herbert Henry Crawford and mother: Catherine Grace McEwan; d: 18 Nov 1997 in Queenstown, Otago. Their family:

i Robert Neil Crawford (b: 18 May 1938 in Invercargill d: 12 Nov 1998 Brisbane)

ii Lenora Blanche Catherine Crawford Mar: David Hunter Little Their children

a Diane Marie Little

b David John* Little

iii Erin Maree Crawford b: Invercargill

iv Bernard Michael Crawford Invercargill

7 Doris Hamill (b: 22 Feb 1917 d: 27 May 1981 in Bluff, Southland) Mar: 1939 to Alexander Charles (Sandy) Deans (b: 22 Jan 1914; he worked as a watersider and d: 31 Dec 1983 in Bluff, Southland)

i Ian Alexander Watson Deans (b: 03 Dec 1941 d: 29 May 1995) mar: Denice Winifred Annette Arnst. Their Children:

Michael Deans; SB baby Girl 12/10/1966; Sharee Deans; Glen Deans; Jason Deans ; Richie Deans

ii Helen Deans

iii Barbara Deans

8 William John Hamill (b: 12 Feb 1921 in Otautau d: 06 Apr 1991 in Invercargill Bur: 08 Apr 1991 Invercargill) He mar: 1947 to Rita Iris Rolfe (b: 21 Sep 1925 and d: 05 Aug 1984 in Invercargill.Burial: 07 Aug 1984 Invercargill Eastern Cemetery) Their family:

i Lex John Hamil

ii Neil Steven Hamil

iii Elaine Rita Hamil

iv Kay Iris Hamil b: Aug 1957; d: 23 Sep 1957

v Keith William Hamil mar Jill Cuff

vi Peter Hamil

1946 - Wm John (porter) living with Wm John and Mary at 31 Chelmsford St

1957 - Wm John civil servant, living with wife Rita Iris at 206 Chelmsford St

1984 - Rita d: and Wm John Jnr, now retired, moves to 26 Trent St - he d: 06 Apr 1991

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