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David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose 1897 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1897

Birth Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Death Date: 19 Jul 1956

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Henry Rose

Mother: GRACE GILLESPIE

Spouse(s): Jessie Smith

Children(s): Derek Rose, David Rose

The story of David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose began in 1897 in Christchurch, New Zealand. David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose married Jessie Smith, and had children including Derek Cooper Rose, David Gavin Rose. David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose passed away in 1956 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose began in 1897 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose married Jessie Smith, and had children including Derek Cooper Rose, David Gavin Rose.
  • David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose passed away in 1956 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Rose
1868 – 1936
Birth Location: Wellington, NZL
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GRACE GILLESPIE
1866 – 1933
Birth Location: Wellington,New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Smith
1891 – 1989
Birth Location: West Ham Essex London
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Children(s)

Derek Rose
1922 – 2002
Birth Location: –
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David Rose
1924 – 1946
Birth Location: New Zealand
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David Rose's Ancestors

Self
David Rose
1897 – 1956
Birth Place: Christchurch, New Zealand
Parents
Henry (Harry) Rose
1868 – 1936
Wellington, NZL
GRACE GILLESPIE
1866 – 1933
Wellington,New Zealand
Grandparents
John Rose
1839 – 1922
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Ernestine Gay-Green
1840 – 1930
Bermondsey, London, England
CHARLES (HAGGARTY) GILLESPIE
1832 – 1897
Bonnygate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Helen Hunt
1842 – 1909
Wellington, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
John Rose
1806 – 1848
Sarah Tuck
1803 – 1891
Joseph GREEN
1822 – 1893
Anne Gay
1818 – 1890
Andrew Gillespie
1804 – 1846
Christian Morton
1802 – 1851
William Hunt
1801 – 1878
Hannah Craddock
1805 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rose
Sarah U
Thomas Tuck
1775 – 1869
Sarah Mory
1790 – 1859
John Gay
1796 – 1828
Cordelia BRISTOW
1794 – 1877
Janet Young
1780 –
Richard Hunt
1770 – 1851
Lucy Izzard
1773 – 1851
William Cradock
1785 – 1861
Selina Towner
1782 – 1846

David Rose's Descendants

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David (Edward Lawrence Cooper) Rose (April 1897 – 19 Jul 1956) m. Jessie Smith (Q3 1891 – 9 Jun 1989)
  1. 1. Derek (Cooper) Rose (8 May 1922 – 2002) m. Joyce (Margaret) Nicholson (12 Dec 1927 – 21 Apr 2016)
    1. 1. Michael (Lawrence William) Rose (1953 – ) m. Zita (Maria) Wespel
  2. 2. David (Gavin) Rose (abt 1924 – 27 Oct 1946)

David Rose's Timeline

2 Records

1897
April 1897
Birth of David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
1956
19 Jul 1956
Age 59
Death of David Edward Lawrence Cooper Rose in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1897
    Event Place: Christchurch, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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