The table below shows the people that make up the group.
No | Last Name | First Names | Maiden Name | Relationship | Occupation | Born | Died | School Year |
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1 | Crabbe | James Newberry (Captain) | Husband | Miner , Farmer | 24 Oct 1850 | 6 Feb 1930 | ||
2 | Crabbe | Isabella McFarlane | Begg | Wife | 24 Aug 1860 | 27 Dec 1932 | ||
3 | Crabbe | James (Jim) | Child | 14 May 1878 | 12 Oct 1917 (WW1) | |||
4 | Crabbe | George | Child | 28 Nov 1879 | 9 Jan 1962 | |||
5 | Crabbe | Jane Isabella | Child | 6 Mar 1882 | 13 Jul 1976 | |||
6 | Crabbe | William McLennan (Bill) | Child | Coal Miner | 29 Mar 1884 | 5 Apr 1952 | ||
7 | Crabbe | Mary McPherson McKay | Child | 27 Apr 1886 | 25 Apr 1956 | |||
8 | Crabbe | Flora Elizabeth | Child | 25 Jun 1888 | 6 Mar 1943 | |||
9 | Crabbe | Rosina (Bud) | Child | 2 Jun 1890 | 5 Feb 1957 | |||
10 | Crabbe | Thomas Alfred (Tom) | Child | 12 Jul 1892 | 21 Jun 1983 | |||
11 | Crabbe | John Begg (Jack) | Child | 27 Aug 1895 | 21 May 1974 | |||
12 | Crabbe | Jessie Martha | Child | 1 Dec 1897 | 16 Dec 1982 | |||
13 | Crabbe | Angus McKay | Child | 10 Mar 1900 | 23 Feb 1950 |
The table below shows any historical notes about the party group.
Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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655 | 1850 | Birth of James Newberry Crabbe |
James was born on 24 Oct 1850 in Dorchester, England |
656 | 1860 | Birth of Isabella |
Isabella McGarland Begg was born on 24 August 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanark County (Larnarkshire) Scotland, to James Begg and Isabella Millar. This was an area of Scotland known for coal and iron ore mines. James Begg may well have been a miner. |
657 | 1873 | James's arrival in New Zealand |
James Crabbe had served in the British Army for a time. He arrived in Auckland on board the S. S. Countess of Kintore. He went to the Thames gold fields, then to Cromwell, Bendigo and the Nevis mining areas. |
658 | 1875 | James settles in Bannockburn |
James settles in Bannockburn |
659 | c1877 | James joined the Cromwell, then Bannockburn rifle volunteers |
James joined the Cromwell, then Bannockburn rifle volunteers |
660 | 1877 | Marriage of James and Isabella |
On 26 Dec 1877 Mr James Newberry Crabbe, aged 27 years, married Isabella McFarlane Begg, aged 17 years. The wedding took place in the dwelling house of James Begg of Cromwell (Isabella's father). The officiating minister was the Rev. Benjamin Drake. The witnesses were James Pryde and Samual Graham, both of Bannockburn. |
661 | 1877 | It is understood that Isabella was illiterate. |
It is understood that Isabella was illiterate. |
662 | various | Various notes on the Crabbe children. |
William McLennan (Bill) was a coal miner. He purchased Quartzville from J Jones for 70 pounds. Jane Isabella married Jim Leslie on 2 Jan 1913. Mary McPherson Mckay married Charles David Jocelyn on 21 Aug 1907. She was Alex Jocelyn's mother. Rosina (Bud) married Robert Fitzgerald on 23 Mar 1918. Jessie Martha married John Hodson on 23 Oct 1925 Flora Elizabeth married Malcolm Kleeber on 23 Mar 1910 |
663 | 1930 | Death of James Crabbe |
James Crabbe died on 6 Feb 1930 at the age of 80 years. He is buried in the Cromwell cemetery. |
664 | 1932 | Death of Isabella Crabbe |
Isabella Crabbe died on 27 Dec 1932 at the age of 72 years. She is buried with her husband in the Cromwell cemetery. |
665 | 1930 | Angus Crabbe took over the Crabbe farm on the death of his father James in 1930. |
Angus Crabbe took over the Crabbe farm on the death of his father James in 1930. Angus was a gold miner, farmer and a grader driver. He continued mining in the Smith's Creek, Povery Gully area, using the old Kelly & Party water race. This was the last sluicing claim in Bannockburn, worked until the late 1940's. |
666 | 1950 | Death of Angus Crabbe |
Angus Crabbe died on 22 February 1950. He is buried in the Cromwell cemetery. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the party group. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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38 | Alex Jocelyn | 1894 | Bannockburn School - First Class Certificate - Mary Crabbe. | View Image |
40 | Alex Jocelyn | 1894 | Bannockburn School - Attendance Certificate - Mary Crabbe. | View Image |
337 | Mrs V Paterson, Bannockburn | c1899 | Bannockburn Volunteers, 4th NZ Contingent - Boer War. | View Image |
461 | Early Pioneers in the Cromwell Area 1863-1880 | 1999 | James Crabbe | View Image |
686 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1872 | The Crabbe brothers. | View Image |
699 | Mr M Crabbe - Cromwell | c1927 | James and Isabella Crabbe | View Image |
700 | Mr M Crabbe - Cromwell | c1894 | Family of James Newberry Crabbe. | View Image |
846 | Paul Crump - Bannnockburn | c1894 | Family of James Newberry Crabbe. | View Image |
857 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1899 | Soldiers. | View Image |
859 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1898 ? | Mr & Mrs John Docton Parsons (1) - Banockburn Hotel (1898-1902) | View Image |
1993 | Mrs D McKenzie - Alexandra | 21 Aug 1914 | Thomas Alfred Crabbe. WWI NZ Expeditionary Force, Attestation Form. | View Image |
1994 | Mrs D McKenzie - Alexandra | 25 Aug 1915 | James Crabbe. WWI NZ Expeditionary Force, Attestation Form. | View Image |