Charles William Comer (1844 - 1917)

Born 24 Sep 1844 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Barrett) Comer — married 1869 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1917 at age 72 in Spreydon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Charles was born in 1844 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England.^[1] Charles Comer ... He passed away in 1917. ^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Crediton Union Registration District, Sub-district of Cheriton Fitzpaine, in the County of Devon
2. ↑ New Zealand Death Certificate 1917/004141

See also:

• Findmypast.com.au birth search

Baptised at Newton St Cyres, Devon, UK'

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census transcription records Charles, & older brother Edmund, at a school in Stoke Canon, Devon.

From the Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Canterbury Provincial District - Halswell. "Mr C. W, Comer, Secretary and Surveyor of the Halswell Road Board, was born in Devonshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1861, landing at Auckland. He came to Canterbury in 1866, and started farming on the Lincoln Road. For several years he was engaged in large contracts around Christchurch, and received his present appointment in 1877. Mr Comer carries on farming, in addition to his road board duty. He is a progressive colonist, and has always identified himself with the general welfare of the district. Since 1875 he has been a member of the Spreydon school committee, and is also a member of the Spreydon Road Board, He is a Freemason, unattached. "