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Robert Old 1858 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1858

Birth Location: New Plymouth, NZ

Death Date: 14 Nov 1931

Death Location: New Plymouth, NZ

Father: William Old

Mother: Harriet Foreman

Spouse(s): Edith Robbins

Children(s): Edith Old, Ethel Old, Henry (Harry), George Old, Alfred Old, Herbert Old, Harriett Old, Percy Old, Phyllis Old, Clara Old, Rachel Old

Robert Old was born in 1858 in New Plymouth, NZ, the child of William Old and Harriet White Foreman. Robert Old married Edith Emma Robbins, and had children including Edith Old, Ethel Old, Henry (Harry), George Old, Alfred Old, Herbert Old, Harriett Old, Percy Old, Phyllis Old, Clara Old, Rachel Old. Robert Old passed away in 1931 in New Plymouth, NZ.

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Biography

  • Robert Old was born in 1858 in New Plymouth, NZ, the child of William Old and Harriet White Foreman.
  • Robert Old married Edith Emma Robbins, and had children including Edith Old, Ethel Old, Henry (Harry), George Old, Alfred Old, Herbert Old, Harriett Old, Percy Old, Phyllis Old, Clara Old, Rachel Old.
  • Robert Old passed away in 1931 in New Plymouth, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Old
1824 – 1894
Birth Location: St Mawgan, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Harriet Foreman
1829 – 1907
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, ENG
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Spouses(s)

Edith Robbins
1864 – 1950
Birth Location: Forest of Dean, Wales
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Children(s)

Edith Old
1883 – 1966
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 237)
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Ethel Old
1884 – 1957
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 1351)
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Henry (Harry)
1885 – 1950
Birth Location: Masterton, NZ
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George Old
1887 – 1964
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ
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Alfred Old
1889 – 1912
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 260)
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Herbert Old
1889 –
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 260)
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Harriett Old
1891 – 1975
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 239)
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Percy Old
1892 – 1925
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 2367)
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Phyllis Old
1894 – 1900
Birth Location: Stratford, NZ (RGO 274)
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Clara Old
1896 –
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 1410)
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Rachel Old
1901 – 1901
Birth Location: Inglewood, NZ (RGO 1520)
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Robert Old's Ancestors

Self
Robert Old
1858 – 1931
Birth Place: New Plymouth, NZ
Parents
William Old
1824 – 1894
St Mawgan, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Harriet (White) Foreman
1829 – 1907
Maidstone, Kent, ENG
Grandparents
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
St Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
St Columb Major, Cornwall, UK
Richard (White) Foreman
1797 – 1870
Maidstone, Kent, England
Mary Hoyle
1798 – 1837
Chillenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Owld
1749 – 1832
Martha Ivey
1752 – 1837
Robert Liddicoat
1760 –
Margaret Rawlings
1748 – 1816
Richard White
1778 – 1843
Susannah Foreman
1777 –
William HOYLE
1775 –
Frances Higgins
1774 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ould
1721 – 1804
Jennifer Leverton
1724 – 1810
Stephen IVEY
1702 –
Elizabeth Brewer
1712 –
William Liddicoat
1731 –
Jane Chapell
1726 –
William RAWLINGS
1713 – 1800
Margaret Powell
1713 – 1796
WILLIAM WHITE
1748 – 1823
Anne Evernden
1752 – 1788
Sam Foreman
1725 – 1803
Mary Faustal
1731 – 1812

