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Title: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: Gossypium on Saturday 23 May 20 14:28 BST (UK)
Can anyone find an obituary following the death on 23 Jul 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall?

I would like to confirm the place of death which is likely to be in Lower Hutt.

Flora was born in 1892 in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: kentishkiwi on Saturday 23 May 20 17:15 BST (UK)
Hi

I have used the 'Ask a Librarian' service for both death notices and obituaries. The service is fantastic. I used the link on the Christchurch Library but here is the link (I hope) for the National library. I gave them the basic details and requested any notices. It was a pretty quick service
https://natlib.govt.nz/services/ask-a-librarian

I don't know if libraries are open in NZ yet.
Perhaps a NZ rootschatter can help as there may be other ways to access this information.
Regards
KK
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 20:25 BST (UK)
Here is the cemetery record:

https://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/search-cemetery-records

Last name   SHRUBSALL
First name   FLORA HELEN
Age   58 Years
Deceased date   23/07/1950
Service provided   Cremation
Cremation date   25/07/1950
Cemetery   Crematorium
Record number   9872

Added: the death notice-

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19500724.2.2.4?query=flora+shrubsall&snippet=true

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: Gossypium on Saturday 23 May 20 20:58 BST (UK)
Many thanks minniehaha.  Her husband William Henry Shrubsall died on 31 Aug 1959 in London, but there may have been an obituary published in NZ.  Can you find it?
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 21:08 BST (UK)
Hello,

No, it won't be in Papers Past as they have not been digitised to that year. There is a probated will for William in Familysearch. It appears he remarried.

ADDED:

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23054836

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 22:10 BST (UK)
As requested by PM, second marriage details sent by PM......

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 22:30 BST (UK)
This I think is the death of a son.......

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bayofplentytimes-nz/obituary.aspx?n=william-peter-shrubsall-peter&pid=184354527

2017/5608   Shrubsall   William Peter   20 March 1928

And his wife:

2007/22036   Shrubsall   Ida Maxine   16 September 1922

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 22:46 BST (UK)
Cemetery details for the above son and his wife:

http://eservices.kapiticoast.govt.nz/cemeteries/plot_records?utf8=%E2%9C%93&surname=shrubsall&first_names=

http://eservices.kapiticoast.govt.nz/cemeteries/plot_records/04LPF024

http://eservices.kapiticoast.govt.nz/cemeteries/plot_records/04LPF024A


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 23 May 20 22:57 BST (UK)
There are a number of references to one of the two(?) surviving sons on the internet.

[This being the other known deceased]-  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184524369/alan-bruce-shrubsall


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Sunday 24 May 20 00:33 BST (UK)
PM sent with details (including death) about whom I think was the second wife.


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Death in 1950 of Flora Helen Shrubsall
Post by: minniehaha on Sunday 24 May 20 03:12 BST (UK)
There are snippets about W. H. Shrubsall in 'Papers Past'.

Here are some about him and his family......

Return from a trip to Britain [1931]…..

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19311001.2.117?items_per_page=10&page=5&phrase=2&query=w.+h.+shrubsall&snippet=true


Return from a trip to Britain [1937]…..

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19371217.2.136?items_per_page=10&page=5&phrase=2&query=w.+h.+shrubsall&snippet=true


Return from a trip to Britain [1948]……

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19481103.2.33?items_per_page=10&page=3&phrase=2&query=w.+h.+shrubsall&snippet=true

Also on those and other passenger lists to be found here:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.givenName=william%20henry&q.surname=shrubsall&f.collectionId=1609792&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on&count=20&offset=0


Minniehaha.