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John Gordon Best Cresswell 1912–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 7 Jun 1978

Death Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: William Cresswell

Mother: Sarah Goodall

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In 1912, John Gordon Best Cresswell entered the world in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to William Frank Cresswell And Sarah May Maria Goodall. John Gordon Best Cresswell passed away in 1978 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1912, John Gordon Best Cresswell entered the world in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to William Frank Cresswell And Sarah May Maria Goodall.
  • John Gordon Best Cresswell passed away in 1978 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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John Cresswell's Ancestors

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John Cresswell
1912–1978
Birth Place: Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
William Frank Cresswell
1864–1921
Stoke, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Sarah (May (Maria)) Goodall
1873–1958
Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand
Grandparents
William Cresswell
1835–1896
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Ann (Green) Gledhill
1836–1913
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cresswell
1814–1841
Amelia Eyles
1816–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Eyles
1790–1870
Jane Primmer
1797–1842

John Cresswell's Timeline

2 Records

1912
30 Aug 1912
Birth of John Gordon Best Cresswell in Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1978
7 Jun 1978
Age 66
Death of John Gordon Best Cresswell in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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