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Mary (MAY) Challis 1851–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 mar 1851

Birth Location: Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: July 1934

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Challis

Mother: Sarah Stevens

Spouse(s): James Mitchell

Children(s): Louisa MITCHELL

Mary (MAY) Challis was born in 1851 in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of William Richard Challis And Sarah Stevens. In 1881, Mary (MAY) Challis resided in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. Mary (MAY) Challis married James Mitchell, and had children including Louisa Challis Mitchell. Mary (MAY) Challis passed away in 1934 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary (MAY) Challis was born in 1851 in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of William Richard Challis And Sarah Stevens.
  • In 1881, Mary (MAY) Challis resided in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England.
  • Mary (MAY) Challis married James Mitchell, and had children including Louisa Challis Mitchell.
  • Mary (MAY) Challis passed away in 1934 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Mary Challis's Ancestors

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Mary Challis
1851–1934
Birth Place: Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
William Richard Challis
1813–
Taunton, Somerset, England
Sarah Stevens
1813–
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Challis's Descendants

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Mary ((MAY)) Challis (3 mar 1851–July 1934) m. James Mitchell (1844–3 Mar 1879)
  1. 1. Louisa (Challis) MITCHELL 1877–1952 m. Walter (Joshua Rapley \ Broad) * 1869–1941
    1. 1. Marion (Kate Louisa) Broad 1906–1968 m. Clarence (Alfred) Thompson 1895–1971
      1. 1. Raymond (James) Thompson 1944–1999
      2. 2. Kathryn (Roberta) Thompson 1944–2012 m. Peter (Neville) Holdcroft 1937–2014
      3. 3. Murray (Hugh) Thompson 1949–1999
      4. 4. Alison (Rae) Thompson 1934–2018
    2. 2. Charles (William) Broad 1902–1957
    3. 3. Marjorie (Jemima) Broad 1900–1971
    4. 4. Albert (Mitchell) Broad 1908–1985 m. Beatrice (Nellie) Lovett 1905–1995
      1. 1. Leslie (Albert) BROAD 1931–2022 m. Jean (Clifford) Rout 1930–2015
      2. 2. Joan (Beatrice) Broad 1928–2006
      3. 3. Olive (Annette) Broad 1934–2014
    5. 5. walter broad 1903–1903
    6. 6. Ernest (Wairau) Broad 1905–1966
    7. 7. Leila (Margaret) Broad 1909–1973

Mary Challis's Timeline

6 Records

1851
7 Apr 1851
Birth of Mary (MAY) Challis in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
1851
3 mar 1851
Birth of Mary (MAY) Challis in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
1881
1881
Age 30
Mary (MAY) Challis resided here in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
1891
1891
Age 40
Mary (MAY) Challis resided here in Millom, St Georges, Millom, Cumberland, England
Millom, St Georges, Millom, Cumberland, England
1934
17 August 1934
Age 83
Death of Mary (MAY) Challis in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1934
July 1934
Age 83
Death of Mary (MAY) Challis in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] New Zealand, Police Gazettes, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Item: IE26568884; Roll: R15423697

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 mar 1851
    Event Place: Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Millom, St Georges, Millom, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1934
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1934
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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