THOMAS, Benjamin Charles

1875 - 1961  (86 years)

• Name	THOMAS, Benjamin Charles  [1]
  Birth	6 Apr 1875	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1961	Springston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Burial	Lincoln, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I7094	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	THOMAS, Robert Wintour,   b. 2 Jun 1846, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England d. 10 Apr 1932, West Melton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	WARD, Frances Elizabeth Mary Jane,   b. Sep 1847, 31 Pritchard St, Aston, Warwickshire, England d. 25 Jan 1912, West Melton, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Apr 1873	St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Married	4 Apr 1873	St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Family ID	F2701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SEARLE, Sophia,   b. 23 Jan 1879, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 29 Nov 1936, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1904	New Zealand
  Children	+ 1. THOMAS, Lester Robert Clifford,   b. 21 Mar 1909, West Melton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 18 Jun 1994, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Apr 1875 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 17 Apr 1961 - Springston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Lincoln, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas, Benjamin Charles & Sophia (nee Searle) - Headstone At Rest. In loving memory of Sophia beloved wife of C.B. Thomas, died 29th Nov. 1936, aged 57 years. Also, Charles Benjamin beloved husband of above, died 17th April 1961, aged 86 years

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S15] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).