CENTENARIAN PASSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 177, 28 June 1937, Page 11

CENTENARIAN PASSES.

MRS HARRIET E. KNELL. The death occurred on Saturday of Mrs Harriet E. Knell, of Greytown, widow of the late Rev. A. Knell. Mrs Knell celebrated her 101st birthday on May 28 of this year, and up till a few days ago was in excellent health. Mrs Knell received a congratulatory message from the King, as well as many others, on the occasion of her 100th birthday, and on her last birthday had messages from the Prime Minister, Archbishop Averill, the Mayors of several cities, and some hundreds of friends and others interested. Mrs Knell wa6 a steady knitter. She always read her daily paper, and was ready to discuss world affairs. The ship Wild Duck (Captain Bishop) brought Mrs Knell from England in 1864. and after a brief residence in Wellington she went w-itli her husband to Greytown, and there she remained for 73 years. She was always an enthusiastic worker for the Church of England, and was organist at St. Luke’s for many years while her husband was its vicar. Before she left England as a very young woman she had been resident in Constantinople, and was there during the Crimean War. She was a sister of Dr. Boor, a well-know'n Wellington medical man. The family consisted of three daughters and four sons. One of the latter, Mr W. J. Knell, retired a year or two ago from the oosition of manager of the Bank of New Zeala-nd. at Picton, and with his family now lives at Greytown. Miss A. Knell has always lived with her mother and other members of the family reside in different parts of the Dominion. People of Grevtown will izreatlv miss their “Grand O'd L.adv,” for there was quite a civic pride taken in her old ago, good health, end interest in the town and its inhabitants. There are several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.