Mr
Cyril
Herbert
Benfell
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Herbert Benfell
[uncertain]
and Margaret Helena (Knudson) Benfell
Brother of
Isabel Dorothy Benfell
Husband of
Betty Kathleen (King) Benfell
— married
1939 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 70
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2020
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Biography
Cyril Benfell lived in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Cyril was born in 1913 and is the son of Herbert Benfell and Margaret Helena Knudson[1]
Cyril was named as a mourner at the funeral of his sister Isabel after she died in a collision between a car and a train in Christchurch[2]
"‘‘lt won't be a matter of a fine next time.” said the magistrate. Mr G. N. Morris, at the Whangarei Police Court yesterday, in dealing with Cyril Herbert Benfell, who was before him on three separate charges—assault, disorderly behaviour, and striking Arthur Irvine.[3]
"Repudiation- of a betting transaction because of suspicious circumstances and a complaint made to the police brought Cyril Herbert Benfell, a tobacconist, into the Police Court this morning charged with carrying on the business of a bookmaker."[4]
Cyril died in 1984[5]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ Birth Entry NZ BDM; database online Citing: Cyril Herbert Benfell 1913/4033 (Accessed 7 Jan 2020)
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19300620.2.125; Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19959, 20 June 1930, Page 15 (website) (Accessed 1 Jan 2022)
- ↑ [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19360303.2.5 Northern Advocate, 3 March 1936, Page 3
- ↑ Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21200, 15 September 1943, Page 2
- ↑ Death Entry NZ BDM; database online Citing: Cyril Herbert Benfell DOB 4979 1984/43380 (Accessed 1 Jan 2022)
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