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George Frederick Straw 1838–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1838

Birth Location: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1921

Death Location: Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Nicholas Straw

Mother: Mary Adams

Spouse(s): Mary Crimp

Children(s): William Straw, Mary Straw, Sarah Straw, Emma Straw, Bessie Straw, Susanna Straw, Nicholas Straw, Frederick Straw

In 1838, George Frederick Straw entered the world in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England, born to Nicholas Straw And Mary Hingston Adams. In 1841, George Frederick Straw resided in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. In 1851, George Frederick Straw resided in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. George Frederick Straw married Mary Jane Crimp, and had children including Bessie Hinston Straw, Emma Crimp Straw, Frederick George Straw, Mary Elizabeth Straw, Nicholas Henry Straw, Sarah Adams Straw, Susanna Caroline Straw, William John Straw. George Frederick Straw passed away in 1921 in Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1838, George Frederick Straw entered the world in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England, born to Nicholas Straw And Mary Hingston Adams.
  • In 1841, George Frederick Straw resided in Kingsbridge, Devon, England.
  • In 1851, George Frederick Straw resided in Kingsbridge, Devon, England.
  • George Frederick Straw married Mary Jane Crimp, and had children including Bessie Hinston Straw, Emma Crimp Straw, Frederick George Straw, Mary Elizabeth Straw, Nicholas Henry Straw, Sarah Adams Straw, Susanna Caroline Straw, William John Straw.
  • George Frederick Straw passed away in 1921 in Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Straw
1802–1874
Birth Location: Charleston, Devon, England
NS
Mary Adams
1810–1879
Birth Location: Kingsbridge, Devon, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Mary Crimp
1831–1904
Birth Location: Sherford, Devonshire, England
MC

Children(s)

William Straw
1861–1945
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
WS
Mary Straw
1859–1943
Birth Location: Sherford, Devonshire, England
MS
Sarah Straw
1863–1923
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
SS
Emma Straw
1869–1947
Birth Location: New Zealand
ES
Bessie Straw
1867–1957
Birth Location: New Zealand
BS
Susanna Straw
1865–1926
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
SS
Nicholas Straw
1871–1923
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
NS
Frederick Straw
1873–
Birth Location: New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
FS

George Straw's Ancestors

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George Straw
1838–1921
Birth Place: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Straw
1802–1874
Charleston, Devon, England
Mary (Hingston) Adams
1810–1879
Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Straw
1765–1854
Charleton, Devonshire, England
Elizabeth Crimp
1765–1852
Charleton, Devonshire, England
Robert Adams
1787–1854
Allington, Devon, England
Sarah Steer
1789–1851
Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Straw
1713–
Agnes Pedrick
1718–
Roger Crimp
1736–1804
Susannah Drew
1741–1815
Thomas Steer
1754–1837
Sarah Woodley
1750–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Straw
1690–1743
Ann King
1690–1752
Roger Crimp
1706–1780
Margaret Lakeman
1708–1773
Thomas Steer
–1782
Mary Luckham
–1794

