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Frederick William Gresham (1870 - 1961)

Frederick William Gresham
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Died at about age 91 in New Zealandmap
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Biography

When Frederick William Gresham was born on 2 March 1870, in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, his father, John Joshua Gresham, was 35 and his mother, Anna Maria Short, was 26.[1]

He married Mary Morrison McGruer in 1905 in New Zealand.[2]

They had at least 1 son Frederick Keith Gresham[3]

He died 3 April 1961, in Dunedin, at the age of 91,[4] and was buried 4 April 1961, in the Northern Cemetery - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Block 34. Plot 41.[5] [6]

1893-1925 Census[7]

  • 1893 Census - Surname: GRESHAM; Forenames: Frederick William; Year: 1893; Electorate: Dunedin; Nature Of Qualification: Residential; Occupation: Clerk; Place Of Residence: Neidpath Rd Mornington; Record Number: 4998.
  • 1896 Census - Surname: GRESHAM; Forenames: Frederick William; Year: 1896; Electorate: Invercargill; Nature Of Qualification: Residential; Occupation: Dentist; Place Of Residence: North Road Avenal; Record Number: 1751.
  • 1911 Census - Surname: GRESHAM; Forenames: Frederick William; Year: 1911; Electorate: Invercargill; Occupation: Dentist; Place Of Residence: Herbert street Wellesley; Record Number: 2642.
  • 1925 Census - Surname: GRESHAM; Forenames: Frederick William; Year: 1925; Electorate: Christchurch North; Occupation: Dentist; Place Of Residence: 8 Mays Road; Record Number: 4415.

Collections Search[8]

  • 1950 - Frederick William Gresham - Bankruptcy[9]

Papers Past[10]

  • PRESS, VOLUME - 17 NOVEMBER 1938 / BANKRUPTCY PETITION An order adjudging bankrupt Albert Arthur Parkin, the elder, Francis Parkin, Albert Arthur Parkin, the younger, and Clifford Parkin, trading as C.O.D. Firewood Company, was made by Mr Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court yesterday, on the petition of Frederick William Gresham, Mr H. Hunter appeared for the petitioner, and Mr P. P. J. Amodeo for the debtors.[11]
  • PRESS, VOLUME - 1 DECEMBER 1951 / BANKRUPTCY PETITION GRANTED On the petition of John Edward Purchas, a public accountant (Mr R. Twyneham), an order was made by Mr Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court yesterday adjudging bankrupt Frederick William Gresham, a retired dentist. Purchas gave evidence that Gresham owed him £110/11/- and that he had no security for the debt. Gresham did not appear.[12]
  • PRESS - 14 DECEMBER 1951 / MEETING OF CREDITORS - RETIRED DENTIST'S BANKRUPTCY Unsecured debts amounting to £1987 0s 1d, and assets which would probably realise £130 were shown in the statement of affairs of Frederick William Gresham, a retired dentist, who was adjudged bankrupt on November 30, at a meeting of his creditors in the Official Assignee (Mr G. W. Brown) yesterday. The assets were second hand dentist's equipment valued at approximately £50 and book debts from which although they totalled more than £200, only about £80 would be recovered. In his statement Gresham said he attributed his position to his loss of £4600 in the failure of the East End Garage, and to the fact that he got to dividend because the owner had burnt or destroyed the necessary evidence to satisfy the Assignee. "A friend has offered me a good position after Christmas and I hope to pay 20s in the £ within one year." said the bankrupt's statement. The creditors decided to take no action because Gresham's debts had obviously been incurred in trying to help others.[13]

Sources

  1. New Zealand Birth Registration 1870/33551 (Gresham, Frederick William. Parents: Anna Maria & John Joshua) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  2. New Zealand Marriage Registration 1905/2564 (Bride: Mary Morrison McGruer. Groom: Frederick William Gresham) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  3. New Zealand Birth Registration 1908/25588 (Gresham, Frederick Keith. Parents: Mary Morrison & Frederick William) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  4. New Zealand Death Registration 1961/26279 (Gresham, Frederick William, 91Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
  5. Cemeteries search - Dunedin City Council https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=90506&type=Burial
  6. Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191922944/frederick-william-gresham: accessed 06 February 2023), memorial page for Frederick William Gresham (2 Mar 1870–3 Apr 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191922944, citing Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by John Groome (contributor 48610482).
  7. The Wilson Collection https://wilsoncollection.co.nz/related?surname=GRESHAM&forename=Frederick%20William
  8. Collections Search https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-GB/web/arena#/
  9. Christchurch Official Assignee Bankruptcy and Liquidation Files https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-GB/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R9270268/gresham-frederick-william?q=Frederick+William+Gresham&source=aims-archive
  10. Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/
  11. PRESS, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 22561, 17 NOVEMBER 1938, PAGE 3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19381117.2.20?end_date=31-12-1961&items_per_page=100&query=Frederick+William+Gresham&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1870
  12. PRESS, VOLUME LXXXVII, ISSUE 26593, 1 DECEMBER 1951, PAGE 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511201.2.25?end_date=31-12-1961&items_per_page=100&query=Frederick+William+Gresham&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1870
  13. PRESS, VOLUME LXXXVII, ISSUE 26604, 14 DECEMBER 1951, PAGE 8 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511214.2.92?end_date=31-12-1961&items_per_page=100&query=Frederick+William+Gresham&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1870

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