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Melvyn John CREIGHTON

Male 1915 - 1970  (54 years)    Has 26 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Melvyn John CREIGHTON 
    Birth 03 Nov 1915  Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1957  [5
    Car dealer, Palmerston North 
    Death 13 Jun 1970  Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6
    Cremation 16 Jun 1970  Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 17 Jun 1970  Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1511  NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2017 

    Father John CREIGHTON,   b. 29 Aug 1888, Naseby, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1965, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Emily Jane TOWNSEND,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Halcombe, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1974, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1913  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8
    Family ID F758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Curling WHITMILL [Curling],   b. 06 Feb 1914, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Mar 1998, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jul 1941  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 9
    Children 
    +1. Robyn Curling CREIGHTON,   b. 29 Dec 1942, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 2016, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Living
    Family ID F761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 03 Nov 1915 - Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jul 1941 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jun 1970 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 16 Jun 1970 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Jun 1970 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - Melvyn John CREIGHTON
    Headstone - Melvyn John CREIGHTON
    In loving memory of Melvyn John Creighton. Dearly loved husband of Curling and loved father of Robyn and Lynn. Died 13th June 1970 aged 34.
    Plot: Area in Cemetery M, Cemetery Block 016, Plot Location 149

  • Sources 
    1. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    2. [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none.

    3. [S912] NZ Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    5. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S913] NZ Death Index, 1848-1966, (Ancestry.com).

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

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

    9. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).