Maurice Cecil Rhodes (1901 - 1928)

Born 1901 in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Eileen Alma (Moros) Pearce — married 1922 in New Zealand

Died 1928 at about age 27 in Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

Maurice was born in 1902. He is the son of Randolph Rhodes and Kathleen Kerins. ^[1]

He married Eileen Alma Moros in 1922^[2]

They had 1 child Alma Rita Rhodes in 1922.^[3]

He died in 1928 aged 27 years ^{[4] [5][6]}

MOTORING FATALITY. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 20087, 26 OCTOBER 1928 CAR SKIDS AND UPSETS. NO CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] TE AWAMUTU, Thursday. The inquest was continued to-day concerning the death of Maurice Cecil Rhodes, aged 25, a farmer, who died from injuries received when a motor-car capsized on the Kihikihi-Otorohanga Road on October 19. After hearing evidence, which showed that the car had skidded and overturned, the coroner, Mr. G. A. Ernpson, returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally killed by tho overturning of a car. There was no culpable negligence. [1]

Probate record^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901/4052 Rhodes Maurice Cecil Kathleen Alice Randolph Theodore
2. ↑ 1922/2538 Eileen Alma Moros Maurice Cecil Rhodes
3. ↑ 1922/20414 Alma Rita Rhodes, parents: Eileen Alma & Maurice Cecil Rhodes
4. ↑ 1928/7348 Rhodes Maurice Cecil 27Y
5. ↑ Record ID0575 Surname: Rhodes First names: Maurice Age: 25 Years Date of interment: 21/10/1928 Occupation: Farmer Place of birth: Otorohanga Place of death: Otorohanga Cemetery: Otorohanga Section: OBLII Plot number: 158 Area: Block 1 Denomination: Anglican
6. ↑ BillionGraves Index Name: Maurice Cecil Rhodes Event Type: Burial Event Place: Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand Cemetery: Otorohanga Cemetery Latitude: -38.183375 Longitude: 175.221635 Death Date: 19 Oct 1928 Affiliate Create Date: 2019-02-07 03:49:35 Affiliate Image Identifier: 30057154 "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XTY-M6T2 : 26 February 2019), Maurice Cecil Rhodes, died 19 Oct 1928; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Otorohanga Cemetery, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand.
7. ↑ New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998 Name: Maurice Cecil Rhodes Event Type: Probate Event Date: 1928 Event Place: Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand Residence Place: Otorohanga Agency: BCDG Accession: A973 Series Number: 4420 Series Name: Hamilton Probates - Second Sequence, 1910-1953 Note: Year Range: 1928 - 1928 Item Code: R6875666 Box Number: 122 Record Number: 2486 First Image Number: 125 Last Image Number: 140 Number of Images: 16 "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-V8FJ : 28 May 2019), Maurice Cecil Rhodes, 1928; citing , Hamilton Probates - Second Sequence, 1910-1953, record number 2486, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007212077.