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Thomas Alan RUSHBROOKE

Male 1892 - 1977  (84 years)    Has 30 ancestors and 39 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Thomas Alan RUSHBROOKE 
    Birth 13 Oct 1892  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Baptism 21 Feb 1897  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration From 29 Oct 1897 to 13 Dec 1897  steamship GOTHIC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Immigration From 29 Oct 1897 to 13 Dec 1897  Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Military Service 1917  [6] 
    Private, Auckland Infantry Batln, NZEF 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    Farmer, Te Mawhai, Waikato 
    Death 09 Jun 1977  Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Cremation 13 Jun 1977  Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Probate 21 Jun 1977  Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Buried 11 Dec 2004  Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Person ID I2016  NZ Genealogy Project | RUSHBROOKE Descendant
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2020 

    Father Ernest Edwin RUSHBROOKE,   b. 10 Feb 1859, Scoulton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1940, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Ellen Sarah WRIGHT [Sarah],   b. 1857, Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Sep 1934, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1884  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Residence 1900  Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence 1905  Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence 1911  Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence 1914  Te Mawhai, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence 1919  Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Documents
    1891 Census    		1891 Census
    Marriage 1884    		Marriage 1884
    Children of Ernest E and Ellen S Rushbrooke    		Children of Ernest E and Ellen S Rushbrooke
    Sourced from Rushbrooke Family Bible on Trademe.co.nz
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Jane ALSTON,   b. 22 Sep 1895, Barbourne, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Feb 1978, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 04 Jul 1918  Worcester, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    Residence 1919  Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence From 1920 to 1946  Te Mawhai, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence From 1954 to 1963  Ngarimu Bay, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Residence From 1969 to 1972  Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Children 
    +1. Alan Alston RUSHBROOKE,   b. 03 Jul 1920, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 2005, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +2. Peter George Alston RUSHBROOKE,   b. 09 Aug 1921, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 2009, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Thomas Alston RUSHBROOKE,   b. 07 Dec 1922, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 2008, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Documents
    Marriage Entry 1918    		Marriage Entry 1918
    Family ID F1018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Oct 1892 - Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 21 Feb 1897 - Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - From 29 Oct 1897 to 13 Dec 1897 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 04 Jul 1918 - Worcester, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1920 to 1946 - Te Mawhai, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1954 to 1963 - Ngarimu Bay, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1969 to 1972 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 09 Jun 1977 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 13 Jun 1977 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 21 Jun 1977 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Dec 2004 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Baptism - Thomas Alan and Phyllis RUSHBROOKE    		Baptism - Thomas Alan and Phyllis RUSHBROOKE

    Histories
    1897 Voyage to NZ on the steamship Gothic    		1897 Voyage to NZ on the steamship Gothic
    Details of the Gothic and the 1897 voyage to New Zealand. Ernest Edwin RUSHBROOKE, his wife Ellen Sarah WRIGHT and their six children migrated to New Zealand on the steamship Gothic in 1897. Mary Alice WRIGHT and James George WRIGHT, Ellen's sister and brother, also traveled to New Zealand on the voyage.
    Places - Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England    		Places - Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
    Information about the parish and village of Great Ellingham in Norfolk. The parish was the birth place of Ellen Sarah Wright in 1857 and her sister Alice Mary Wright in 1861. Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke lived in Bury Hall, a substantial property on the outskirts of the village, from about 1881 until 1897. He married Ellen Sarah Wright in the village church, and six of their children were born in the village. They mirgrated to New Zealand in 1897.

  • Notes 

    • BIOGRAPHY

      Thomas Allen Rushbrooke, the third son of Ernest and Sarah Rushbrooke, was born in 1892 at Great Ellingham, Norfolk. He migrated to New Zealand with his parents in 1897. Thomas ran away from home when he was a young man and he worked on various farms until the outbreak of the First World War. He enlisted in the New Zealand army and was sent to Gallipoli where his brother Ernest was killed just before they were due to meet up. Thomas was sent to England where he met Gladys Jane Alston, the only daughter of a well-to-do draper in Worcester. Thomas married Gladys in Worcester on 4 July 1918.

      After the war Thomas and Gladys returned to New Zealand where Thomas farmed at Te Mawhai in the Waikato. It was a great shock for Gladys, having led a very comfortable life in Worcester, to adjust to a small farmhouse with an earth floor and no facilities. They later moved to a 600 acre sheep farm at Te Aroha where life was somewhat more comfortable. Thomas and Gladys had three sons and when Gladys' father died, her mother went to live with them in New Zealand.

      According to Electoral Rolls, Thomas and Gladys lived at Ngarimu Bay, Thames, from 1954 until 1963. They finally moved to Te Awamutu. Thomas died in 1977 and Gladys in 1978; both at Te Awamutu.

