13 Children of Richard Thomas Best Mellow Hannah Maria Earp Hutt Valley Kaponga

Settlers Kaponga 1881?1914 Richard Thomas Best MELLOW (1850?1923) and Hannah Maria n?e EARP (1857?1929).
Farmed for years in Hutt Valley; 1896 moved to Kaponga, where they spent the rest of their lives

the MELLOW in Taranaki cemeteries

the 13 known children
1875 - 1953 Edith Annie Gertrude Mellow
- born in Upper Hutt
- Edith married Frederick Chaplain ALEN 6 March 1902 in Kaponga

1876 - 1968 William Richard James Mellow
- married Mary Elizabeth BAIRD in 1908

1877 - Constance Elizabeth Jane Mellow
- Constance married Henry Samuel WILKIE in 1900
- she is possibly buried in Greytown

1878 - Lillian 'Lilly' Matilda Mellow
- Lilly married Frederick John Ernest GAPPER in 1911
- a son, Llyal Gapper, moved to Australia

1880 - 1958 Hector Thomas Earp Mellow
- Hector married Gertrude Martha HALL (1891-1914) in 1911
- he next married Blodwen DAVIES (1898-1967) in 1921

1881 - 1964 Arthur Wilfred Mellow
- Arthur married Ellen Edith MELVILLE in 1908

1882 - 1941 Leonard Vivian Best Mellow
- Leonard married Alice Maria BAIRD in 1907

1884 - 1964 John 'Horace' Frank Mellow
- Horace married Mary Catherine MELVILLE in 1913

1886 - ? Edwin Arnold Mellow

1887 - 1952 Clacie 'Rowland' Mellow
- Rowland married Grace Elizabeth WALSH in 1911

1889 - 1964 Norman Guy Mellow
- Norman married Maria Caroline STEPHENSON in 1918

1891 - ? Ernest Trevor Best Mellow

1893 - 1948 Sydney John Mellow