Fourth Generation  

18. Norman ANNABELL [307] (John⁶, Joseph², Joseph¹) was born 11 Oct 1892 in Waverley Wellington New Zealand, died 21 Nov 1968 in Hamilton Waikato New Zealand at age 76, and was buried in Newstead Cemetery Hamilton Waikato New Zealand.

General Notes:In an attachment to an email, dated February 19, 2003, Sylvia Robertson said:

2nd youngest son of 13 children.
He would bike to Dury Vale over the river each morning to milk the family cows, and take milk home again before going to school.
His mother, Jinny, opened a little shop on the corner of the property to sell surplus dairy products, and also sweets.

Engineer and surveyor; and a gentle, kindly man.

He met Mollie BISHOP when Army cadets were invited to lunch in homes, and he enjoyed meals with the family.

Norman served with the NZ Expedition Force Engineers. Awarded M.C.
At the end of the 1914-18 war he was Major NZ Engineers, and in peacetime rose to be St Colonel Officer commanding NZ Engineers West Coast Regiment.
2 days after he landed back in NZ, his father died.
On horseback (his own charger), sword at the ready heading the ANZAC Parades in Wanganui, he was a figure to be proud of.

He married Mollie (Mary Henton BISHOP) on 12 June 1919 in Wellington, on his return from W.W.1, and had 2 children - Clunie & David.

He used to let his daughter, Clunie, help clean his brass and leathers before parades.

He wrote a book "Official History of the NZ Engineers During the Great War, 1914-1918", published by Evans, Cobb & Sharp 1927. (Clunie has a copy)
(Sighted in June 1999)

Borough Electrical Engineer at Te Aroha from 1941-2. On his retirement, they moved to Hamilton to be near Clunie, their daughter; and he died in 1968.

He is buried in Newstead Cemetery, Hamilton:
"4/647 Major N ANNABELL, M.C., Engineers, died 21 Nov. 1968 aged 76 1st NZEF" (Magnolia Lawn part of cemetery - Row 13, Plot 43) (Mollie plot 42)
Both graves sighted and photographed 30/12/2002.

Probate filed 12 Feb. 1969 in Hamilton Ct. Probate No. BCDG 4421 100/69 -
Auckland Archives.

Norman married Mary Henton BISHOP [260] [MRIN: 191], daughter of John Clunie BISHOP [242] and Edith Mary DAVEY [254], 12 Jun 1919 in Catholic Apostolic Church Wellington NewZealand. Mary was born 07 Aug 1897 in Wellington Wellington New Zealand, was christened in Catholic Apostolic Church Wellington New Zealand, died 20 Jul 1974 in Hamilton Waikato New Zealand at age 76, and was buried in Newstead Cemetery Hamilton Waikato New Zealand. Another name for Mary was Mollie.

General Notes:In an attachment to an email, dated February 19, 2003, Sylvia Robertson said:

Born 7/7/1897 at 3 a.m. in Wellington, and known as Mollie.
Baptised by W T THANE at Catholic Apostolic Church.

Married Norman ANNABELL on 12 June 1919 at the Apostolic Church, Webb St, Wellington, and they had Clunie & David.

She was a beautiful flower arranger.

Their home 'Bembridge' in Henton St, Te Aroha, was named after an area in the Isle of Wight where the Bishops often went.

Henton Street is named after Henton Macaulay DAVEY, her grandfather.

They lived in Wellington, Wanganui and Te Aroha.

Died 1974 and buried in Newstead Cemetery, Hamilton:
"ANNABELL, Mary Henton 1898-1974" (Magnolia lawn part of cemetery - Row 13, Plot 42)

Children from this marriage were:

+ 34 F    i. Clunie ANNABELL [1654] was born 30 Mar 1920 in Wanganui New Zealand and was christened 25 Apr 1920 in Catholic Apostolic Church Webb St Wellington New Zealand.

   35 M    ii. David ANNABELL [1655] was born 22 Dec 1924 in Wanganui New Zealand and died 27 Jun 1991 in Te Kuiti Waikato New Zealand at age 66.