Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

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Maud Sophia Ann Gear

Female 1909 - 1990  (80 years)


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  • Name Maud Sophia Ann Gear 
    Birth 18 Nov 1909  Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Nov 1990  Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 9 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Notes 
    • In her teens, when Maud's daughter Cathreen asked her grandfather Bert why her mother had been given so many names, he told her they thought she might be an only child (!) so she was given all the family names. They of course went on to have another 14 children. Maud, living with her family in Blackball at that time, also visited Otira. She remembered travelling by horse-drawn coach from Otira to Arthur's Pass, sitting on the knee of a soldier on his way to WW1. Her Aunty Ann (Kidd?) went with her and together they made the return trip to Otira with the coachman. Maud was very young at the time but her memory of her Otira visit was always very vivid and remained with her all her life.
    Person ID I21171  Private
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2007 

    Father Edward Henry Gear,   b. 11 Nov 1887, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1958, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Margaret Guthrie Kidd,   b. 12 Dec 1890, Brunnerton, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1972, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1909  Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert McGhie,   b. 23 May 1901, Minto's Land, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1928  Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F8133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Nov 1909 - Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jun 1928 - Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Nov 1990 - Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S185] Lynda D. Buxton, July 2007.