Peerage Record – 29023

     David Shepherd was born in September 1872 at Eyreton, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He was the son of James Shepherd and Jean Doig.¹ He died in 1923.¹

     William Shepherd was born circa 1874 at New Zealand^G.¹ He was the son of James Shepherd and Jean Doig.¹ He died in 1929.¹

     Ellen Shepherd was born in March 1876 at Swannanoa, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ She was the daughter of James Shepherd and Jean Doig.¹ She died in 1937.¹

     Peter Bruce Shepherd was born in July 1879 at Swannanoa, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He was the son of James Shepherd and Jean Doig.¹ He died in 1936.¹

     Maurice Arthur Bennison was born on 8 September 1926 at Leonka Nursing Home, Palmerston North, New Zealand^G.¹ He is the son of Arthur George Bennison and Jane Maud Waghorn.² He married Ngaire Grove Grundy on 10 December 1949 at Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹
     He was a salesman in June 1951 at Palmerston North, New Zealand^G.¹ He lived at 155 Ruahine Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand^G, in June 1951.¹

     Ngaire Grove Grundy was born in 1927 at Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹ She married Maurice Arthur Bennison, son of Arthur George Bennison and Jane Maud Waghorn, on 10 December 1949 at Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹
     From 10 December 1949, her married name became Bennison.¹ She lived at 155 Ruahine Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand^G, in June 1951.¹

     Francis William Daniel Taylor was born in 1910 at Geraldine, New Zealand^G.¹ He is the son of Leonard Robert Taylor and Ellen Frial.¹ He married Catherine Mary Bennison, daughter of Albert Bennison and Minnie Alice Bayliss, on 1 August 1934 at The Catholic Presbytery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in a Roman Catholic marriage.¹
     He was with the New Zealand Post Office in August 1934 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹

     Leonard Robert Taylor was born in 1880.² He married Ellen Frial.¹ He died on 11 October 1962.² He was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.²
     He was a farmer.¹

     Ellen Frial was born in 1882.² She married Leonard Robert Taylor.¹ She died on 18 June 1966.² She was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, plot 3890.²
     Her married name became Taylor.¹

     John Charles Taylor is the son of Leonard Robert Taylor and Ellen Frial.¹
     He was a labourer in August 1934 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹ He witnessed the marriage of Francis William Daniel Taylor and Catherine Mary Bennison on 1 August 1934 at The Catholic Presbytery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G; Roman Catholic.¹