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Barbara TANDY was born in England on 12 November 1951.

Barbara died in October 1999 in Barnet, Middlesex, at age 47.¹

Charles William Albert TANDY was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 21 November 1916.^3,1,4

Charles married Hazel WICKS, daughter of Sydney Ernest WICKS and Rose Emmeline RUST, on 9 March 1946 in Edmonton, Middlesex.^3,5

Charles died on 5 July 1973 in Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire, at age 56 of cancer.^6,2

His will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 22 August 1973 with his estate valued at £16,682.²

He married Ellen JOHNSTONE.¹

Margaret TANNER was born circa 1853 in Donaghadee, Co. Down.^1,2,3

She married James McKECHIE, son of James McKECHIE and Sarah ALLAN, at Townend in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, on 22 November 1872. He was a brick dresser, and she a farm servant.⁴

She was listed in the 1881 census at 'Irvine Vennel' in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with her husband James; he was an unemployed labourer. Their children James, Hugh and Samuel were listed as living with them.²

She was listed in the 1891 census at Plan Cottages, Kilmaur Rd in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, with her husband James; he was a brickworker. Their children James and Samuel were listed as living with them.³

She was listed in the 1901 census at Woodend Place in Beath, Fife, with her husband James; he was a brickworker. Their children Samuel, Mary, Helen, Thomas, Hugh and David were listed as living with them.⁵

She was listed in the 1911 census at 1 Ashgrove Place in Beath, Fife, with her husband James; he was a pit labourer. Their children Samuel, Hugh and David were listed as living with them, as was James' nephew James Lang McKECHIE.⁶

Margaret left London in 1911 on board the 'Arawa' (5984 tons) with her husband James McKECHIE, accompanied by David Niven along with James Lang McKECHIE. They arrived in Wellington on the 28 Dec 1911.⁷

She was widowed on the death of her husband James in June 1912.⁸

Margaret died in 1933 in Westland.⁹ She was buried on 8 December 1933 at the Orowaiti Middle Cemetery, Utopia Rd in Westport.¹⁰

Vaclav TARANTIK was born in Hrdlorezy, Mlada Boleslav, on 27 April 1911.^1,2

He married Elizabeth GOODWIN, daughter of Richard Arthur GOODWIN and Mary Scott FERGUSSON, at Registry Office in St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, on 4 April 1942. He gave his occupation as a textile factory worker, but also stated he was a Sergeant, Air Gunner, in the RAF; she stated she was a hospital nurse.³

During WWII he served with the RAF (Vol Reserve) in 311 Squadron (Czech) initially as an air gunner, #787896, but promoted through LAC, Sgt, Flt Sgt to Warrant Oficer in Jul 1943. This was the only Czech bomber squadron in the RAF and flew Wellington medium bombers from 1940-43, then B24 Liberators in maritime patrol work.^1,2

Vaclav died on 13 July 1944 at Bolt Head in Salcombe, Devon, at age 33 His Liberator V (BZ717) was recalled in bad weather and crashed, killing all eight crew members.^1,2 He was buried on 19 July 1944 at the Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery in Plymouth.^1,2

Vaclav's death was registered between October 1942 and December 1942 in Totnes, Devon.² Vaclav's birth was registered between October 1942 and December 1942 in Totnes, Devon.¹

Enid Ruth TATE was born on 8 July 1905 in New Zealand.²

She married Alister Stewart BEVIN, son of James BEVIN and Margaret Kate STEWART, in New Zealand in 1925.¹

She was widowed on the death of her husband Alister in 1956.³

Enid died in 1983 in New Zealand.⁴

Elva Maisie TATTERSALL was born on 7 October 1911 in Kingswood, Adelaide, South Australia.¹

She married Douglas John McKIRDY, son of Hugh Martin McKIRDY and Margaret FLEMING, on 25 August 1941.

She married Murdock Claude FALLA in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 8 February 1917.¹

Gloria May TAYLOR was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 15 September 1924.

TAYLOR family oral history records that Gloria's TAYLOR grandparents were standing at the port waiting for the ship to Australia in the 1800s when they decided not to leave the “mother country”. Next to them stood an Irish family called the LAMBs who wanted passage to Australia. The TAYLORs gave their tickets to the LAMBs who arrived in Australia as the TAYLORs. They were so frightened to tell people of their good fortune they retained the name TAYLOR to this day. The truth of this is unclear, and is obviously extremely difficult to evaluate!¹

Gloria died on 21 August 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland, at age 63. She was buried at the Buderim Cemetery, 405 Mooloolaba Rd in Buderim.²