OBITUARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 197, 22 July 1931, Page 7

OBITUARY.

»,IR SAMUEL FENWICK. - death has occurred of Mr I Fenwick, father of Mr H. G. ;k, of 31 M'anawatu Street, Paln North, in his eighty-first year, ite Mr Fenwick was born • in England, in 1850, and for 40 SMMWfiijSiiiv'was an employee of the. Great Railway Company, being in of one of -the largest signal ShSsSfl- -in England. he retired |Sj|ljears ago he came to New Zealand mth' his family, living in Moutoa, HffijViWick (Wanganui), Rongotea and Palmerston North. He had enjoyed good health until three , years ago, wjlititi he was taken ill, and he had Hpailing up to the time of his death, which occurred on Sunday. It is in(jiSfesting to note that the late Mr Fenwick was one of a family of 21, all |®whom are living. He had three ■ soils and one daughter, Mrs E. L. IMHE w ho died 15 years ago. One of eons, Ernest, went through the -/tear and later came to New Zealand 111 ffiifero he joined the Railway DepartBpt being killed in an accident at H jP-ea'. five years ago. Another son, ■ lil MKlliam, was a guard on the Great ■ fJKtern Railways for 20 years and he 'UK, killed by an electric train within :;Jgg£ months of his brother. There are ■ 4»en grandchildren.