Born in England about 1856 or 1857, died 29 January 1915 aged 59 years. Buried Sydenham Cemetery, block number 1D, plot number 62. Address 50 Ferry Road, Christchurch. - Christchurch City Council, Cemeteries Database.
1915 - Tea Agent - Archives NZ
1906 - Challinor Wm, Ferry Road, Sydenham, Christchurch
1914 - Challinor Wm, 52 Ferry Road, Sydenham, Christchurch
pictured here with the bicycle is my grandfather's uncle, Robert Gudsell (1863-1954) and his wife Maria Margaret Boekenstein who stands by the open gate. Also shown are their sons John Thomas Gudsell (1891-1917) and William Alexander Gudsell (1889-1862) and Maria's sister Alice Boekenstein. John was killed in action during the third battle of Ypres at Passchendaele. (This photograph was copied from the original held by William John Gudsell of Sydney, Australia who died in 1995. The location of the original photograph is now not known).
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