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Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL 1880 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1880

Birth Location: Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Nov 1946

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Robert CRESSWELL

Mother: Elizabeth PATTRICK

Spouse(s): Flora Free

Children(s): Airini Cresswell, Eileen Cresswell, Miriam Cresswell, Allan Cresswell

Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL was born in 1880 in Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert Marshall CRESSWELL and Elizabeth PATTRICK. Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL married Flora Isabel "Totty" Free, and had children including Airini 'Daphne' Cresswell, Eileen Seymour 'Tim' Cresswell, Miriam Broughton 'Tui' Cresswell, Allan Barry Cresswell. Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL passed away in 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL was born in 1880 in Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert Marshall CRESSWELL and Elizabeth PATTRICK.
  • Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL married Flora Isabel "Totty" Free, and had children including Airini 'Daphne' Cresswell, Eileen Seymour 'Tim' Cresswell, Miriam Broughton 'Tui' Cresswell, Allan Barry Cresswell.
  • Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL passed away in 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert CRESSWELL
1840 – 1916
Birth Location: Marylebone, London, England
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Elizabeth PATTRICK
1840 – 1912
Birth Location: Wisbech, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Flora Free
1879 – 1943
Birth Location: Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Airini Cresswell
1904 – 1911
Birth Location: Eltham Taranaki
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Eileen Cresswell
1908 – 1999
Birth Location: Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Miriam Cresswell
1912 – 1997
Birth Location: Eltham Taranaki
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Allan Cresswell
1917 – 1975
Birth Location: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
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Leonard CRESSWELL's Ancestors

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Leonard CRESSWELL
1880 – 1946
Birth Place: Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Marshall CRESSWELL
1840 – 1916
Marylebone, London, England
Elizabeth PATTRICK
1840 – 1912
Wisbech, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard Marshall) CRESSWELL
1814 – 1890
Plymouth, Devon, England
Jemima Taylor
1821 – 1862
Lambeth, London, England
Joseph PATTRICK
1814 – 1880
Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, England
Alice Laughton
1820 – 1894
Louth, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cresswell
1781 – 1845
Elizabeth Bidgood
1777 – 1817
John Taylor
1792 – 1837
Mary Nelson
1795 – 1860
David Pattrick
1769 – 1843
Ann Locking
1772 – 1817
Smith Laughton
1799 – 1859
Elizabeth King
1797 – 1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane Yeoland
1755 – 1795
Joseph Taylor
1765 – 1811
Dorothy Waters
1768 – 1836
Thomas Nelson
1764 –
Elizabeth Delemare
1767 –

Leonard CRESSWELL's Descendants

1.
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Leonard (Taylor) CRESSWELL (3 Jan 1880 – 16 Nov 1946) m. Flora (Isabel "Totty") Free (22 March 1879 – 23 Sep 1943)
  1. 1. Airini ('Daphne') Cresswell (08 Oct 1904 – 10 Sep 1911)
  2. 2. Eileen (Seymour 'Tim') Cresswell (03 Oct 1908 – 17 Jul 1999) m. Charles ("Alistair") Kerr (03 Jan 1914 – 19 Feb 1980)
  3. 3. Miriam (Broughton 'Tui') Cresswell (08 Dec 1912 – 07 Aug 1997)
  4. 4. Allan (Barry) Cresswell (18 Dec 1917 – 07 Dec 1975) m. Mary (Mavis) Anderson (13 Mar 1926 – 04 Jan 2004) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Aston (29 Apr 1931 – 6 Sep 2013)
    1. 1. Colleen (Marie) Cresswell (4 September 1949 – 5 Jul 2015) m. Christopher (Kahara John) Woollett (18 November 1946 – 21 April 1999) m. Clifford Searle
      1. 1. Todd (Christopher) Woollett (23 Aug 1966 – ) m. Michelle Miller (abt 1970 – )
        1. 1. Samantha Woollett (1995 – )
        2. 2. Timothy Woollett (1998 – )
      2. 2. Janelle (Gwendoline) Searle (21 Sep 1974 – )
      3. 3. Jessica (Rose) Searle (25 Sep 1974 – )
        1. 1. Kasey Searle (23 May 1997 – )
      4. 4. Preston Searle m. Preston Searle
    2. 2. Allan (Taylor John) Cresswell (3 Mar 1949 – 24 Nov 1953)
    3. 3. Stephen (Peter) Cresswell (26 Jun 1950 – ) m. Donna (Kahutaniko) Smith m. Janice (Margaret) Morris (2 Aug 1954 – ) m. Janet (Makarita) Beetham (18 Jan 1962 – ) m. Mary Martin
      1. 1. Steven (Brent) Cresswell (4 Sep 1967 – )
        1. 1. Charmaine (Heather Moewai) Cresswell (1984 – )
        2. 2. Natasha (Maree Aroha C) Cresswell (1986 – )
        3. 3. Cresswell (1988 – )
        4. 4. Cresswell (1990 – )
      2. 2. Eva (Maria) Cresswell (5 Apr 1969 – 5 Apr 1969)
      3. 3. Gina (Maria) Cresswell (9 May 1973 – )
      4. 4. Erina (Frances) Cresswell (1 Dec 1975 – )
        1. 1. Devon Cresswell (2011 – )
      5. 5. Daniel (Peter) Cresswell (4 Aug 1988 – ) m. Beazley
        1. 1. Cresswell
      6. 6. Joshua (Steven) Cresswell (17 May 1991 – )
      7. 7. Jasmine (Jenette) Cresswell (10 Jan 1995 – )
      8. 8. Gemma Panther
    4. 4. Glennis (Margaret) Cresswell (19 Dec 1951 – ) m. Kerry Dorset m. Rex McEwen
      1. 1. Paul (Frances) Dorset (29 Nov 1970 – )
      2. 2. Caroline (Joy) McEwen (3 Nov 1981 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Romona) McEwen (22 Mar 1989 – )
      4. 4. Laura (Simona) McEwen (22 Mar 1989 – )
      5. 5. Amara (Bundu) Dorset (11 Jun 1993 – )
      6. 6. Ethan (Robert) McEwen (7 Dec 1993 – )
    5. 5. Frances (Ann) Cresswell (1954 – ) m. Frederick (Ross) Archer (20 Oct 1948 – )
      1. 1. Suzi ((Suzanne) Maree) Archer (18 Jul 1980 – )
      2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Archer (23 Mar 1983 – )
      3. 3. Christine (Helen) Archer (20 May 1991 – )
    6. 6. Yvonne (Mary) Cresswell (18 Aug 1954 – 14 Mar 1958)
    7. 7. Cresswell
    8. 8. Cresswell
    9. 9. Cresswell
    10. 10. Cresswell

Leonard CRESSWELL's Timeline

3 Records

1880
3 Jan 1880
Birth of Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL in Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1946
17 Nov 1946
Age 66
Death of Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1946
16 Nov 1946
Age 66
Death of Leonard Taylor CRESSWELL in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
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