Donald John GILLBANKS

1941 - 2013  (71 years)

• Name	Donald John GILLBANKS
  Birth	04 Dec 1941	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1963  [4]
  	Fish retailer, Opunake
  Occupation	From 1972 to 1981  [4]
  	Restauranter, Opunake
  Death	18 Oct 2013	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [5, 6]
  Cremation	23 Oct 2013	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I712	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant, WALLACE Descendant
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	William Newton GILLBANKS,   b. 06 Jan 1913, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 12 Feb 1983, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Maida Dorothy WALLACE,   b. 30 Mar 1919, Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 06 Apr 2017, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	02 Apr 1937	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Residence	1949	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [4, 11]
  Family ID	F388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 04 Dec 1941 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 18 Oct 2013 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Cremation - 23 Oct 2013 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S744] Brian Major, New South Wales, Descendants of Joseph Wallace, (East Gosford NSW 2012). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S132] New Plymouth Cemetery Search, (New Plymouth District Council, New Plymouth New Zealand). [S789] Death Notice. GILLBANKS, Donald John. - On Friday 18th October 2013, and in his 72nd year, Don passed peacefully away at Te Rangimarie Hospice in New Plymouth. Dearly beloved husband of Judy Gillbanks. Loved dad and father in law of Rebecca and Paul West (New Plymouth), Matthew (Wellington), Naomi and Anno Scheltinga (Melbourne), Stephanie (Wellington), and Andrew and Sia (Christchurch). Don is at 61 Tasman St. Opunake 4616. Messages C/o the same address. If desired donations to Hospice Taranaki, who gave him such wonderful care, may be left at the service foyer. Please include your name and address for acknowledgement. Friends are invited to a celebration of Don's life which will be held at the Sandfords Event Centre Tasman St. Opunake, on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 at 11 am. Private cremation thereafter. - Taranaki Daily News 21 10 2013 [S122] Florence Mary Kenah, Raglan, NZ, William Spurdle - Sarah Sibley Family Tree, (April 1942). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S745] Sara Zaloum - [email removed for privacy], RootsWeb.com - The Zaloums of New Zealand, ( http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com 2010 ), none. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).