The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameErnest Alfred (Alf) Billing 
Birth22 Sep 1890, New Zealand
Death12 Apr 1918, France
FatherThomas John Billing (ca1846-1923)
MotherEmma Jane McKoy (1862-1914)
Misc. Notes
Name of “Alfred Ernest Billing”, never married, died in World War I, from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Date and country of death, calculation of year of birth (circa 1891), from Rahoutu Cemetery, West Taranaki, Records:
Same plot. 32.
In loving memory of EMMA JANE beloved wife of Thomas John BILLING, died 21st March 1914 aged 52 years; also THOMAS JOHN beloved husband of the above, who was killed in the Ongarue railway accident 6th July 1923 aged 77 years. EMMA LILLIAN, daughter of Thomas and Jane, died 21st September 1967; also JOHN COOK, husband of the above, died 20th May 1968. FREDERICK R. BILLING, youngest son, who was killed in action in France 16th November 1916 aged 21 years; ERNEST ALFRED (M.M.), 4th son, who died of wounds in France 12th April 1918 aged 27 years.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in November 2018:
1890/14026. Billing, Ernest Alfred. Mother: Emma Jane. Father: Thomas John
[Brian of nzolivers notes the two given names are around the other way in both the cemetery record and the birth record, and so changes it here].
Full date of birth of 22 September 1890 from further searching in November 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date and country of death, calculation of year of birth (circa 1891), from Rahoutu Cemetery, West Taranaki, Records:
Same plot. 32.
In loving memory of EMMA JANE beloved wife of Thomas John BILLING, died 21st March 1914 aged 52 years; also THOMAS JOHN beloved husband of the above, who was killed in the Ongarue railway accident 6th July 1923 aged 77 years. EMMA LILLIAN, daughter of Thomas and Jane, died 21st September 1967; also JOHN COOK, husband of the above, died 20th May 1968. FREDERICK R. BILLING, youngest son, who was killed in action in France 16th November 1916 aged 21 years; ERNEST ALFRED (M.M.), 4th son, who died of wounds in France 12th April 1918 aged 27 years.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in November 2018:
1890/14026. Billing, Ernest Alfred. Mother: Emma Jane. Father: Thomas John
[Brian of nzolivers notes the two given names are around the other way in both the cemetery record and the birth record, and so changes it here].
Full date of birth of 22 September 1890 from further searching in November 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.