Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Joseph Biggs II
and Bessie Dora (Cunningham) Wood
Sister of
Amy Noel Biggs
Wife of
Henry Colin Balneavis Shera
— married
11 Jul 1906 in St Peter's Church, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Mother of
Dora Balneavis (Shera) Bellman
Died
at age 64
in her residence, 4 Adam Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
She was the elder daughter of Bessie Dora Cunningham and Thomas Joseph Biggs II, eldest son of Rev Robert O'Callaghan Biggs, many years Vicar of Hamilton.
In February 1905 she was chief bridesmaid at the wedding of Dr James Freeborn Bennett and Ida Grace Paul, only daughter of Mr and Mrs James Paul, at the Presbyterian Church in New Plymouth. 1 Mar 1905, Wedding Bells, Bennett - Paul, TH, Vol LIV, Issue 12796, Papers Past, NLNZ.
Marriage and family
In 1906 she married Henry Colin Balneavis Shera, with issue one daughter. Her husband died in 1930.
Death and burial
She died on 7 July 1945, aged 64. She was buried on 9 July 1945 at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland (Block A Row 30 Plot 101).[1]
Sources
Obit 9 Jul 1945 Eva Maude Shera, NZH, Papers Past, NLNZ.
Birth reg 1880/18655 Eva Maud Biggs; marriage 1906/3993 Eva Maud Biggs; death 1945/20986 Eva Maude Shera, age 64, NZBDM.[1]
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