Born about in New Zealand
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Herbert Benfell
and Margaret Helena (Knudson) Benfell
Sister of
Cyril Herbert Benfell
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 19
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Biography
Isabel Benfell lived in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Isabel was born in 1911. [1]
Isabel died on 16 Jun 1930 in an accident between a train and the car she was travelling in Sockburn, Christchurch. Isabel was buried on 19 Jun at Bromley Cemetery[2][3]
Research Notes
I cannot find the birth record for Isabel but there is a NR record in 1911, is this her? [4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Entry NZ BDM; database online Citing: NR Benfell 1911/21487 Parents Margaret Helena and Herbert (Accessed 16 Jul 2022)
- ↑ https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=99124; Christchurch City Council; Cemeteries Database (website) Citing:Isabel Benfell (Accessed 1 Jan 2022)
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300623.2.21.3; New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 6 (website) (Accessed 1 Jan 2022)
- ↑ Birth Entry NZ BDM; database online Citing: NR Benfell 1911/21487 Parents Margaret Helena and Herbert (Accessed 1 Jan 2022)
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Helen Thompson
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