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John CRESSWELL 1852–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1852

Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 12 APR 1929

Death Location: Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Edward CRESSWELL

Mother: Ann EYLES

Spouse(s): Mary HOLDAWAY

Children(s): Eunice CRESSWELL, Lionel CRESSWELL, Eveline CRESSWELL, Lucy CRESSWELL, Renee CRESSWELL, Harold CRESSWELL, Elsie CRESSWELL, Winifred CRESSWELL, John CRESSWELL

In 1852, John CRESSWELL entered the world in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand, born to Edward Cresswell And Ann Eyles. John CRESSWELL married Mary Eleanor Holdaway, and had children including Elsie Dora Cresswell, Eunice Letty Cresswell, Eveline Annie Cresswell, Harold Bertram Cresswell, John Cresswell, Lionel Frederick Cresswell, Lucy Ella Bishop Cresswell, Renee Ethel Cresswell, Winifred Aimee Cresswell. John CRESSWELL passed away in 1929 in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Reliability Score

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Reliability Score:
B
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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • In 1852, John CRESSWELL entered the world in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand, born to Edward Cresswell And Ann Eyles.
  • John CRESSWELL married Mary Eleanor Holdaway, and had children including Elsie Dora Cresswell, Eunice Letty Cresswell, Eveline Annie Cresswell, Harold Bertram Cresswell, John Cresswell, Lionel Frederick Cresswell, Lucy Ella Bishop Cresswell, Renee Ethel Cresswell, Winifred Aimee Cresswell.
  • John CRESSWELL passed away in 1929 in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward CRESSWELL
1826–1907
Birth Location: Medstead, Hampshire, England
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Ann EYLES
1828–1907
Birth Location: Lasham, Hampshire, England
AE

Spouses(s)

Mary HOLDAWAY
1855–1924
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
MH

Children(s)

Eunice CRESSWELL
1881–1968
Birth Location: Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand
EC
Lionel CRESSWELL
1875–1938
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Eveline CRESSWELL
1877–1964
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
EC
Lucy CRESSWELL
1879–1927
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
LC
Renee CRESSWELL
1884–1956
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
RC
Harold CRESSWELL
1887–1954
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
HC
Elsie CRESSWELL
1894–1984
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
EC
Winifred CRESSWELL
1898–1967
Birth Location: New Zealand
WC
John CRESSWELL
1892–1892
Birth Location: New Zealand
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John CRESSWELL's Ancestors

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John CRESSWELL
1852–1929
Birth Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
Edward CRESSWELL
1826–1907
Medstead, Hampshire, England
Ann EYLES
1828–1907
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William CRESSWELL
1785–1849
Hampshire, England
Jane JACKSON
1794–1837
Medstead, Hampshire, England
Daniel EYLES
1790–1870
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Jane PRIMMER
1797–1842
East Meon, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert CRESSWELL
1751–1830
Ann HOOD
1754–1818
Charles EYLES
1757–1822
Hannah PHILLIPS
1764–1849
Benjamin PRIMMER
1768–1833
Martha NEWLAND
1776–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John CRESSWELL's Descendants

