Bennett/Wallis

[Janette]

This may be the death fro John Thomas

1964/45060 Wallace  Thomas John  77Y

The same spelling as the cemetery record,

Cheers Janette

[kiwihalfpint]

As mentioned in Reply #15

That Will was filed 26 November 1964.


Cheers
KHP

[kiwihalfpint]

The 1957 E/R for Ashburton, Canterbury has :

Thomas John Wallace living at 6 Clark Street, Ashburton - Retired
Olive Edith Campbell Wallace living at 6 Clark Street, Ashburton, married.


Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

From Electoral rolls

1949 - Canterbury - Selwyn

WALLIS - John Thomas - Burnham, wood splitter

[No other WALLIS at same address ]
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1949 - Ashburton

WALLIS - John Thomas - farmer
WALLIS - Mary Ann - married
    .... both at Lynnford


1954 - Ashburton

WALLIS - John Thomas - farmer - 6 Clark Street, Ashburton
[No Mary Ann WALLIS on this roll. ]  
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So, John Thomas WALLIS at Selwyn 1949 (and earlier), is obviously not the husband of Mary Ann (of Ashburton)

AND  ... John Thomas WALLIS (farmer) of Clark Street, Ashburton in 1954, appears to be the widower of Mary Ann ?
 

[Lucy2]

Our posts crossed KHP.   

[Lucy2]

I'm even more confused now.   

The chap at 6 Clark Street ... is "John Thomas" (1954) and then "Thomas John" in "1957".   

[Not finding a marriage to an Olive ... ? ]

Of course, John Thomas / Thomas John at 6 Clark Street (even though he is also a farmer at one stage), may not be the same man who is the widower of Mary Ann.

[kiwihalfpint]

Yes, there is a marriage .... for Thomas John Wallace... two plus one


Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

Starting to get this now.   

There's a marriage of a John Thomas WALLACE - shortly after the 1952 death of Mary Ann WALLIS.

[kiwihalfpint]

Yes, I couldn't PM the year to you