George Straw's Descendants

1.
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George (Frederick) Straw (27 Mar 1838–14 Oct 1921) m. Mary (Jane) Crimp (ABT 1831–9 Mar 1904)
  1. 1. William (John) Straw 1861–1945 m. Janet Banks 1860–1930
    1. 1. George (Frederick) Straw 1893–1967 m. Ethel (May) Evans 1893–1965
      1. 1. William (Harold (Bill)) Straw 1917–1991 m. Nancy (Lola) Humphreys 1921–1997
        1. 1. Linda (Fay) Straw 1946–1985
      2. 2. Frederick (David Robert) Straw 1916–1965 m. Irene (May (Rene)) Prebble 1916–2010
        1. 1. Anthony (David) Straw 1941–2023
      3. 3. John (Campbell (Jack)) Straw 1922–1990 m. Lillian (May) Millar 1928–2019
    2. 2. Edna (Lyall) Straw 1897–1900
    3. 3. Evelyn (Maud) Straw 1891–1971 m. Reginald (Protheroe) Jarden 1894–1957
      1. 1. Maurice Jarden –1982
    4. 4. Ivy (Gladys) Straw 1895–1992 m. John (Campbell) Collins 1888–1958
      1. 1. Clifford (William) Collins 1916–2009 m. Violet Taylor –1994
      2. 2. Douglas (Banks) Collins 1919–1980
      3. 3. Lois (Ivy) Collins 1923–2011 m. Melville Copp –1985
      4. 4. Edna (Gladys) Collins 1926–
    5. 5. Edith (Emma) Straw 1888–1890
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Straw 1859–1943 m. Arthur Lyes 1856–1933
    1. 1. George (Frederick) Lyes 1881–1938 m. Louisa (Mary) Brittenden 1887–1945
      1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Lyes 1910–1984
      2. 2. Joyce (Muriel) Lyes 1912–
      3. 3. Charles (Alfred) Lyes 1917–1944
    2. 2. Maria (Mary) Lyes 1883–1929 m. Leonard (Ernest) Brown 1880–1931
      1. 1. Arthur (William) Brown 1907–1987 m. Audrey (Mary) Chalmers 1908–
      2. 2. Lynda (Mary) Brown 1908–1932
      3. 3. Ernest (John) Brown 1912–1995 m. Esther (Rhoda) Scarfe 1913–1988
      4. 4. Herbert (George) Brown 1914–1978 m. Rose (Alma) Roberts –1994
      5. 5. Wilfred (Leonard) Brown 1920–1972 m. Iris Thomas 1922–
      6. 6. Robert (Lester) Brown 1925– m. Evelyn (Betty) Widdowson 1927–1992
    3. 3. William (John) Lyes 1886–1947 m. Elsie (Irene) Mugford 1890–1918
    4. 4. Louisa (Bessie) Lyes 1889–1960 m. William (Charles) Hobbs 1889–1975
      1. 1. Doris Hobbs 1918–
      2. 2. Ronald Hobbs –1975
      3. 3. Leslie Hobbs –1987
    5. 5. Eva (May) Lyes 1895–1974 m. Frank (Loveridge) Birdling 1895–1980
      1. 1. Mavis (Irene) Birdling 1918–1991 m. James (Richard) Beal 1916–1942
        1. 1. Murray (Beal) Brown 1950–2015
      2. 2. Lorna (Mary) Birdling 1923–1982 m. Raymond (Will) Chapman 1917–
      3. 3. Leicester (Frank) Birdling 1929–2014
    6. 6. Herbert (Arthur) Lyes 1898–1964 m. Doris (Eileen Agnes) Seales 1900–1964
      1. 1. Eileen (Norma) Lyes 1923–2005 m. Colin (Frederick) Looser 1919–1962
        1. 1. Alan (John) Looser 1948–1995
      2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Lyes 1924–
      3. 3. Frederick (William) Lyes 1926–2002
  3. 3. Sarah (Adams) Straw 1863–1923 m. Walter (George) Syder 1853–1946
    1. 1. Arthur (David) Syder 1884–1930 m. Florence (Eva Jane) Budden 1887–1957
      1. 1. Florence (Elizabeth Myrtle) Syder 1920–
      2. 2. Walter (Benjamin) Syder 1914–1986 m. Ngaire (Emily) Scott 1911–1986
        1. 1. Syder 1941–1941
        2. 2. John Syder 1943–1943
      3. 3. David (Allan) Syder 1917–1994 m. Sylvia (Eileen Marie) Boyd 1922–
    2. 2. May (Mary) Syder 1887–1983 m. Stuart (Arthur) Ransby 1880–1969
      1. 1. Arthur (Stuart) Ransby 1909–1991
      2. 2. Frederick (Walter) Ransby 1911–
      3. 3. Ruby (Sarah) Ransby 1913–1941
      4. 4. Lester (Harry) Ransby 1915–1942
        1. 1. Basil Ransby 1941–1993
      5. 5. Jack Ransby 1924–
    3. 3. George (Rowland) Syder 1889–1977 m. Sarah Hayfield 1887–1971
      1. 1. Gladwys (Emily) Syder 1912–
      2. 2. Ellen (Sarah) Syder 1914–2013 m. James (Carter) Leckie 1915–1941
      3. 3. Sadie (Myrtle) Syder 1916– m. Ernest Arnold 1913–1959
    4. 4. Frederick (Walter) Syder 1891–1989 m. Rebecca (Collins) McLean 1892–1961 m. Hazel (Jessie) Colpus 1911–1978
      1. 1. Leslie (Frederick Collins) Syder 1916–2008
      2. 2. Walter (Trevor) Syder 1918–1989
      3. 3. Neta (Florence) Syder 1920–2013 m. Eric Sargison 1919–
      4. 4. Eric (Graham) Syder 1927–2019
