The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameLena Llewella Shute
Birth2 Aug 1893, 12 Olive Road, Canton, Cardiff, Wales
Death14 Oct 1987, New Zealand
FatherThomas Joseph Shute (1859-1927)
MotherOrpha Louisa Williams (1863-1922)
Misc. Notes
Name, date and place of birth, from “Family History - Williams”, written by Lena Milne (nee Shute) b. 1893, as per copy from Robin Bruce Norman b. 1929.

In the family history above, Lena writes that her mother, Orpha, worked for Ballantynes in Christchurch and when prenant with Lena went back to Cardiff to see her parents. Ballantynes offered to pay her expenses if she would go as their buyer, which she did and that is why Lena ended up being born in Cardiff!

Year and country of marriage, given names of husband, from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2020:
1922/8032. Bride: Lena Llewella Shute. Groom: Harold Douglas Milne

Full date of marriage of 21 August 1922 from further searching in July 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of death, date of birth confirmed, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2020:
1987/52362. Milne, Lena Llewella. Date of birth: 2 August 1893

Full date of death of 14 October 1987 from further searching in July 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Spouses
Birth19 Mar 1890, New Zealand
Death19 Sep 1943, New Zealand
Marriage21 Aug 1922, New Zealand
ChildrenGordon Douglas (1923-2000)
 Margaret (-?1924)
 Beverly Margaret (1930-2017)
 John Stuart (Stu) (1933-2021)
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