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John CRESSWELL (18 JUL 1852–12 APR 1929) m. Mary (Eleanor) HOLDAWAY (26 APR 1855–20 JUL 1924)
  1. 1. Eunice (Letty) CRESSWELL 1881–1968 m. Peter GODINAGH 1877–1942
    1. 1. Wallace (Vincent) GODINAGH 1911–1988 m. Patricia (Maureen) RHODES 1912–1999
    2. 2. Juanita (Mary) GODINAGH 1906–1998 m. Thomas HARRISON 1893–1954 m. David (Henry) BURNETT 1905–
  2. 2. Lionel (Frederick) CRESSWELL 1875–1938 m. Ada (Annie) HORN 1876–1944
    1. 1. Lionel (Keith) CRESSWELL 1904–1988 m. Marjorie (Marion (Molly)) NEILL 1902–1991
    2. 2. Marjorie (Ethel) CRESSWELL 1906–2002 m. George (Donald) WARRING 1902–1979
    3. 3. Gwenda (Mary) CRESSWELL 1910–1923
  3. 3. Eveline (Annie) CRESSWELL 1877–1964 m. William (Reuben) RICHARDSON 1874–1937
    1. 1. Dorothy (Joyce Ruby) RICHARDSON 1908–1972 m. Douglas (James) DALGLISH 1904–1966
      1. 1. Shona DALGLISH 1937–2017 m. Thomas (David Malcolm) BROWN 1936–2024
    2. 2. William (Nelson) RICHARDSON 1909–1973 m. Annie (Graeme Mary) ROBBIE 1907–1984
    3. 3. Jack (Cresswell) RICHARDSON 1911–1955 m. Elizabeth (Marie-Jose) SHONE 1914–1994
    4. 4. Harold (Maitland) RICHARDSON 1913–1966 m. Lucy (Eleanor) BRYANT 1912–1996
    5. 5. Madge (Louisa) RICHARDSON 1918– m. Frederick (John) BURROWS 1915–2007
  4. 4. Lucy (Ella Bishop) CRESSWELL 1879–1927 m. Matthew (Martin) GODINAGH 1875–1942
    1. 1. Gilbert (John) GODINAGH 1907–1971 m. Esther (Winifred) WAINWRIGHT 1910–2008
    2. 2. Kenneth GODINAGH 1910–1983 m. Nyrie (Olive) EDWARDS 1917–2008
    3. 3. Mary (Winnifred) GODINAGH 1914–2005 m. Donald SMITH 1898–1993
    4. 4. Reenee (Cresswell) GODINAGH 1918–2010 m. David (Robert) WEBSTER 1913–
  5. 5. Renee (Ethel) CRESSWELL 1884–1956 m. Albert (Edward) SILCOCK 1884–1965
  6. 6. Harold (Bertram) CRESSWELL 1887–1954 m. Maria (Elizabeth) SCADDEN 1886–1952
    1. 1. Nina (Earl) SCADDEN 1909–1944
    2. 2. Doris (Shirley) CRESSWELL 1912–1990 m. Charles (George) PRITCHARD 1896–1981
      1. 1. Harold (Charles) PRITCHARD 1932–2006
      2. 2. Josephine (Marion) PRITCHARD 1937–2015 m. John (Edward) WILKINSON 1936–2020
    3. 3. Ailsa (Coral) CRESSWELL 1913–1986 m. Alfred ((Alf) Ernest Burton) GUPTILL 1908–
      1. 1. Janice (Dawn) GUPTILL 1937–2022
    4. 4. John (William Howard) CRESSWELL 1915–1980 m. Joyce (Evelyn) MASON 1918–2005
    5. 5. Clive (Raymond) CRESSWELL 1917–1980 m. Frances (May) MOTTRAM 1916–
      1. 1. Spencer (John) CRESSWELL 1943–1998
    6. 6. Beryl CRESSWELL 1920–1990 m. William (Andrew) JOHNSTON 1919–1974
  7. 7. Elsie (Dora) CRESSWELL 1894–1984 m. Robert ROBINSON 1894–1964
    1. 1. Robert (Murray) ROBINSON 1923– m. Gladys (Frances) ROBSON 1928–2006
  8. 8. Winifred (Aimee) CRESSWELL 1898–1967 m. Melville ROBINSON 1896–1985
    1. 1. Betty (Lois) ROBINSON 1923–2013 m. Reginald (Alexander) KYLE 1920–1999
      1. 1. Tony KYLE 1951–1951
    2. 2. Gerald ROBINSON 1928–1928
    3. 3. Lester (John) ROBINSON 1920– m. Marion (Jean) MCDOWELL 1922–1993
  9. 9. John CRESSWELL 1892–1892

John CRESSWELL's Timeline

2 Records

1852
18 JUL 1852
Birth of John CRESSWELL in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
1929
12 APR 1929
Age 77
Death of John CRESSWELL in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand
Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1852
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1929
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand
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