I Am Looking for Information on Betsey Mary Sealey B 22 9 1865 Kaiapoi New Zealand I Have Trouble Finding a Death Date of Her Also She Married a...

By Biscuits1 December 28, 2016 976 views 3 comments

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Crawford

Hi there,
From BDM
Mary Betsy Smith died on 7 June 1948 aged 83 years (implies born 1865)

1948/29500 Smith Mary Betsy 83Y

Also, at Archway, https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/SimpleSearchResults.do
There are the Christchurch Probate files for

SMITH Mary Betsey - Rangiora - wife of Moses ORDER DETAILS »
1948 1948 Christchurch High Court Chch

SMITH Moses - Rangiora - Retired Engineer ORDER DETAILS »
1951 1951 Christchurch High Court Chch

Crawford

Moses Smith - died 5 May 1951. Aged 87 years.
BDM Ref 1951/25293.

Implied year of birth - 1864.

ngairedith

hi Biscuits,
Betsey was born 22 Sep 1865 at Flaxton & died 7 June 1948
Moses Smith was born at Flaxton in 1864 & died 5 May 1951
They married 18 June 1885 at St John's Anglican Church, Rangiora.
They had 3 children:
1886 - 1972 Emily Robbins Smith
1898 - 1983 Ralph Sealey Smith
1890 - 1953 Amos James Smith

At their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1935 they were living at "Atamarie", West belt, Rangiora
At their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 1945 they were living at 7 Albert St., Rangiora