Alexander SAUNDERS

1873 - 1946  (72 years)

• Name	Alexander SAUNDERS
  Birth	11 Jan 1873	Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Owner, Potu Flax Mill
  Occupation	1928  [3, 4]
  	Farmer, Linton, Manawatu
  Death	05 Jan 1946	Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand   [3, 5, 6]
  Probate	29 Mar 1946	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I8264	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	Esther WALLACE,   b. 11 Jun 1880, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 14 May 1964, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1905	Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand   [7, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. James Mervyn SAUNDERS,   b. 30 Oct 1905, Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand d. Jan 1999, West Surrey, Surrey, England (Age 93 years)   2. Ethel Lorraine SAUNDERS [Lorraine],   b. 22 Jun 1909, Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 16 Jul 2010, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 101 years) + 3. Esther Doreen SAUNDERS [Doreen],   b. 09 Jan 1914, Shannon, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 15 Apr 1999, New Zealand (Age 85 years) + 4. Lyall Gendoline SAUNDERS [Bobbie],   b. 09 Aug 1918, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 20 Mar 2006, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Jan 1873 - Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand Marriage - 24 Apr 1905 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 05 Jan 1946 - Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Probate - 29 Mar 1946 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S185] Ian and Jewel Fyfe, Jewel and Ian Fyfe's Family History Page, (Ian and Jewel Fyfe (nee Driver), Lower Hutt, New Zealand), none. [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S459] David Bryant, NZSG Index - South Auckland Land Transmissions, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S11] email. From Ian and Jewel Fyfe [email removed for privacy] on Fri 4/03/2005. I am a grandson of Esther Wallace, daughter of William and Mary Jane. Esther married Alexander Saunders at the Wesleyan church, Hawera on 24 April 1904. Their children: (1) James Mervyn born 30 October 1905 at Shannon died January 1999 (2) Ethel Lorraine born 22 June 1909 at Shannon (3) Esther Doreen born 9 January 1914 at Shannon died April 1999 (4) Lyall Gwendoline (Bobbie) born 9 August 1918 at Palmerston North. Kind regards, Ian Fyfe, Lower Hutt, N.Z. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZSG Certificates Collection [S58] Papers Past - Hawera & Normanby Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8200, 26 April 1905, Page 3. Wedding. A pretty wedding took place at the Weslevan Church, Hawera, on the 24th inst., conducted by the Rev. S. J. Gibson, when Mr Alexander Saunders, second son of Mr James Saunders, of Moutoa, Shannon, was married to Miss Esther, youngest daughter of Mr W. Wallace, of Meremere, Hawera. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin Mr Elton Christie, of Wanganui, and his brother, Mr John Saunders, of Shannon, while the bride was supported by Miss Cissy Wallace (sister), Miss E. Christie (cousin of the bridegroom), and Miss Nellie Wallace (cousin). The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Allen Wallace, looked exceptionally pretty in a dress of white silk, trimmed with chiffon, lace, and ribbon worked in true lovers' knots. .......