from the AUCKLAND STAR, 1 October 1896:

BALME - Accidently killed by a fall from a horse at Bombay on September 12, 1896, John Balme, dearly beloved som of George and Elizabeth Anne Balme, of Bombay; aged 8 years.



George Balme (1853-1903) married Elizabeth Ann FLAY (1862-1941) on 20 February 1879 in Papakura, Auckland. George was 25, Elizabeth 17

- their children were:

1880 -1959 Hannah Balme
- Hannah married Richard HOLMES in 1905

1882 - ? Mary Elizabeth Balme
- Mary married David SHARR in 1912

1883 - 1909 George Herbert Balme
- George married Josephine SHAW (1888-1962) in 1907
- Josephine remarried in 1920 to Francis George WILLIS (1897-1983)

1886 - 1935 Clara Helen Balme
- Clara did not marry

1888 - 1896 John Balme
- John died aged 8

1891 - 1978 Percy Charles Balme
- Percy married Hilda Myrtle NASH (1893-1928) in 1923
- he married Doris Eileen BROOKE-TAYLOR (1896-1985) in 1929

1895 - 1969 Leslie James Balme
- Leslie married Eva/Ada Minnie CARTER (1896-1974) in 1923