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Joseph William Melville Askew 1894 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1894

Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 Feb 1989

Death Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Askew

Mother: Margaret Duncan

Spouse(s): Edith Marshall

Children(s): Kevin Askew, Alwyn Askew, Imelda Askew, Michael Askew

In 1894, Joseph William Melville Askew entered the world in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand, born to Samuel Manson Askew and Margaret Euphemia Duncan. Joseph William Melville Askew married Edith May Marshall, and had children including Kevin Frederick Askew, Alwyn Melville Askew, Imelda Edith Askew, Michael Manson Askew. Joseph William Melville Askew passed away in 1989 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Joseph William Melville Askew entered the world in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand, born to Samuel Manson Askew and Margaret Euphemia Duncan.
  • Joseph William Melville Askew married Edith May Marshall, and had children including Kevin Frederick Askew, Alwyn Melville Askew, Imelda Edith Askew, Michael Manson Askew.
  • Joseph William Melville Askew passed away in 1989 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Askew
1872 – 1958
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Margaret Duncan
1875 – 1947
Birth Location: Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Edith Marshall
1893 – 1940
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Kevin Askew
1916 – 1992
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Alwyn Askew
1917 – 2004
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Imelda Askew
1921 – 1994
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Michael Askew
1933 – 2019
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
MA

Joseph Askew's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Askew
1894 – 1989
Birth Place: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
Samuel Manson Askew
1872 – 1958
Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Margaret (Euphemia) Duncan
1875 – 1947
Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Jnr) Askew
1828 – 1901
Lancashire, England
Jane (Elizabeth) Gifford
1833 – 1918
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Joseph (Dunbar William) Duncan
1844 – 1922
Riwaka, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand
Jane (James ( Jenny)) Mickell
1844 – 1928
Riwaka, Nelson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Askew's Descendants

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Joseph (William Melville) Askew (2 Feb 1894 – 14 Feb 1989) m. Edith (May) Marshall (28 Nov 1893 – 8 May 1940)
  1. 1. Kevin (Frederick) Askew (26 Feb 1916 – 9 Aug 1992)
  2. 2. Alwyn (Melville) Askew (23 Jun 1917 – 12 Jul 2004)
  3. 3. Imelda (Edith) Askew (14 Apr 1921 – 22 Feb 1994) m. Leonard (Bernard) Wright (24 Jun 1919 – 11 May 1990)
    1. 1. Lenard (Ian) Wright (13 Jun 1941 – )
    2. 2. Terence (Melville) Wright (23 Jul 1946 – )
    3. 3. Kevin (Gordon) Wright (28 May 1948 – ) m. Karen Elizabeth
      1. 1. Christopher (Nathan) Wright m. Bianca Mudge
        1. 1. Ashley Wright
      2. 2. Bryan (Mathew) Wright
    4. 4. Gary (William) Wright (22 Jul 1953 – )
    5. 5. Sheryl (Frances) Wright (08 Sep 1955 – 16 Aug 2018) m. Sam Tamanui
  4. 4. Michael (Manson) Askew (11 Apr 1933 – 23 Jul 2019)

Joseph Askew's Timeline

2 Records

1894
2 Feb 1894
Birth of Joseph William Melville Askew in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
1989
14 Feb 1989
Age 95
Death of Joseph William Melville Askew in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1989
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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