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John William Tompkin was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire, on 6 April 1911.^2,3
He was listed in the 1921 census at 9 Castle St in Chesterton, Staffordshire, with his father Timothy (an out of work underground horse keeper for the colliery of E Heather & Low Moor Ltd), mother Elizabeth, brother Henry (18 - an out of work trammer for the same colliery), brother Bernard (15 - a brick kiln waggoner), brothers Reginald (12), Timothy (8), plus his grand-parents Henry and Alice Tompkin.⁴

He married Kathleen Phyllis Clarke, daughter of Edward Blomfield Clarke and Mabel Kathleen Neumann, in Russell on 5 August 1938.^2,1,5

John died on 9 January 1942 at sea, aboard HMS Visiera at age 30.^2,6

Shirley (Tommy) Tompkins was born on 28 June 1927.^1,2

He married Margaret E de Blonk, daughter of Wilhelmus (Bill) de Blonk and Cornelia Jacoba van der Harst.¹

Shirley died in November 1978 in Aberdeen, Sth Dakota, at age 51.^1,3 He was buried in Aberdeen.¹

Gertrude Tostevin was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands, circa 1902.

She married Thomas Corbin.

She was widowed on the death of her husband Thomas circa 1977.

Gertrude died circa 1983 in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

She married Edmund Henry Lenfestey, son of John George Lenfestey and Maria le Quesne.

Elizabeth Townson was born in Doncaster, West Riding, Yorkshire, in 1850.¹

Elizabeth's marriage to Charles Alfred Blomfield, son of Stephen Edward Blomfield and Elizabeth Waller, was registered between July 1880 and September 1880 in Doncaster, West Riding, Yorkshire. There were 3 children of this marriage.¹

Elizabeth died on 24 April 1901 at 34 Park Rd in Doncaster, West Riding, Yorkshire.¹

Alexander Roy Traill was born in New Zealand on 9 May 1928.

Alexander died on 19 November 2003 in New Zealand at age 75.¹ He was cremated at the Southland Crematorium in Invercargill on 24 November 2003.¹ His ashes were buried at Halfmoon Bay Cemetery.²

Arthur William Traill was born in Rousay, Orkney, on 24 November 1852. He was the son of William TRAILL and Henrietta Moodie HEDDLE.¹ He was baptised in Rousay, Orkney, on 26 April 1853.¹

He married Gretchen (Kerekini) Wohlers, daughter of Johann Friedrich Heinrich Wohlers and Eliza Hanham, in Ruapuke on 1 January 1878.^2,3

He was widowed at age 82 on the death of his wife Gretchen on 11 July 1935.⁴

Arthur died on 3 December 1936 in New Zealand at age 84.⁵ He was buried at the Ringa Ringa Burial Ground.⁶

Arthur William Traill was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 17 January 1884.¹

He married Mary Mateen Leask in Oban, Stewart Is, on 18 August 1920.^2,3,4

He was widowed at age 88 on the death of his wife Mary on 18 October 1972.⁵

Arthur died on 31 January 1976 in New Zealand at age 92.⁶ He was buried at the Halfmoon Bay Cemetery.⁷

Brenda Leask Traill was born in New Zealand on 3 October 1921.

Brenda died on 23 May 1923 in New Zealand at age 1.¹ She was buried on 26 May 1923 at the Invercargill Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.²

Cedric Wohlers Traill was born in New Zealand on 20 August 1906.¹

Cedric died on 24 February 1929 at age 22 believed to be by drowning in Foveaux Strait off the ketch Tarilight.² He was buried in 1929 at the Ringa Ringa Burial Ground.³