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] FreeBMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk//), none.
      Births Dec 1892. Rushbrooke, Thomas Alan. Wayland 4b 241.

    2. [S204] Copy of Entry of Birth, (General Register Office, London).
      Registration District - Wayland. 1892 Birth in the sub-district of Attleborough in the county of Norfolk. When and where born: 13 October 1892, Great Ellingham. Name: Thomas Alan. Sex: Boy. Name and surname of father: Ernest Edwin RUSHBROOKE. Name, surname and maiden name of mother: Ellen Sarah Rushbrooke, formerly WRIGHT. Occupation of father: Farmer.

    3. [S1669] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S68] Michael A Rushbrooke, Lavenham, Suffolk, Rushbrooke Family, (Michael Rushbrooke, Lavenham, Suffolk 2000).

    5. [S67] Chris J Korte, Rushbrooke Voyage to New Zealand 1897, (Chris Korte, Horsham, Australia 27 Jan 2007).

    6. [S44] Diane Wilson (Compiler), NZ WW1 Census, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. 2005).

    7. [S1] New Zealand Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, NZ Birth Certificate.
      See Certificate for Alan Alston Rushbrooke.

    8. [S13] Michael A Rushbrooke, Rushbrooke's of New Zealand.

    9. [S70] Hamilton City Council Online Cemetery Database, (Hamilton City Council, New Zealand).

    10. [S70] Hamilton City Council Online Cemetery Database, (Hamilton City Council, New Zealand).
      Type Cremation; Name Thomas Alan Rushbrooke; Age 85 Years; Gender Male; Last Address 19 Elizabeth Ave Te Awamutu; Date of death 09-June-1977; Date of cremation Monday 13-June-1977; Date of ashes disposal 23-June-1977; Ashes disposal method Returned To FD; Cemetery Hamilton Park; Funeral Director Te Awamutu Funeral Services

    11. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Probate record

    12. [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008).

    13. [S641] Waipa District Council Cemetery Search, (Waipa District Council, http://rid.waipadc.govt.nz/cemetery/).

    14. [S92] FreeBMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk//), none.
      Marriages Sep 1884. Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke and Ellen Sarah Wright. Wayland, 4b, 445.

    15. [S213] Copy of Entry of Marriage, (General Register Office, England).
      1884 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Great Ellingham in the County of Norfolk. No 163. When Marrried: September 30 1884. Name and surname: Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke, Ellen Sarah Wright. Age: 26 and 26. Condition: Bachelor and Spinster. Rank or Profession: Farmer. Residence at time of marriage: Great Ellingham and Great Ellingham. Father's name and surname: Alban Rushbrooke (Farmer) and George Samuel Wright (Farmer). Witness: William Arthur Roberts and Alice Mary Wright.

    16. [S332] FreeREG, (http://www.freereg.org.uk/), none.
      Marriage - County Norfolk; Place Great Ellingham; Church St James; RegisterNumber 163; MarriageDate 30 Sep 1884; GroomForename Ernest Edwin; GroomSurname RUSHBROOKE; GroomAge 26; GroomParish Great Ellingham; GroomOccupation Farmer; GroomAbode Great Ellingham; BrideForename Ellen Sarah; BrideSurname WRIGHT; BrideAge 26; BrideParish Great Ellingham; BrideAbode Great Ellingham; GroomFatherForename Alban; GroomFatherSurname RUSHBROOKE; GroomFatherOccupation Farmer; BrideFatherForename George Samuel; BrideFatherSurname WRIGHT; BrideFatherOccupation Farmer; WitnessOneForename William Arthur; WitnessOneSurname ROBERTS; WitnessTwoForename Maria; WitnessTwoSurname WRIGHT

    17. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.

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

    19. [S213] Copy of Entry of Marriage, (General Register Office, England).
      Registration District Worcester City. 1918 Marriage Solemnized at St Stephen's Church in the City of Worcester in the County of Worcester. # 62. When married: 5 Jul 1918. GROOM: Thomas Alan Rushbrooke, 25, Bachelor, Sergeant Ist Battalion Auckland Infantry, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Fatrher: Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke, Farmer. BRIDE: Gladys Jane Alston, 22, Spinster, of Park View Terrace, Borbourne. Father: George Thomas Alston, Retired Draper.

    20. [S234] David Bonny, NZ Herald Notices 1934-1970., (The Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc., Canberra, 1995.).
      Rushbrooke - Alston. 4 July 1918. St Stephens, Worchester, England. Gladys Jane Alston to Thomas Alan Rushbrooke. P.A. Private Bag, Thames Punui Road, Te Awamutu. 3.7.1968.


 

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