George was born about 1873. He was the son of George Backhurst and Maria Hilliear.
He married Elizabeth Esther McCaffery in 1894. They had a daughter, Maria, born in 1895, and other daughters subsequently.
Fact: Residence (1917) Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Fact: Residence (1935) Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
He passed away in 1937 aged 64.
Sources
Birth - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-3KLH : 27 November 2017), George Alfred Backhurst, 1873; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1873/13756, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington
New Zealand Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: George Alfred Buckhurst; Gender: Male; Marriage Year: 1894; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Spouse: Elizabeth Esther McCaffrey; Relation: Bridegroom; Folio Number: 1160
Birth of Daughter - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-YGBM : 27 November 2017), George Alfred Backhurst in entry for Maria Backhurst, 1895; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1895/5440, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington
WWI Reserve Rolls - Ancestry.com. New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: George Alfred Backhurst; Residence : Onehunga; Year: 1917; Reserve Roll: 2nd Division
Death - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-YV9F : 4 January 2018), George Alfred Backhurst, 1937; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1937/15560, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington
New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: George Alfred Backhurst; Birth Date: abt 1873; Death Age: 64; Death Date: 29 Nov 1937; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Mangere
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