William Gibb CRAWFORD (1836 – 1919)

Name

William Gibb Crawford

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1836

Birthplace

Glasgow, Scotland

Marriage(s)

05 September 1860

Date of death

14 September 1919

Place of death

Woodville

Parents

  • John Crawford

Partner(s)

  • Marion (Mary Anne) Charlotte Crawford, nee Andrews (1838-13/8/1922)

Children

  • Augustus John Crawford (1863-1944)
  • Marion Ada Crawford (1866-8/10/1952)
  • Emily Constance Jamieson (1868-1952)
  • Agnes Harriet Beagley (1868-1945)
  • Alexander Russell Crawford (1870-1947)
  • Ernest Alfred Crawford (1872-1956)
  • Annie Louise Mather (1873-1945)
  • Matthew Henry Crawford (1874-1952)
  • Cromwell Crawford (1875-22/1/1876)
  • Janet Alice Hutching (29/1/1877-9/10/1962)

Tertiary education

Andersonian Institute, Glasgow, Scotland

Biography

Worked as merchant and draper in London
Arrived in Napier on the “Winchester”, 1874
Worked at The Herald for 12 months
Master at Kaikora (Otane) and Woodville Schools
Owned general store in Woodville
Member of town board, Town Clerk and Treasurer to the Borough of Woodville

Accession number

642908

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