Robert Samuel ABEL (1860-1959)
was born in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
a son of William Edward ABEL (1831-1909) & Harriet Agnes DOBSON (1830-1922)

Ethel Viner GARLICK (1869-1966)
was born in Auckland, New Zealand
first of 10 children born in Auckland to Richard Knight GARLICK & Ellen GREEN (1847-1931). Her father was a kauri-gum merchant

ROBERT & ETHEL married in 1891
Robert Samuel Abel of Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland was an Importer

their known children:
... 1
1892 - 1979 Charles Mervyn Abel
Charles married Helen LINDSAY (1891-1946)
HELEN died 29 July 1946 aged 55 in Auckland
she is buried Block H Row 9 Plot 63 at Purewa, Auckland

... 2
1894 - 1918 Arthur Howard Abel
Arthur served in WWI as Second Lieutenant 22519 with the NZEF, 23rd Reinforcements Specialist Company, Signal Section. He embarked from Wellington 2 April 1917. His next of kin was his father of Avondale South, Auckland. Arthur was KILLED IN ACTION 1 September 1918 aged 24 & buried I. B. 23. at Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France

... 3
1896 - 1958 Doris Ethel Abel
Doris married Joseph Albert BURSON in 1926
DORIS died 20 April 1958 in Auckland aged 62

... 4
1900 - 2006 Enid Adeline Abel
Enid married Claude Thomas John CARTER in 1928
ENID died 1 October 2006 aged 23 days from 106 & cremated Purewa

... 5
1902 - 1990 Robert Claude Abel
Robert was a School Teacher
he married Lorna Nelson LANE in 1929
ROBERT died 29 April 1990 aged 87 & cremated at Waikumete

... 6
1906 - 2009 Charlotte Winifred Abel
she married Marco BUZIO (1888-1977) from Vignale Monferrato, Alessandria
CHARLOTTE died 31 December 2009 aged 103 & cremated Purewa


ROBERT SAMUEL Abel died 21 April 1959 aged 98
ETHEL VINER Abel died 15 July 1966 aged 97
they are buried Block J Row 28 Plot 100 at Purewa, Auckland


NOTE
A sister of Ethel's was Eunice Harriett 'Una' Garlick (1883-1951) a New Zealand photographer

PHOTO
Richard Knight Garlick
'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries'
Father of Ethel Viner (& Una) GARLICK
(Richard shot himself at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden, whilst on a business trip via America. He was buried at Norwood Cemetery, London)