Rose
Smith
Bignell
Born in Oamaru, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry John Bignell
and Janet McArthur (Lennie) Bignell
Sister of
George Lennie Bignell, Henry John Bignell, Emily Margaret Foye (Bignell) Bailey, Henry John Bignell, George Lennie Smith Bignell, Charles Robert Bignell, Ellen Bignell, NR Bignell, Frank Bignell, Rose (Bignell) Judson, Mary (Bignell) Joyce and Frederick Bignell
Died
at age 12
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2019
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Biography
Rose Smith was born on 22 November 1882[1] at Oamaru, New Zealand, and her birth was registered in the last quarter at Oamaru[2]. She was the first daughter born to Henry John Bignell and Jessie Lennie.
She died on 6 September 1895 aged 12 years[3] at Greymouth. She was buried in Karoro Cemetery, Greymouth, Section 1 Row 20[4]. The inscription reads:
- Sacred to the memory of Rosie Bignell daughter of Henry and Jessie Bignell died 6 September 1895 aged 12 yrs 9 mths
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 27 Nov 2019
- 1882/16595 Bignell, Rose Mother=Jessie Father=Henry John DOB=22/11/1882
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840–1950. Microfiche. Accessed 4 Mar 2022
- Name: Rose Bignell; Birth Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1882; Registration Place: Oamaru, New Zealand; Folio Number: 4987.
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 27 Nov 2019
- 1895/5015 Bignell, Rose Smith Age=12Y DOD=06/09/1895
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated. New Zealand. Accessed 4 Mar 2022
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- Name: Rosie Bignell; Death Age: 12; Birth Date: abt 1883; Death Date: 6 Sep 1895; Cemetery: Greymouth; Burial Place: Westland, West Coast.
- Biography written by Margaret Bailey Allison
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