Robert Old's Descendants

1.
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Robert Old (17 Sep 1858 – 14 Nov 1931) m. Edith (Emma) Robbins (1864 – 24 Feb 1950)
  1. 1. Edith Old (28 Feb 1883 – 10 Apr 1966) m. Thomas Sampson (18 Dec 1878 – 27 Sep 1951)
    1. 1. Reginald (Thomas) Sampson (22 Jan 1909 – 04 Apr 1913)
    2. 2. Edith Sampson (25 Jul 1919 – 27 Jul 1919)
  2. 2. Ethel Old (01 Apr 1884 – 1957) m. George Lamb
    1. 1. Rex Lamb m. Madge Keegan
    2. 2. Douglas Lamb m. Kitty Lee m. Doris Shippey
      1. 1. Kevin Lamb
      2. 2. Brian Lamb
      3. 3. ? Lamb
  3. 3. Henry (Harry) (02 Nov 1885 – 12 Sep 1950) m. Margaret McBreen (1884 – 26 Jan 1963)
    1. 1. James (Robert Lyster) Old (1911 – 1988) m. Doris
      1. 1. Robyn Old m. Bob Irvine
    2. 2. Phyllis (Mary) Old (1916 – 1986) m. Roy (Herbert) Sampson (29 May 1909 – 21 Jul 1979)
      1. 1. Margaret (Blanche) Sampson (23 Feb 1939 – ) m. Douglas (James) Walkin
        1. 1. Paul (Douglas) Walkin (31 Aug 1972 – 31 Aug 1984)
        2. 2. Andrew (James) Walkin (15 Jan 1974 – )
      2. 2. Claude (Harold) Sampson (26 May 1941 – ) m. Lesley (Gail) McGill
        1. 1. Ian (Phillip) Sampson (24 Jun 1967 – )
        2. 2. Vaughan (Geoffrey) Sampson (22 Mar 1973 – )
        3. 3. Melanie (Kaye) Sampson (12 Nov 1978 – )
      3. 3. Keith (Roy) Sampson (31 Mar 1943 – ) m. Joylene (Mavis Anne) Gilbert (08 Jun 1947 – )
        1. 1. Wendy (Jane) Sampson (08 Jul 1970 – ) m. Jason (James) Burns
        2. 2. Craig (John) Sampson (29 Nov 1973 – )
        3. 3. Rodney (Shane) Sampson (21 Mar 1975 – )
      4. 4. Barbara (Mary) Sampson (11 Mar 1945 – ) m. Robert Campbell (04 Apr 1940 – )
        1. 1. Sherralynne (Ann) Campbell (24 Nov 1966 – ) m. Keith Dewhurst
        2. 2. Vanessa (Kay) Campbell (26 Jun 1968 – )
        3. 3. Nicola (Julie) Campbell (21 Nov 1970 – )
  4. 4. George Old (17 Mar 1887 – 1964) m. Catherine (Cleopatra) Unknown ( – 28 Dec 1916) m. Henrietta Unknown (1882 – 30 Jun 1924) m. Clare Unknown
    1. 1. Dorothy (Catherine Clara) Old (05 Dec 1913 – ) m. Unknown
    2. 2. Lillian (Muriel) Old (1915 – ) m. Unknown
    3. 3. Harriet Old (1921 – 1921)
    4. 4. Patricia (Mary) Old (May 1924 – 12 Jul 1924)
  5. 5. Alfred Old (20 Jan 1889 – 22 Jun 1912) m. Grace Allcock (1887 – )
    1. 1. Edith (Grace) Old (12 Nov 1910 – ) m. James (Herbert) Cave (1908 – 1969)
      1. 1. Alfred (James) Cave (1931 – ) m. Beryl Burkett
        1. 1. Ian Cave m. Elanor Brandon
        2. 2. Russell (James) Cave m. Karen Unknown
        3. 3. Sharon Cave
      2. 2. Brian (Patrick) Cave (22 Apr 1934 – ) m. Colleen Grindrod
        1. 1. Wayne Cave m. Teresa Unknown
        2. 2. Julie Cave m. ? Greig
        3. 3. Leanne Cave m. Kevin Pugh
        4. 4. Peter Cave
        5. 5. Brian Cave
      3. 3. Eva (Grace) Cave (12 Dec 1936 – ) m. John (Leslie Douglas) Hale (15 Jul 1929 – 31 Jan 1986)
        1. 1. Maxwell (John) Hale (30 Aug 1956 – ) m. Jacqueline Hart-McEwan (30 Sep 1960 – )
        2. 2. Gregory (Steven) Hale (04 May 1958 – ) m. Sherie Marshal
        3. 3. Deborah (Ann) Hale (09 Feb 1960 – ) m. Murray (John) Fisher (10 Apr 1957 – )
        4. 4. Leslie (Michelle) Hale (05 Sep 1962 – ) m. Ashleigh (Harold) Kaye
      4. 4. Rex (Everett) Cave (1939 – ) m. Judy Bayless
        1. 1. Stephen Cave (1972 – )
        2. 2. Megan Cave (1974 – )
