SEVENTH GENERATION

97. Joseph Anthony Cornell CRESSWELL was born on 23 Dec 1859 in St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, AUS. ⁽⁵⁸⁾ He was an admitted solicitor in 1864 in New Zealand. ⁽³⁰⁾ He immigrated in 1879.⁽⁵⁹⁾ He was a Law clerk in 1880.⁽⁶⁰⁾ He resided Gisborne in 1880 in Gisborne, NZ.⁽⁶¹⁾ He was a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in 1884 in New Zealand.⁽³⁰⁾ He resided Napier in 1887 in Napier, NZ.⁽³⁰⁾ He died on 20 Jul 1911 in Farndon, Clive, Hastings, NZ. ⁽³⁰⁾ He was buried on 21 Jul 1911 in Napier Cemetary, NZ. ⁽³⁰⁾ He had an estate probated on 2 Aug 1911 in NZ. ⁽⁶²⁾ He was educated Wesley College in Melbourne , VIC, AUS. ⁽³⁰⁾ ADR: went to New Zealand with mother

BIR: from Hawkes Bay Biographical index

EDU: Wesley College, Melbourne

OCC: admitted Barrister and Solictor Supreme Court NZ 1884

OCC: Solicitor for Licensed Trades Assoc, Napier

OCC: Commisssioner of the Supreme Court of Victoriaioner

OCC: Lieutenant F Battery of Artillery Volunteers

REC: Freemason mem of Lodge Scinde No 5 NZC Principal Sojourner of Victoria Arch Chapter. Member of order of Druids

RES: Napier NZ since 1887

MAR: 1880 Miss Forbes of Gisborne 5 dau 2 son

NAM: ?Joseph Anthony Cornell Cresswell

MAR: ?wife Louisa Harriet Farthing (Forbes) / originally Farthing changed to Forbes (She a widow in 1912) MAR 1881

FAM: letter from Joseph C (NZ) July 1996 says grandfather Joseph had 5 dau 3 son - Billy d inf;Jack; his father Vance

He married to Louisa Harriet FARTHING(FORBES) on 17 Aug 1881 in Gisborne, NZ.⁽³⁰⁾ mar cert: age 21 articled clerk born Australia, residence Gisborne, father Hurdman Charles Cresswell, mother Ellen Minnie Cresswell nee Quill Louisa Harriet FARTHING(FORBES) was born in 1861. ⁽⁶³⁾ NAM: originally FARTHING (maiden) changed to FORBES (first marriage)

WID: widow in 1912 still widow in 1925

ADD: Gisborne NZ Joseph Anthony Cornell CRESSWELL and Louisa Harriet FARTHING(FORBES) had the following children:

+173 i. Ruby CRESSWELL.
+174 ii. Pearl Florence CRESSWELL.
+175 iii. Olive Farndon CRESSWELL.
176 iv. William CRESSWELL was born about 1892.⁽⁶⁴⁾ DTH: died in infancy
+177 v. JAMES CRESSWELL.
178 vi. girl CRESSWELL. FAM: there were five girls
+179 vii. Victoria Minnie CRESSWELL.
+180 viii. Vance CRESSWELL.