Record No. 59

The Family of JANET RENWICK ALLAN & ROBERT FRENCH WRIGHT

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JANET RENWICK ALLAN (16.11.1896 - 8.8.1981)

&

ROBERT FRENCH WRIGHT (31.5.1891 - 25.11.1971)

Married

Timaru, New Zealand 4222

Born

Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand

6.8.1919

Christchurch, New Zealand

Died

Christchurch, New Zealand

St.Pauls, Christchurch,

Buried

New Zealand, Reg.4303

*** FAMILY HISTORY ***

 Janet Renwick ALLAN was the 2nd child of Andrew ALLAN and Agnes LYAL. Born in Timaru, she went with her mother and younger brother to Scotland in 1912 after the father Andrew Allan died. She wrote to Robert French WRIGHT, a boy some 5 years older than the then 16 year old. It is said that these two wrote to each other, and Janet's mother opened and read her letters. When Janet returned to New Zealand, she married Robert FRENCH-WRIGHT, having four children. The 2nd son (Lyal) died in an air operation over Greece in World War II. The other three sons all married and had children.

*** Children ***

-- 1 --

JOHN BRYCE FRENCH WRIGHT (6.5.1920- )

&

RUTH MARJORIE GEE (31.12.1921 - )

Married

Christchurch, New Zealand Reg. 3277

Born

Christchurch, New Zealand

27.4.1943

Died

St.Marks, Remuera

Buried

Auckland, NZ

-- 2 --

ALLAN (LYAL) FRENCH - WRIGHT

Born

26.2.1922

Christchurch, New Zealand Reg. 2883

Died

6.5.1944

Greece (WW II)

Buried

-- 3 --

ROBERT (KNOX) FRENCH - WRIGHT ( 21.7.1926 - )

&

Christchurch, New Zealand Reg. 4930

Born

Christchurch, New Zealand

Died

Buried
MARRIED ....

1STLY

&

JANICE ISABEL PETERS (13.12.1923 - 18.11.1966)

Married

Born

Christchurch, New Zealand

22.10.1949

Died

Christchurch

Buried

New Zealand

; (5 ISSUE)

2NDLY

&

JOYCE EVELYN CAIRNS (31.12.1923 - DEC 1998)

Married

Born

Folkestone, England

10.6.1971

Died

Christchurch

Buried

New Zealand

(NO ISSUE)

-- 4 --

IAN RENWICK FRENCH - WRIGHT ( 5.10.1928 -)

&

FRANCES ELIZABETH KENNEDY (18.3.1932 -)

Married

Riccarton, Christchurch, NZ Reg. 6608

Born

Christchurch, New Zealand

26.2.1955

Died

St.Pauls, Christchurch

Buried

New Zealand