Descendants of WILLIAMS, Will 1am and NELSON, Jane WILLIAMS, Emma Caroline and NELSON, Will 1am ^NELSON, Lionel (Jack) and CHAMBERS, Esther Margaret ^NELSON, Kathleen Margaret and THOMSON, Charles Herbert ^THOMSON, Malcolm Wmiam (6111) and BENNETT. Lyndon 01> THOMSON, Malcolm WHHam (Bill) m on 09.oi.i965 to BENNETT, Lyndon b
20.06.1942
b
03.06.1943
Bill b. at Christchurch. Lyndon, d/o C D Bennett and V E E Crosse. Address: Ramarua, RD, Norsewood.
Bill lived in Hastings from the age of 3 Vi and Hereworth School (1952-55), Wanganui Collegiate School (1956-59) and Lincoln College (1960-62). After his marriage to Lyndon, they moved to their present address, a farm which they first managed and then leased from the family. In 1973 they bought the family out. Lyndon is a trained teacher and did some part-time teaching at Norsewood School during some of their early married years, until family commitments became a priority. Later she took a more active role m the farm, particularly in the planning and financial management. She also initiated a speakers' forum where local women could socialise. Bill was a member of the Norsewood School Committee for ten years, four of them as chairman, More recently he spent six years as the elected member for Norsewood on the Dannevirke Community Board. His interests have included fishing, diving, tramping and power-boat racing.
)1> THOMSON, Michael Charles m on 05.12.1992 to DUFFY, Chn'stina Mary b 20.05.1967 b 15.12.1965 Michael b. at Hastings and m. at Taupo. Christina, d/o John Percy Duffy and Janice Amy Drysdale, b. at Eketahuna. Address: 2 Kempton Place, Taupo. Michael lived at Norsewood until 1991, and was educated at Te Aute College (1980-82) and Dannevirke High School (1983). He then worked for a Mitsubishi garage in Dannevirke where he started his
apprenticeship in 1983. Christina lived at Eketahuna until 1987 and went to Solway College in Masterton (1979-82). She then worked at the Mitsubishi garage in Pahiatua as an office junior. After six months she was promoted to office senior and 1987 she was transferred to Dannevirke when the head office of the garage was moved there. Michael and Christina worked in Dannevirke until 1991 when they both moved to Taupo and worked in the Mitsubishi garage there until the opened their own garage in Taupo in 1993. Michael runs the workshop and Christina, in between looking after the children, does the bookkeeping.
)1> THOMSON. Gene Michael b 02.08.1994 Gene b. atRotorua.
02> THOMSON, Tama Mat re b 17.01.1998 Tania b. at Rotorua.
02> THOMSON, Elizabeth Kate m on 10.03.1990 to SMYTH, Christopher b 07.02.1969 b 31.07.1963 Christopher, s/o Harley James Smyth and Elizabeth Rosemary Russell. Address: Atrig Station, RD 10, Dannevirke; Email: atrigstn@clear.net.nz. Kate works for an accountant, looks after the books for the farm, and enjoys theatre work both on and off the stage. Kate went to lona College in Havelock North then to teachers' college for two years before deciding to follow an interest in computers. She went to polytech then joined an accounting firm, working for four years before having her first child. Five years later she started work for another accountant.
Chris is also descended from William Nelson, but from his first marriage. He was educated at Motea School and Rathkeale College in Masterton. He started his farming career working for a neighbour in 1980 then worked at the freezing works for two years before returning to work on the family farm. Kate and Christopher took up a lease on the family farm of 472 hectares in 1995. Chris is interested in all motorsports and races motorbikes.
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