Robert
George
"Bob"
Challis
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Lily Evelyn (Challis) Preston, Violet May (Challis) Scanlan, Eric Allan Challis, Nancy Edna (Challis) Ganley, Gwen Grace (Challis) Forsyth and Shirley Leonore (Challis) Frisken
Husband of
Glenna Veronica May (Brokenshire) Challis
— married
1937 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
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Biography
When Robert George Challis was born 23 August 1911, in New Zealand, his father, George Marshall Challis, was 28 and his mother, Violet May Roberts, was 25.[1]
He married Glenna Veronica May Brokenshire in 1937, in New Zealand.[2]
He died on 19 July 1992, at the age of 81,[3] and was buried in Totara Memorial Park, Pārāwai - Thames, Waikato, New Zealand, Plot: 2PUBL-C8-0017.[4]
1992 - Probate Record: CHALLIS Robert George - Thames - Driver[5]
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Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1911/15397 (Challis, Robert George. Parents: Violet May and George Marshall) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ New Zealand Marriage Registration 1937/8618 (Bride: Glenna Veronica May Brokenshire. Groom: Robert George Challis) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1992/47785 (Challis, Robert George. DOB: 23 August 1911) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187035279/robert-george-challis: accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Robert George “Bob” Challis (23 Aug 1911–19 Jul 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187035279, citing Totara Memorial Park, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand; Maintained by Susan McGill-Tobin (contributor 47781023).
- ↑ Hamilton probates - annual number sequence https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-GB/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21550571/challis-robert-george---thames---driver?q=Robert+George+Challis&source=aims-archive
see also:
- Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR3M-KY3
- Geni https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Challis/6000000060436212847
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