Phoebe Miranda Budden

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Biography

Phoebe was born in Nelson on the 17 December 1857 to John Holdaway andAmelia Eyles. <ref>New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 17 August 2021, Birth registration 1858/6368 for Not Recorded, mother Amelia, father John </ref> Although she is not named in the New Zealand Birth Registration Index, the December 1857 date is the most likely for a death at the ageof 81. She married Benjamin Budden in Nelson on the 9 November 1881.<ref name="marriage" > "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Phoebe Marinda Holdaway and Benjamin Budden ; citing Marriage Certificate 1881/2669 </ref> Nine children were born to Phoebe and Benjamin. The second child, Reginald, only lived for a few months. She was 81 years old when she died at Brixton on the 27 July 1938. <ref name="death" > "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index],New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Phoebe Marinda Budden, aged at death 81Y; citing Death Certificate 1938/22517</ref> <ref>Deaths, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380801.2.2.4, New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23104, 1 August 1938, Page 1</ref> She was buried in the Waitara Cemetery. Her grave is in the Memorial Area, Block 8, Plot 66. <ref>New Plymouth District Council, https://www.newplymouthnz.com/, Burial details for Phoebe Miranda Budden</ref> <ref>Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161179004/phoebe-marinda-budden : accessed 17 August 2021), memorial page for Phoebe Marinda Holdaway Budden (1858–27 Jul 1938), 161179004, citing Waitara Cemetery, Waitara, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by Julie Preston (contributor 48075085) .</ref>

An obituary was published in the Manawatu Standard...:The death has occurred at Waitara of Mrs Budden, widow of the late Mr Benjamin Budden, one of the pioneer settiers in the Honikiwi (Otorohanga) district, at the age of 80 years, Mrs Budden was born at Nelson, the child of settlers who came from England in 1842. After her marriage she accom- panied her husband first to Masterton, then on to theForty Mile Bush to Mangamahoe and then to Pahiatua, where they resided for 13 years. Then they went to the Auckland province, and Mr Buddenacquired a big block of unimproved country at Honikiwi. They resided there for 25 years, and removed to Waitara to live in retirement. Mr Budden died nearly six years ago. Mrs Budden, who is survived by an adult family of fours sons and four daughters, was a fine type of pioneerand was respected and admired for her never-failing kindliness. As anexample of her hardihood, she frequently travelled many miles on footto assist families experiencing hardship <ref>Obituary, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19380801.2.115.1, Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 207, 1 August 1938, Page 11</ref>. Phoebe had signed her last will and testament on the 12 April 1935. She left her entire estate, which was valued at under £750, to her son James Allan Budden. <ref> New Zealand Archives, Archway, https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/, Accessed 17 August 2021, Will for Phoebe Miranda Budden</ref>

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