Henry was born in Hampshire, England, a son of George Edwin Lance & Fanny Sophia Grant, (both died Hampshire).
His brother Charles Chamier Lance (1877-1906) is also buried in Feilding.
Ella was born in Riverton, Southland, to Francis Alexander Monkton & Sarah Annie Durbridge.
She married Henry in Feilding in 1897 & had 4 children