George Burton Richer (1904 - 1985)

Born 18 Nov 1904 in Bures, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Adeline (Powell) Richer — married 25 Jan 1930 in New Zealand

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Biography

George was born in 1904. He was the son of Beatrice Sycamore. Ernest and Beatrice Richer, with young George, departed London, England aboard the transport ship SS Corinthic on 6 Mar 1914, arriving 20 April 1914 in Wellington, NZ. He passed away in 1985. He was born in Bures, England. Bures is a village in eastern England that straddles the Essex/Suffolk border, made up of two civil parishes: Bures Hamlet in Essex and Bures St. Mary in Suffolk. HIs ashes were buried with his wife in Opotiki Lawn Cemetery, Opotiki.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GF-5NP : 18 July 2019), George Burton Sycamore in household of Lucy Ann Sycamore, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7D32-8NPZ : 19 January 2021), George in entry for Ernest Richer, ; citing New Zealand, various New Zealand newspapers; FHL microfilm 7,832,205.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7Y-VHT8 : 11 January 2023), George Burton Richer, ; Burial, Ōpōtiki, Ōpōtiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Ōpōtiki Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 179076885, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.