Hi Riclea,
You didn't say what you wanted (if anything) but will write some short family history here for your readers.

CLIFTON Gage August was born 26 Aug 1905, the first of 4 children (only son) of William George 'Will' August (1882-1953) & Hermione Aletta 'Minnie' Heathcote (1889-1963).

* Minnie was born in Natal, South Africa to Gage Charles Edward Heathcote & Hermina Aletta Fourie Van Wych.
* Will was born in Lower Hutt to John Samuel August & Lily Edna Clark.

Will & Minnie married 25 Jan 1905 in St Marks, Wakkerstroom, South Africa. The following month they were passengers on the 'Athenic' from Capetown, into Wellington. They settled in Wellington/Lower Hutt and had 2 daughters. They moved to Auckland where William was a Piano Tuner & had their last daughter Betty.

their children
1905 - 1986 Clifton Gage August
. Clifton married Jean Foster McKellow (1907-2003) in 1927
. He died 27 Oct 1986. They are buried in Waikanae cemetery, Kapiti

1907 - 2003 Iris Winifred August
. Iris married Roy Hamilton Berntsen (1903-1989) in 1928
. She died 9 Feb 2002. They are buried Manukau cemetery, Auckland

1909 - 1995 Doris Murley August
. Doris married James Yates Grieve (1900-1976) in 1927
. She died 20 Feb 1995. They are buried Waikumete cemetery, Auckland

1919 - 2017 Betty Elaine Heathcote August
. Betty married Edward Henry Neighbour (1889-1977) in 1941
. She died 25 May 2017. She was cremated Manukau, her ashes may have been scattered at Purewa as Edward's were.


* William George 'Will' August died 22 Feb 1953
* Hermione Aletta 'Minnie' August died 9 Jan 1963
. they are buried together in Otahuhu cemetery, Auckland

Sorry, I have Betty marrying the wrong Edward Henry Neighbour (1889-1977). She had married his son Edward Henry Neighbour (1920-2002) in 1941. They are at Manukau Memorial Gardens

Thank you so much for the information, I’m interested in tracing my fathers family as my father passed away when I was 2yo.