Family Tree

Here is some interesting information I discovered about my ancestry while researching my family tree.

Benfell

Great Grandad = Raymond Walter was born in Invercargill (d)

Great Gran = Beryl Elizabeth was born in Wellington. She was known as Betty (d)

Grandad = Paul Raymond was born in Auckland

Paul has an older sister, she did not meet her dad until she was 18months old as he was away in the navy. 

Banyard 

Great Grandad = Peter was born in England (d)

Great Nanna = Vera was born in England (d)

Nanna = Linda was born in England

Vera moved to Wales when she was a child

The whole family (Linda has two sisters) moved to New Zealand in 1963

Anderson

Grand Pop = Charles Alexander Frank Anderson was born in Hokitika. Everyone called him Charlie(d)

Great Grandma = Pearl Stratford  was born in Nelson (d)

Nana  = Wendy Anne was born in Takaka 

Wendy is the eldest of 5 children 

Charles is of Ngai Tahu descent 

Miller

Poppa = Clifford Allan was born in Te Kopuru. He was known as Cliff (d)

Great Gran = Dorothy Doreen Dovell was born in Thames. Dot is still alive and is 91

Grandad = Graeme Henry was born in Auckland

Graeme has 3 brothers (he is the second eldest) 

Cliff and Dot met when he moved into her families boarding house in Ponsonby 

Our family

Richard Paul Benfell  was born in Auckland

Sarah Maree Miller was born in Rotorua 

Floyd Tiare Miller Benfell (ME!) was born at Birthcare Auckland

Malachi Dixon Benfell was born at Auckland Hospital 

Mum gave me the middle name Tiare as it means Charlie, and my great grandad died when she was pregnant with me.