ROSS, Leah

1886 - 1971  (84 years)

• Name	ROSS, Leah  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	19 May 1886	Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [4, 15, 17, 18]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	May
  Also Known As	May
  Residence	1911	Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [13, 18]
  Residence	1914	Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [7, 18]
  Residence	1919	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [12, 18]
  Residence	1928	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 18]
  Residence	1935	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [3, 18]
  Residence	1938	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [8, 18]
  Arrival	14 Apr 1938	London, England   [15, 18]
  Departure	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [15, 18]
  Departure	2 Sep 1938	London, England   [4]
  Name	Leah(May) Ross  [18]
  Residence	1946	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [9, 18]
  Residence	1949	Avon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [5, 18]
  Residence	1954	Avon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [11, 18]
  Residence	1957	Avon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 18]
  Residence	1963	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [6, 18]
  Residence	1969	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [10, 18]
  Death	3 May 1971	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [18]
  Burial	Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [19]
  Person ID	I3498	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	ROSS, Angus Neil,   b. 12 Apr 1840, Langwell Strath Oykel, Ross-shire, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1930, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	FINLAY, Frances,   b. 12 Dec 1845, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 16 Dec 1926, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Sep 1869	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [20]
  	Knox Church
  Family ID	F1926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMEDDLES, Benjamin,   b. 13 Jun 1877, Barrow, Lancashire, England d. 14 May 1957, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1932	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [14, 18]
  Family ID	F1010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1886 - Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Residence - 1911 - Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Residence - 1914 - Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Marriage - 23 Apr 1932 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Arrival - 14 Apr 1938 - London, England Departure - - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Departure - 2 Sep 1938 - London, England Residence - 1963 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1969 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 3 May 1971 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Leah (May ) Ross_0005
  		Leah Ross ( May)
  		Leah (May ) Smeddles_0002
  		Leah May Smeddles nee Ross
  		Leah (May ) Smeddles_0002
  		Ross and Smeddles_

  
  

• Notes

  When May died, her niece Grace Stark, nee Robertson, stayed in the house until it was sold. Death Folio 1971/29520

  
  

• Sources

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