Una Maud (Knight) Gifford (1896 - 1942)

Born 29 Sep 1896 in Rongotea, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Roy Henry Gifford — married 23 Mar 1923 in New Zealand

Died 7 Feb 1942 at age 45 in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

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Biography

Una was born in 1896. She was the daughter of Samuel Knight and Maud Hunt.

Birth

She was born on the 29 September 1896 - Rongotea, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.^[1]Note: Rongotea was formerly known as Campbelltown. The change from Campbelltown to Rongotea occurred  around 1895-1896, the reason being that there was another Campbelltown in the South Island and this caused problems with the postal deliveries Burial: Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland , New Zealand

Marriage

She married Roy Herry Gifford in 1923 at Ongarue, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand,they had two children.

Death

Sadly she passed away on the 7 February 1942 in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.^[2] and was buried at the Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-38C6 : 4 January 2018), Samuel Knight in entry for Una Maud Knight, 1896; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1896/12277, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-VVMN : 4 January 2018), Una Maud Gifford, 1942; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1942/17706, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/165026643/una-maud-gifford : accessed 30 July 2021), memorial page for Una Maud Gifford (unknown–7 Feb 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 165026643, citing Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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