Sarah (Buchanan) Blunden (1857 - 1937)

Born 13 May 1857 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of George William Ealstard Blunden — married 5 Mar 1877 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1937 at age 79 in Levin, New Zealand

Biography

Sarah was born in 1857. She was the daughter of Neil Buchanan and Ann (Burk) Buchanan. She married George Blunden in 1877 in New Zealand.

Sarah passed away in 1937.

Note: "A revival needs more than an eloquent preacher. It needs zealous and praying Christians, and though they were few in number the Rongotea brethren were jus tthis. Among the earliest converts were the Rose famil who were owners of the local sawmill. Miss Maunder, a Christian in Wellington, had sent a tract called 'The Good News' to the Rowe brothers, Thomas, William, Fred and Nicholas. Nicholas was converted through reading the tract. He dragged his brother Tomas to Bulls to hear Gordon Forlang, and he too was converted. That same day Thomas explained to Neil Buchanan's daughter Sarah (Mrs Blunden) what had happened, and she too made a profession of faith. ..." (There We Found Brethren, Peter J Lineham, 1977, p63).

Living in Feilding, NZ, at time of son Reginald's death at The Somme, France, WW1.

Sources

• Marriage - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1877/267
• Death - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Death cert 1937/20050 79Y
• http://www.family.jwsmith.com.au/family_history_paf/pafg06.htm#132