Blanche Mary (Scott) Wrathall (1868 - 1942)

Born 1868 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of William Wrathall — married 2 Jun 1890 in New Zealand

Died 16 Mar 1942 at about age 74 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

Blanche was born to Elizabeth (Clarkson) Scott and James Scott in Lyttelton, NZ, in 1868.

(Her birth record shows no middle name; her marriage record shows Blanche May; and her gravestone, plus the family tree from 1990, shows Blanche Mary.)

In 1890, Blanche married William Wrathall.

Children:

1. Ruby Alice (born Alice Ruby Wrathall) Dickinson, 1892-1952
2. Ethel Lydia (Wrathall) Lawry-Paton, 1892-1948
3. Blanche Irena Wrathall, 1897-? (who possibly married John George Logan Dick in 1907, but under the name Florence Adelaide Blanche Wrathall)

Blanche died in March 1942 and was buried at St Paul's Anglican, Papanui, Christchurch, along with William, who had passed away many years earlier.

Research Notes

• Add family.
• Find death record. Last checked 11 May 2023.

Sources

• Birth: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Birth Registration. Accessed 11 May 2023: 1868/10081 Scott Blanche Elizabeth Jane James
• Marriage: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Marriage Registration. Accessed 11 May 2023: 1890/1937 Blanche May Scott William Wrathall
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 December 2020), memorial page for Blanche Mary Wrathall (unknown–16 Mar 1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. 124023741, citing St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Papanui, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by MystikNZ (contributor 48009964) .