Charles Locking BANKART (1860-1931)
was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England to Alfred BANKART & Emily LOCKING

Susan Jane FRANKS (1870-1942)
was born in Leithfield, Kowhai, 1 of 14 children of Francis William Anthony FRANKS (1843-1914) Mary Ann WINSKILL (1849-1937)

CHARLES & SUSAN married in 1889
.........they had 9 children:
... 1
1890 - 1970 Elsie Winifred Bankart
- Elsie married John PERSEY in 1911

... 2
1892 - 1915 Olive Franks Bankart
- she married Henry Alfred WALL in 1910
OLIVE died aged 23 and is buried Mangatera Cemetery

... 3
1894 - 1967 Madeline Locking Bankart
- she attended Ngapaeruru School and left in Dec 1904. She was presented with
a good conduct and faithful work prize
Madeline had a son:
1910 - 1981 Charles Theodore Bankart (may have been brought up by her parents)
- she married George Edward COSFORD in 1913

... 4
1896 - 1899 Cecilia Amy Bankart
CECILIA died of Diphtheria 7 Aug 1899 aged 3.4
- she is buried Old Gorge Cemetery, Woodville

... 5
1898 - 1900 Charles Norman Bankart
born 22 May 1898, Charles died 13 August 1900 aged 2.3
- buried Grave 13, Block G at SETTLERS CEMETERY, Dannevirke

... 6
1901 - 1952 Anthony Alfred Bankart
- married Winifred Martha SMITH in 1924

... 7
1904 - 1991 Irene Marguerite Bankart
- married Clive Harold FERGUSON in 1920

... 8
1905 - 1906 Cyril Allan Bankart
- born 20 August 1905, Cyril died 19 December 1906 aged 16 months
- buried Grave 13, Block G at Settlers Cemetery, Dannevirke

... 9
1907 - 1913 Muriel Sophia Miro Bankart
- Muriel was born 9 Aug 1907 & died 28 Feb 1913 aged 5.6

In 1899-1907 (at least), Charles & Susan had land in Ngapaeruru
In Feb 1899 they were living in Woodville when a ballot took place. The land offered totalled 13,783 acres. Charles got 160 acres, Section 2, block 8, Tahoraiti S.D. (23km north of Woodville)

Charles Locking Bankart died 28 February 1931 in Te Puke
Susan Jane Bankart died 26 October 1942 in Devonport, Auckland

PHOTO
Francis William Anthony FRANKS & Mary Ann (nee WISKILL)
parents of Susan Jane Franks
- taken from his link above: Francis William Anthony Franks, Baker, Leithfield. Mr. Franks has conducted this business since 1889. The bakery of brick, and house and stable of wood, are erected on part of a three-acre section. From this centre a large business is done with the surrounding districts. Mr. Franks was born in London, in 1844. He learned his business with his father, and came out to Lyttelton by the ship ?Zealandia,? in 1858. For six years he was employed in Christchurch, and had two years' experience on the Thames goldfields. Mr. Franks then returned to Christchurch, where he was in business for two years before settling at Leithfield. He has been on the Leithfield school committee for twenty-four years, and has occupied the chair since 1900. Mr. Franks served in several volunteer companies in the early days. He was in the Drum and Fife Band, and was at one time bugler of No. 6 Company. He was married, in 1866, to a daughter of the late Mr. G. Winskill, of Amberley, and has had ten daughters and four sons. One son and two daughters have died.