Biography

The child's father was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1872. Her mother was born in Melbourne the same year. Alfred and Mary met in a Perth Hospital when Alfred had typhoid and Mary was a nurse. They were married 7 July 1898 at Bummers Creek, Mount Margaret, Western Australia. Maurice was the first of their eight children. Following Maurice's death, the couple moved back to Victoria where the next two children were born. They were: Alfred Cecil born 1900 and Neville Francis born 1903. The little family then moved back to Dunedin, where the next five children were born. They were: Erena Alice born 1906 (died 2002); Clive Charles born 1909; Mary Mavis born 1910; Isabell born and died at 16 days old, 1913; Ailsa Valeria born 1915. Mary died 27 August 1929 at Dunedin. Alfred, who has been listed as being a storekeeper and a commercial traveller, died 12 August 1943 at Dunedin.