The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameOfa John Henry Trainor 
Birth1 May 1904, New Zealand
Death18 Mar 1906, New Zealand
Burial19 Mar 1906, Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, NZ
FatherJames (Jim) Trainor (1874-1962)
MotherSophia (Polly) Eliza Ross (1878-1971)
Misc. Notes
Handwritten information, (possibly by Dreda Joyce Jones nee Trainer b. 1920) which has been written on rear of "ROSS Family" tree dated 1993 by Vyver Main (nee Whyte) b. 1919.
Died aged six weeks.
Year of birth from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).
First name spelling of “Offa” changed to “Ofa” as per information from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).
Second and third names from Sarah Ferguson. Sarah has year of death as 1906, although he would of been 3-years of age, not six weeks?
Surname changed from Trainer to Trainor, given names confirmed, year of birth confirmed, country of birth added, as per Birth search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1904/14996. Trainor, Ofa John Henry. Mother: Sophia. Father: James
Year and country of death, age at death of 1-year, from Death search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1906/76. Trainer, Offa John Henry 1Y [Year of birth circa 1905 which closely matches, especially if birth registered the year following birth].
Brian of nzolivers notes in death records first given name has two ‘F”s.
Full date of birth of 1 May 1904 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Full date of death of 18 March 1906 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Date and place of burial, found from Auckland Council cemetery search website in May 2025:
Name: Offa John Henry Trainer
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death: 18 March 1906
Age at death: 22 mnths
Gender: Male
Region: Central and Hauraki Gulf Islands
Cemetery name: Waikaraka Cemetery
Plot location: Waikaraka Cemetery, Area 3, Block 6, Plot 027
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 19 March 1906
Funeral director: C Little & Sons Limited
Died aged six weeks.
Year of birth from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).
First name spelling of “Offa” changed to “Ofa” as per information from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).
Second and third names from Sarah Ferguson. Sarah has year of death as 1906, although he would of been 3-years of age, not six weeks?
Surname changed from Trainer to Trainor, given names confirmed, year of birth confirmed, country of birth added, as per Birth search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1904/14996. Trainor, Ofa John Henry. Mother: Sophia. Father: James
Year and country of death, age at death of 1-year, from Death search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2018:
1906/76. Trainer, Offa John Henry 1Y [Year of birth circa 1905 which closely matches, especially if birth registered the year following birth].
Brian of nzolivers notes in death records first given name has two ‘F”s.
Full date of birth of 1 May 1904 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Full date of death of 18 March 1906 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Date and place of burial, found from Auckland Council cemetery search website in May 2025:
Name: Offa John Henry Trainer
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death: 18 March 1906
Age at death: 22 mnths
Gender: Male
Region: Central and Hauraki Gulf Islands
Cemetery name: Waikaraka Cemetery
Plot location: Waikaraka Cemetery, Area 3, Block 6, Plot 027
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 19 March 1906
Funeral director: C Little & Sons Limited