Sixteenth Generation

10099. Florence Edith Chatfield was born on 11 November 1875 in Wellington, New Zealand. She died on 26 June 1932 at the age of 56 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. She was buried on 28 June 1932 in Bromley Cmtry., Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. NZ Birth Index. 1875/3516 Chatfield, Florence Edith Mary & William Charles
BIRTH.
Evening Post, Volume XII, Issue 120, 18 November 1875, Page 2
Born at Willis Street.
NZ Death Index 1932/6290 Torlesse, Florence Edith 56Y
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Burial Plot: Block 3. Plot 263.
Find A Grave Memorial# 157626812
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Funeral Notices.
The funeral of the late Florence Edith Torlesse will leave the residence of the Rev P H Pritchett, 14 Edinburgh Street, Lower Riccarton, this day (Tuesday), June 28th, at 10 AM, for the Bromley Cemetery.
J Lamb and Son.
Christchurch Press 28 June 1932.
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Medical Notes:
Florence suffered from mental health problems.

? Wright (private).

Florence Edith Chatfield and ? Wright had the following children:

Florence Edith Chatfield and Lieut. Charles Edward Torlesse were married on 27 December 1900 in Island Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. NZ Marriage Index. 1900/5451 Florence Edith Chatfield Charles Edward Torlesse
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MARRIAGES
TORLESSE - CHATFIELD - On 27th December, 1900, at Island Bay, by Rev H E Tuckey, assisetd by Rev Otto Fitz-Gerald, Charles Edward, youngest son of the late Rev Henry Torlesse, Rangiora, Canterbury, to Florence Edith, eldest daughter of Wm. C. Chatfield, Esq., Hurston, Island Bay.
New Zealand Times 19 January 1901 .
Lieut. Charles Edward Torlesse, son of Henry Torlesse and Elizabeth Henrietta Revell, was born on 15 November 1866 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. He had his estate probated in 1940 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. He died on 6 March 1940 at the age of 73 in Timaru, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Charles was buried in Bromley Cmtry., Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. He retired. NZ Birth Index. 1866/19183 Torlesse, Charles Edward. Elizabeth Henrietta & Henry
Death not found on NZ BMD.
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Burial Plot: Block 3. Plot 263.
Find A Grave Memorial# 157626811
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New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records
Name Charles Edward Torlesse
Event Type Probate
Event Date 1940
Event Place Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Agency CAHY
Accession CH145
Series Number 3155
Series Name Timaru probate files, 1871-1997
Note Timaru - Retired Bank Manager
Item Code R21849005
Box Number 78
Record Number TU5053/1940
First Image Number 96
Last Image Number 121
Number of Images 26
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Newspaper Obituary.
New Zealand Herald, 8 March 1940, Page 1, DEATHS.
TORLESSE. On March 6, passed peacefully away at Timaru, Charles Edward Torlesse, in his 74th year.
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Obituary
The death occurred in Timaru recently of Mr Charles Edward Torlesse at the age of 74 years. Mr Torlesse was the second son of the Rev Henry Torlesse and Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse, of Rangiora. His grandmother was Katharine Gurney Torlesse, wife of the Rev Charles Martin Torlesse, of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England, and a sister of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Mr Torlesse was educated at Christ's College, where he was a pupil from 1878 to 1882. On leaving College he joined the staff of the Union Bank of Australia, and after serving in various branches was appointed manager of the branch of the bank at Hastings in 1906. Subsequently he was manager at Waimate and Timaru, retiring from the latter branch in 1927. In his younger days Mr Torlesse was a keen rugby footballer, being a member of the Canterbury Club and he had the honour to represent Canterbury against Hawke's Bay, Auckland, and Wellington in 1887. He also took an interest in volunteering and held a commission in the Rangiora Rifles and the Lyttelton Navals. In latter years Mr Torlesse took up golf and bowls, and he retained his interest in these sports throughout the remainder of his life.
Mr Torlesse married in 1900 Florence Edith, eldest daughter of the late Mr William C Chatfield, of Island Bay, Wellington. Mrs Torlesse died in June, 1931 (1932), and in 1938 Mr Torlesse married Miss Margaret Aslin, of Wanganui, who survives him. He is also survived by four children of his first marriage, Mrs H E Wright (Mayfield), Miss Susan Torlesse (Timaru), Mr J H Torlesse (Wellington), and Mr R C Torlesse (Hunterville).
Ref: Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22970, 15 March 1940, Page 10 (C Chatfield 2016)

Florence Edith Chatfield and Lieut. Charles Edward Torlesse had the following children: