Name of “Esther Billing” from hand-written information on ‘Billing’ family in Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) collection.

First child was “Clive Billing” to unknown partner. This as per email from one of Clive Billing’s two daughters in an email dated 16 January 2010:
“My name is [KB] and I am the daughter of Clive Billing, listed on your website as Clive Gush, son of Esther Billing and Vernon Gush”.
“My father's legal name is Clive Billing and he is the son of Esther Billing but his biological father is unknown - as Esther married Vernon Gush after Clive was born”.
“My father has asked that you amend these details on the website”.

Esther later had six children with husband Vernon Gush.

Second given name, year and country of death, date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in January 2019:
1974/36280. Gush, Esther Margaret. Date of Birth: 28 September 1920

Full date of death of 16 April 1974 from further searching in January 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at February 2019.

Place of burial from Pyes Pa Tauranga Cemetery records, page 95, ref 1832:
Esther Margaret GUSH, d.16 Apr 1974 in her 54th year. Missed by all her family. Plot 15.

Date of burial from Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, burials records 1967-1992.

Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2020:
1940/12592. Bride: Esther Margaret Billing. Groom: Vernon Allen Gush

Full date of marriage of 24 July 1940 from further searching in August 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2020:
1920/24937. Billing, Esther Margaret. Mother: Clara Eleanor. Father: Thomas Leonard

Full date of birth of 28 September 1920 confirmed from further searching in October 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.