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Samuel (Jack) John Crosby 1894 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1894

Birth Location: Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 Sep 1972

Death Location: Drury, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Henry Crosby

Mother: Elizabeth Robertson

Spouse(s): Selina Kelsen

Children(s): Thomas Crosby, Clarence Crosby, Laurence Crosby, Ella Crosby, Keith Crosby, Margaret Crosby, Hector Crosby

Samuel (Jack) John Crosby was born in 1894 in Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Henry Crosby and Elizabeth Ann Robertson. In 1938, Samuel (Jack) John Crosby resided in Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand. Samuel (Jack) John Crosby married Selina (Jinnie) Jane Kelsen, and had children including Thomas Henry Kitchener Crosby, Clarence Raymond Crosby, Laurence Victor Crosby, Ella May Crosby, Keith Gordon Crosby, Margaret Winnie Ivy Crosby, Hector Vernon Crosby. Samuel (Jack) John Crosby passed away in 1972 in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Samuel (Jack) John Crosby was born in 1894 in Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Henry Crosby and Elizabeth Ann Robertson.
  • In 1938, Samuel (Jack) John Crosby resided in Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Samuel (Jack) John Crosby married Selina (Jinnie) Jane Kelsen, and had children including Thomas Henry Kitchener Crosby, Clarence Raymond Crosby, Laurence Victor Crosby, Ella May Crosby, Keith Gordon Crosby, Margaret Winnie Ivy Crosby, Hector Vernon Crosby.
  • Samuel (Jack) John Crosby passed away in 1972 in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Crosby
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Ixworth, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Robertson
1858 – 1943
Birth Location: New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Selina Kelsen
1898 – 1980
Birth Location: Moonshine, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Thomas Crosby
1915 – 1957
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Clarence Crosby
1916 – 1977
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
CC
Laurence Crosby
1917 – 1995
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
LC
Ella Crosby
1918 – 2008
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
EC
Keith Crosby
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: Hawera, New Zealand
KC
Margaret Crosby
1921 – 2004
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Hector Crosby
1924 – 2010
Birth Location: at home, Pihama, New Zealand
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Samuel Crosby's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Crosby
1894 – 1972
Birth Place: Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Henry Crosby
1838 – 1894
Ixworth, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Robertson
1858 – 1943
New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Grandparents
Charles Crosby
1798 – 1874
Thorpe By Ixworth, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Rainer
1802 – 1848
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Crosby
1765 – 1851
Martha Clark
1758 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Crosby
1742 – 1777
Mary Gaymer
1745 – 1817
Thomas Clark
Sarah Pettit
1725 –

Samuel Crosby's Descendants

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Samuel ((Jack) John) Crosby (05 Jul 1894 – 15 Sep 1972) m. Selina ((Jinnie) Jane) Kelsen (20 Feb 1898 – 20 Jun 1980)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry Kitchener) Crosby (2 Mar 1915 – 12 Oct 1957) m. Constance (Mary) Callesen (4 Feb 1919 – 6 Mar 2008)
    1. 1. Francis (Daniel) Crosby (11 Aug 1940 – 19 Jan 1943)
  2. 2. Clarence (Raymond) Crosby (20 MAR 1916 – 14 JAN 1977)
  3. 3. Laurence (Victor) Crosby (24 APR 1917 – 27 APR 1995)
  4. 4. Ella (May) Crosby (26 MAY 1918 – 2008) m. Clifton (George) White (26 AUG 1906 – 29 APR 1993) m. Samuel White
    1. 1. Graeme (Clifton) White (12 MAY 1940 – 10 JUL 1975)
    2. 2. Donald (Rex) White (09 JUN 1941 – 04 NOV 2008)
  5. 5. Keith (Gordon) Crosby (26 OCT 1919 – 12 JUL 2005)
  6. 6. Margaret (Winnie Ivy) Crosby (1 SEP 1921 – 19 May 2004) m. Harold (William Alexander) Pollock (23 Oct 1921 – 18 September 1978)
    1. 1. David (Lloyd) Pollock (7 May 1954 – 10 May 1954)
    2. 2. William (John) Pollock
    3. 3. Myra (Fay) Pollock
  7. 7. Hector (Vernon) Crosby (5 APR 1924 – 19 DEC 2010)

Samuel Crosby's Timeline

4 Records

1894
05 Jul 1894
Birth of Samuel (Jack) John Crosby in Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
1914
1914
Age 20
Samuel (Jack) John Crosby was married in New Zealand
New Zealand
1938
1938
Age 44
Samuel (Jack) John Crosby resided here in Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
1972
15 Sep 1972
Age 78
Death of Samuel (Jack) John Crosby in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand
Drury, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1934, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1938

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1972
    Event Place: Drury, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Papakura, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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