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Bessie ASTLEY

Female 1895 - 1973  (78 years)    Has 30 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Bessie ASTLEY 
    Birth 30 Apr 1895  Forbes, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Sep 1973  Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 29 Sep 1973  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I1237  NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2018 

    Father Charles ASTLEY,   b. 1857, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1908, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann SPURDLE,   b. 14 Nov 1856, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1928, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1879  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Residence 1905  Park View Bridge Hotel, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur James GEDGE,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1963, Bulls, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1916  Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 8
    Children 
    +1. Charles Arthur GEDGE [Charles Arthur GEDDIS],   b. 28 Mar 1917, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1981, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +2. Mary Astley GEDGE,   b. 01 Aug 1918, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Oct 1966, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    +3. Percy Stephen GEDGE,   b. 30 Nov 1919, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1989, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +4. Bessie Ruth GEDGE,   b. 10 Dec 1921, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1984, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. David GEDGE,   b. 24 May 1923, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1923, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     6. John GEDGE,   b. 24 May 1923, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1923, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +7. Ruth Ettie GEDGE,   b. 02 Sep 1924, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1994, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +8. Eunice Barbara GEDGE,   b. 18 Feb 1926, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Feb 1999, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +9. Alison Ella GEDGE,   b. 17 Jan 1928, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1999, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +10. Kathleen Gertrude GEDGE [Katie],   b. 10 Jun 1930, Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jan 2015, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +11. Thelma Dorothy GEDGE,   b. 12 Dec 1932, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1999, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +12. Winifred May GEDGE [Win],   b. 27 Jul 1936, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 2022, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Apr 1895 - Forbes, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 May 1916 - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Sep 1973 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 29 Sep 1973 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - Arthur J and Bessie GEDGE
    Headstone - Arthur J and Bessie GEDGE
    Ist NZEF, 10/1493 PTE A J Gedge, Wellington Regt., died 30.6.1963 aged 75 years; and his loved wife Bessie, died 26th Sept 1973.
    Plot: Plot 369 Aramoho Cemetery Public Lawn/B/6

  • Sources 
    1. [S166] Carole Bridge, Tauranga, NZ, Descendants of Arthur James GEDGE 1888-1963, (Carole Bridge, Tauranga, 30 July 2006).

    2. [S133] NSW BDM.
      Registration # 12602/1895; Surname ASTLEY; Given names BESSIE; Father's Given name CHARLES; Mother's given name MARY A; District FORBES

    3. [S563] Wanganui Cemetery Search, (Wanganui District Council, Wanganui).

    4. [S122] Florence Mary Kenah, Raglan, NZ, William Spurdle - Sarah Sibley Family Tree, (April 1942).

    5. [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992).

    6. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      NZSG CERTIFICATES COLLECTION

    7. [S98] H. Wise & Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., Dunedin, Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directory 1905, (Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd. 2007), none.

    8. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX