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Colleen Marie Cresswell 1949 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1949

Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Death Date: 5 Jul 2015

Death Location: Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Allan Cresswell

Mother: Mary Anderson

Spouse(s): Christopher Woollett, Clifford Searle

Children(s): Todd Woollett, Janelle Searle, Jessica Searle, Preston Searle

In 1949, Colleen Marie Cresswell entered the world in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, born to Allan Barry Cresswell and Mary Mavis Anderson. In 1975, Colleen Marie Cresswell resided in Masterton, New Zealand. Colleen Marie Cresswell married Christopher Kahara John Woollett, Clifford Searle, and had children including Todd Christopher Woollett, Janelle Gwendoline Searle, Jessica Rose Searle, Preston Searle. Colleen Marie Cresswell passed away in 2015 in Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1949, Colleen Marie Cresswell entered the world in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, born to Allan Barry Cresswell and Mary Mavis Anderson.
  • In 1975, Colleen Marie Cresswell resided in Masterton, New Zealand.
  • Colleen Marie Cresswell married Christopher Kahara John Woollett, Clifford Searle, and had children including Todd Christopher Woollett, Janelle Gwendoline Searle, Jessica Rose Searle, Preston Searle.
  • Colleen Marie Cresswell passed away in 2015 in Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colleen Cresswell's Ancestors

Self
Colleen Cresswell
1949 – 2015
Birth Place: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Parents
Allan Barry Cresswell
1917 – 1975
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Mary (Mavis) Anderson
1926 – 2004
Carterton, Carterton District, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Leonard (Taylor) CRESSWELL
1880 – 1946
Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Flora (Isabel "Totty") Free
1879 – 1943
Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Alfred (John Edward `Jack`) Anderson
1906 – 1973
Foxton, Manawatu, New Zealand
Mabel (Rosalia) Greathead
1906 – 1998
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Robert CRESSWELL
1840 – 1916
Elizabeth PATTRICK
1840 – 1912
Robert FREE
1844 – 1890
Flora THOMPSON
1846 – 1934
Walter Andersen
1881 – 1930
Hermina MINOLA
1884 – 1975
George Greathead
1878 – 1937
Franciszka (Shutkowski)
1881 – 1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas CRESSWELL
1814 – 1890
Jemima Taylor
1821 – 1862
Joseph PATTRICK
1814 – 1880
Alice Laughton
1820 – 1894
Hamilton Thompson
1804 – 1881
Mary Moorhead
1811 – 1886
John Andersen\Eriksen
1851 – 1897
Margaret Jones
1851 – 1937
Andrea Minola
1855 – 1885
Mary Bond
1861 – 1914
John Greathead
1850 – 1904
Mary Bright
1852 – 1935
Piotr (Shutkowski)
1851 – 1918
Rozalia Lipinska
1849 – 1938

Colleen Cresswell's Descendants

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Colleen (Marie) Cresswell (4 September 1949 – 5 Jul 2015) m. Christopher (Kahara John) Woollett (18 November 1946 – 21 April 1999) m. Clifford Searle
  1. 1. Todd (Christopher) Woollett (23 Aug 1966 – ) m. Michelle Miller (abt 1970 – )
    1. 1. Samantha Woollett (1995 – )
    2. 2. Timothy Woollett (1998 – )
  2. 2. Janelle (Gwendoline) Searle (21 Sep 1974 – )
  3. 3. Jessica (Rose) Searle (25 Sep 1974 – )
    1. 1. Kasey Searle (23 May 1997 – )
  4. 4. Preston Searle m. Preston Searle

Colleen Cresswell's Timeline

5 Records

1947
4 Sep 1947
Birth of Colleen Marie Cresswell in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1949
4 September 1949
Birth of Colleen Marie Cresswell in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1975
1975
Age 26
Colleen Marie Cresswell resided here in Masterton, New Zealand
Masterton, New Zealand
1976
1976
Age 27
Colleen Marie Cresswell was married in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
2015
5 Jul 2015
Age 66
Death of Colleen Marie Cresswell in Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1949
    Event Place: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1976
    Event Place: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1975
    Event Place: Masterton, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2015
    Event Place: Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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