    5. 5. Harry (Crimp) Syder 1896–1918 m. Beatrice (Minnie) Banks 1887–1967
      1. 1. Olive (Mavis) Syder 1917–2011 m. Rowland (Campbell) Roythorne 1914–
    6. 6. Myrtle (Alice) Syder 1902–1987 m. Cecil Wadsworth –1994
      1. 1. Nettie Wadsworth 1925–
        1. 1. Rodger (Clifford) Airey 1948–1990
        2. 2. Douglas (Richard) Airey 1947–1947
    7. 7. Olive (Emma Moana) Syder 1906–1970 m. Francis (John) Andrews –1972
  4. 4. Emma (Crimp) Straw 1869–1947 m. Alfred (Henry) Rickard 1871–1938
  5. 5. Bessie (Hinston) Straw 1867–1957 m. Thomas (George) Voyce 1866–1913
    1. 1. Harry (Eugene) Voyce 1891–1915
    2. 2. Vera (Edith) Voyce 1894–1974
      1. 1. Victor (George) Cooper 1929–2003
    3. 3. Alfred (Victor) Voyce 1897–1965 m. Ngaire (Ettie) Tovey 1899–
  6. 6. Susanna (Caroline) Straw 1865–1926 m. William White 1854–1930
    1. 1. Elsie (Mary) White 1888–1930
    2. 2. Mabel (Eveline) White 1890–1977 m. Horace (Norman) Tinckam 1888–1958
      1. 1. Arthur (Raymond) Tinckam 1915–1973
      2. 2. Mervyn (Norman) Tinckam 1917– m. Doreen (Honoria) Scott 1915–1969
      3. 3. Gordon (Percival) Tinckam 1918–1993
      4. 4. Douglas (Wilfred) Tinckam 1924– m. Barbara (Marian) Burton 1924–
    3. 3. Percy (William) White 1892–1972 m. Myrtle (May) Butcher 1896–1970
      1. 1. Gwendoline (Margaret) White 1922–1982 m. Ross (Chesney) McWhirter 1919–1991
      2. 2. Neville (William) White 1924–1998 m. Kathleen (Maisie) Pomeroy 1925–2017
      3. 3. Malcolm (Cecil) White 1926–
      4. 4. Lawrence (Austin) White 1929–1929
      5. 5. Victor (Lawrence) White 1933–2018 m. Gwenyth Garrity 1926–1984
  7. 7. Nicholas (Henry) Straw 1871–1923 m. Rachel (Lappidge) Smith 1874–1942
    1. 1. Laura (Malvina) Straw 1895–
    2. 2. Sarah (Millicent) Straw 1900–1943
    3. 3. Eileen (Rachel Breen) Straw 1912–1923
  8. 8. Frederick (George) Straw 1873– m. Sarah Miller 1868–1923

George Straw's Timeline

8 Records

1838
27 Mar 1838
Birth of George Frederick Straw in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 3
George Frederick Straw resided here in Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Kingsbridge, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 13
George Frederick Straw resided here in Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Kingsbridge, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 23
George Frederick Straw resided here in Charles, Devon, England
Charles, Devon, England
1873
1873-1874
Age 35
George Frederick Straw resided here in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1890
1890
Age 52
George Frederick Straw resided here in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1921
12 Oct 1921
Age 83
Death of George Frederick Straw in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1921
14 Oct 1921
Age 83
Burial of George Frederick Straw in Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1438; Folio: 36; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542812.
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1876; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 221024.
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 247; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Kingsbridge; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 14; Page: 22; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241321.
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 247; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Kingsbridge; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 14; Page: 22; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241321.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1876; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 221024.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Charles, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1438; Folio: 36; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542812.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1873-1874
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Canterbury, New Zealand, Provincial Rolls, 1868-1874, Electoral Year: 1873-1874

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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