Rita Rhoda Meredith (Mudford) Lucas (1897 - 1938)

Born 11 May 1897 in Rongotea, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of James William Parker Benjamin Lucas — married 1921 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1938 at age 41 in Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

Rita was born in 1897. Rita was the daughter of Richard Mudford and Maria West

After the death of her sister Olive, Rita married Olive's widowed husband James William Parker Benjamin Lucas in 1921. James was left with four young children after his first wife died.

Rita and James went on to have eight children of their own.

She passed away in 1938 at the age of 41.

Burial

Leamington Cemetery, Leamington, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand. PLOT: Block : A Grave Type : Lawn Row : 5 Plot No : 24^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133637437/rita-rhoda-lucas), memorial page for Rita Rhoda Mudford Lucas (11 May 1897–3 Dec 1938), Find a Grave Memorial no. 133637437, citing Leamington Cemetery, Leamington, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand ; Maintained by JA Rhodes (contributor 48461566)

• Marriage - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1921/9612 Rita Rhoda Meredith Mudford and James William Parker Lucas https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search

• Death - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1938/25494 Lucas Rita Rhoda 41Y https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search