Thomas Edward BARNDEN (1886-1948) was born 12 Sep 1886 to:
William Frederick (1847-1901, died in Christchurch from choking) & Mary Ann (1823-1891) BARNDEN

Thomas married Agnes Rose HEFFERMAN (nee VALE, 1877-1950) in 1910

Agnes Rose VALE (1877-) was born 28 March 1877 in Christchurch to:
Nathaniel VALE (1841-1923) & Sophia TURNER (1837-1910) who married 28 Nov 1868 in Walthamstow, Essex and left Gravesend 3 Aug 1873 on the 'Merope', arriving into Lyttelton 31 Oct 1873

Agnes first married John James Branley HEFFERMAN in 1901
they had a daughter:
1902 - 1998 Rose Myrtle Branley Hefferman

Agnes & James divorced in Christchurch in 1903
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sorry, the comment posted before I finished ...

Thomas Edward BARNDEN died 23 May 1948 in Christchurch aged 61
Agnes Rose BARNDEN died 20 Sep 1950 in Christchurch aged 73
- they are buried Plot 44, Block 33 at Ruru Lawn cemetery

Didn't get a chance to change the info for Mary Ann Barnden (1850-1902)
William Frederick BARNDEN died in Christchurch 6 March 1901 aged 54
Mary Ann BARNDEN died in Christchurch 30 Jan 1902 aged 51
- they are buried Plot 49, Block 20C at Sydenham cemetery

ps
John James Branley HEFFERMAN (1878-) was born in Sandhurst, Sandridge, Victoria Australia to John HEFFERMAN & Rose BRANLEY.
* In June 1902 he was granted the license of the Commercial Hotel in West Oxford, Waimakariri, North Canterbury
* In June 1905 he was found drunk at New Brighton, Christchurch without lawful visible means of support, being an idle and disorderly person, habitually consorting with prostitutes etc ...

He moved back to Australia and was in the Electoral Rolls in New South Wales from 1930-1968

the family of Agnes Rose VALE/Hefferman/Barnden

her parents Nathaniel & Sophia Vale arrived on the Merope with:
Annie Vale aged 8
Sophia Vale aged 2
Joseph Vale aged 7 months

they had other children in NZ, so their known children were:
* 1865 - Annie Vale
- nothing known
* 1870 - 1924 Sophia Hannah Vale
- Sophia didn't marry. She is buried at Linwood (see below)
* 1873 - 1898 Joseph Henry Vale
- Joseph married Ellen Louisa WARD in 1897
they had a son:
* 1897 - 1976 Joseph Henry vale
Joseph died suddenly 5 July 1898 at Peterborough St, Christchurch aged 24
- he is buried Plot 116, Block 31A at Linwood (see below)
his widow Ellen Louisa Vale had 2 children:
* 1900 - Myrtle Amelia Vale (+ James Alexander McDonald)
* 1902 - Frederick Palmer Vale
Ellen Louisa married Percy WILLIAMS in 1903 & had 2 sons
* 1875 - 1957 Nathaniel Charles Vale
- Nathaniel married Elizabeth Lucy ALLINGTON in 1896 & divorced 1902
- Nathaniel next married Grace Wilson FROST (1876-1941) in 1903
* 1877 - 1950 Agnes Rose Vale - as above
Agnes married John James Branley Hefferman 30 Oct 1901
- they had a daughter:
1902 - 1998 Rose Myrtle Branley Hefferman (+ Walter Edward Robinson 1925)
- Agnes & John divorced (see more above)
Agnes next married Thomas Edward Barnden 28 April 1910
- they had at least 2 children:
1912 - 1985 Maurice Edward Victor Barnden (buried Ruru Lawn)
1914 - Grace Winifred Amelia Barnden

Those buried at Linwood cemetery Plot 116/117/118 Block 31 A:
1923 - Nathaniel Vale aged 81
1898 - Joseph Henry Vale aged 24, his son
1910 - Sophia Vale aged 73, his wife (died of Carcinoma)
1924 - Sophia Hanna Vale aged 53, his daughter

thank you so much. that has made my day :)

That was great information. Thank you.

Maurice Edward and grace also had another brother Alwyn mainly known as Tom