      5. 5. Marjorie (Anne) Cave (1943 – ) m. Gavin Marshall
        1. 1. Lane (Marshall) Marshall (1968 – )
        2. 2. Julie (Denise) Marshall (1972 – )
      6. 6. Sheryl (Mary) Cave (1950 – ) m. Edward Knott
        1. 1. Edward (Jack) Knott (1971 – 1974)
        2. 2. Stacey Knott (1975 – )
        3. 3. Byron Knott (1976 – )
    2. 2. Ethel (Jean Alfreda) Old (10 Mar 1913 – ) m. Unknown
  6. 6. Herbert Old (20 Jan 1889 – )
  7. 7. Harriett Old (28 Jan 1891 – 1975) m. Arthur (James) Hale (1888 – 1953)
    1. 1. Noel (Arthur) Hale (18 Dec 1915 – ) m. Keitha (Martha) Kibby (18 Aug 1913 – )
      1. 1. Annette (Jean) Hale (19 Dec 1943 – ) m. Allan (James) McIntosh
        1. 1. Wayne (Alan) McIntosh (1968 – )
        2. 2. Sharlene (Ann) McIntosh (1973 – )
        3. 3. Craig (Noel) McIntosh (1980 – )
    2. 2. Cyril (James) Hale (21 Jul 1920 – ) m. Catherine (Amy) Leitch (23 Aug 1923 – )
      1. 1. Peter Hale (12 Apr 1944 – ) m. Peggy George
        1. 1. Jason Hale (19 Sep 1969 – )
        2. 2. Sally Hale (21 Oct 1971 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (Catherine) Hale (22 Jun 1947 – ) m. Gary Masters
        1. 1. Craig (Stewart) Masters (22 Jan 1980 – )
        2. 2. Jane (Catherine) Masters (26 Feb 1982 – )
  8. 8. Percy Old (01 Jul 1892 – 06 Sep 1925) m. Jessie Kibby (1893 – 08 Sep 1916) m. Jessie Crombie
    1. 1. Alfred (James) Old (26 Jun 1916 – 1986) m. Unknown m. Phyllis (Daisy) Goile (19 Oct 1919 – )
      1. 1. Robert (William) Old (08 Jun 1944 – ) m. Katherine (Matilda) Lowther
      2. 2. Philip (John) Old (07 Sep 1951 – ) m. Kathleen (Kathy) (01 Oct 1953 – )
        1. 1. Kirsten (Heather) Old (09 Jan 1976 – ) m. Brent Landers
        2. 2. Duane (John) Old (04 Jan 1980 – )
    2. 2. Dawn Old (01 Jun 1919 – ) m. Unknown
  9. 9. Phyllis Old (27 Dec 1894 – 05 Apr 1900)
  10. 10. Clara Old (10 May 1896 – ) m. Lewis (Wilfred) Bishop (1990 – )
    1. 1. Jack Bishop
      1. 1. Lorna Bishop m. Unknown Tildon
  11. 11. Rachel Old (23 Apr 1901 – 17 Aug 1901)

Robert Old's Timeline

6 Records

1858
17 Sep 1858
Birth of Robert Old in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1858
17 Sep 1858
Birth of Robert Old in New Plymouth, NZ
New Plymouth, NZ
1931
14 Nov 1931
Age 73
Death of Robert Old in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1931
14 Nov 1931
Age 73
Death of Robert Old in New Plymouth, NZ
New Plymouth, NZ
1931
16 Nov 1931
Age 73
Burial of Robert Old in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
1931
16 Nov 1931
Age 73
Burial of Robert Old in Inglewood Cemetery, NZ
Inglewood Cemetery, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1858
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1858
    Event Place: New Plymouth, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: RGO 56
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Church of England
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: RGO 3492
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Inglewood

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1931
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1931
    Event Place: New Plymouth, NZ

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Inglewood Cemetery, NZ
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED
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