Henry
Burall
(Burall)
Courtis
Born in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jessie (MacDonald) Courtis
— married
Apr 1929 in Wellington, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand
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Biography
Henry (Burall) Courtis was born in 1895. He was the only son of William Courtis, a gas engineer, and Gertrude Burall. [1] He was baptised on 3 November at St Mary’s Anglican Church, Timaru. His grandfather Henry Courtis built the original gas works in Timaru. Young Burall, by which name he was known, was educated at Timaru Main School.
He served as a Volunteer Reserve in the NZ Navy from 1916.
In 1929, he married Jessie MacDonald. [2]
He was the assistant engineer to the Timaru Gas Company when his father died in January 1930, at which time he became the head engineer.
He passed away in 1974. He is buried in Timaru cemetery. [3]
Sources
- ↑ NZ BDM 1895/394 Courtis Henry Burall Gertrude Denithorne William Arthur
- ↑ NZ BDM 1929/9899 Jessie Macdonald Henry Burall Courtis
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166507492/henry-burall-courtis: accessed 01 August 2022), memorial page for Henry Burall Courtis (unknown–1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166507492, citing Timaru Cemetery, Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338).
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