NameLaura Edith Barford 
Birth16 Oct 1916, New Zealand
Death18 Feb 1954
Burial22 Feb 1954, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
Name of “Laura Edith Burford” and year of death from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Date of death, date and place of burial, estimated year of birth of “1918”, from Dax Eric Clayton Lloyd, (great-grandson of Jessie Bertha Oliver b.1876) adds:
“Burial record;
Record no.: CEMIRA1916
Surname: Oliver
First Name(s): Laura Edith
Cemetery: Rakaia
Area: Presbyterian
Plot Number: 301
Longitude: 171.993281
Latitude: -43.754176
Denomination: PRESBYTERIAN
Occupation: WIFE
Additional Information:
Age (Years): 36
Age (Months): 0
Date of Death: 18/2/1954
Interment: 22/2/1954
Purchaser: J L Oliver
Date Purchased: 19/2/1954”
Year and country of marriage, maiden name spelt differently, from search on New Zealand BDM website in September 2022:
1942/8048. Bride: Laura Edith Barford. Groom: John Leslie Oliver
Full date of marriage of 8 August 1942 from further searching in September 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in September 2022:
1916/26128. Barford, Laura Edith Mother: Eliza Isabel. Father: Harry James
Full date of birth of 16 October 1916 from further searching in September 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Spouses
Birth20 Jun 1904, Mangaweka, New Zealand
Death29 Sep 1980, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Burial2 Oct 1980, Cemetery, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Marriage8 Aug 1942, New Zealand