Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
BIRTH: 2 December 1865 to Thomas Francis Bennet and Amelia Bennett nee Lucas. (Source BDM 1865/12688)
MARRIAGE: Arthur Charles GADSBY on 20 DEC 1887 (Source BDM 1887/1118)
CHILDREN:
# William Arthur Gadsby 11 December 1896 (Source BDM 1897/5398)
# Joseph Topham Gadsby 28 June 1889 (Source BDM 1889/8602)
DIVORCE:
In 1921 Arthur filed for divorce. Sarah cross-petitioned for divorce on grounds of her husband's adultery and desertion.
(Source: Evening Post 5 Aug 1921 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19210805.2.94). The divorce was never finalised.
In 1931 Sarah revived proceedings for alimony. The couple had been living apart for 30 years by that time. She claimed that she was in a largely “impecunious state” and had relied on the alimony. (Source: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19311218.2.95)
DEATH: 21 December 1932 (Source BDM 1932/7946)
BURIAL: Taita (Source: https://billiongraves.com/grave/Sarah-Gadsby/11473318)
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