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Hello
Does anyone know how to look why James Crossgrove was arrested? 5 August 1931
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Just quickly it seems that the Police Gazette has his names as Cosgrove or aka Cossgrove rather than Crossgrove.
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Hello Kirsty Edwards
James Henry CROSSGROVE
Occupation : Painter Born : NZ - c. 1888
Tried at Bluff Magistrate's Court on 5/12/1930
2 charges of receiving stolen property
Sentence : 3 month's each charge
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~ Lu
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Hi again
Listed here as "COSGROVE" -- December 1930 court appearance :
From PapersPast >
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19301206.2.72
~ Lu
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Hi again
* Can you tell us where you got the > 5 August 1931 " date from ?
The NZ Police Gazette has him listed as being amongst prisoners released from gaols (all of NZ) during the week ending 6 June 1931 :
He also appeared in court (at Southland -- matrimonial/maintenance matter) - reported in newspaper on 1 September 1931 :
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19310901.2.38
~ Lu
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Thanks all
Would you happen to know why it says Mr Reid in brackets?
I'm thinking this may be my great-granddad:
James Henry Cossgrove
1891–1948
BIRTH OCT 1891 • Invercargill, New Zealand
DEATH 11 MAY 1948 • Westmere, New Zealand
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thats the issue date of the gazette
Hi again
* Can you tell us where you got the > 5 August 1931 " date from ?
The NZ Police Gazette has him listed as being amongst prisoners released from gaols (all of NZ) during the week ending 6 June 1931 :
He also appeared in court (at Southland -- matrimonial/maintenance matter) - reported in newspaper on 1 September 1931 :
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19310901.2.38
~ Lu
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Thanks all
Would you happen to know why it says Mr Reid in brackets?
Yes. (Mr Gordon J. REED ) ... it's the name of the solicitor who represented James COSSGROVE.
[ (Mr S. RITCHIE) was the lawyer representing the wife, Kate COSSGROVE. ]
~ Lu
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Thanks Lu
These are my great-grandparents - exciting! as this is the only photo we have of James. Does it say why Kate had a lawyer? Was she in trouble as well?
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Hi Kirsty
Yes it is exciting when you finally find someone who's been "hiding" from you. ;)
If you read through the article I gave the link for (1 September 1931) you'll see that Kate has made application to the Court for sole custody of the children and maintence payments for them. No, Kate is not in trouble. ;)
And I just found this > Application for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) -- 1947-1948
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en/web/arena/search#/?q=James+henry+cossgrove
[ Looks like this Divorce application went through the Auckland Supreme Court ... which may suggest that James Henry was living there around that time ?? ]
I'll check some other records for you too.
~ Lu
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Thanks Lu
He died the next year then 1948 (maybe by suicide?) - how sad :(
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Hi Kirsty
Sorry, unable to find his cause of death. :'(
But there's this >
Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland -- Cremations
COSSGROVE - James Henry - 58 years - died 11 May 1948 -- Occupation: Painter
Cremated - 12 May 1948 Ashes Scattered : 13 May1948
Last address : 38 Sunnybrae Cres. Westmere
~ Lu
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Record for former wife >
Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland -- Cremations
COSSGROVE - Kate Lancett* - Age: 68 years
Died: 2 July 1953 / Cremated 3 July / Ashes Scattered : 4 July 1953
Late of 19 Humariri Street, Point Chevalier, AK Occupation: Housewife
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* LANCETT was her Maiden surname :
Seems that Kate COSSGROVE was living at Auckland from about 1941. James Henry appears to have still been in South Island at that date.
~ Lu
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The Police Gazette records > there were several offences recorded > for James Henry COSSGROVE (surname also shown as COSGROVE) gave his birth year as about 1888 and also about 1891/92.
That type of variation in birth years, often occurred - as of course did miss-spellings of names. ;D
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You may already have his birth listing from the NZBDM site ?
If not, is shows as
1891 - COSSGROVE - James Henry (actual birthdate was 13 August 1891 )
son of Kate* and William [
*Some other COSSGRVE births - siblings ?? Mother shown as Katie - Father as William Henry ?? ]
And this snippet I came across also (because he doesn't appear to have served in NZ Army WW1 ?) :
NZ Army - WW1 Reserve Roll - 2nd Division :
COSSGROVE - James Henry -- Fisherman - Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island
~ Lu
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And things were not all "bad". :)
Here is a Certificate for your James Henry COSSGROVE >
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE88223019
~ Lu
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Thanks for all your help
Do you know where I would go to obtain his death certificate??
Hi Kirsty
Sorry, unable to find his cause of death. :'(
But there's this >
Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland -- Cremations
COSSGROVE - James Henry - 58 years - died 11 May 1948 -- Occupation: Painter
Cremated - 12 May 1948 Ashes Scattered : 13 May1948
Last address : 38 Sunnybrae Cres. Westmere
~ Lu
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oh wow thats really cool - I had no idea about this resource
And things were not all "bad". :)
Here is a Certificate for your James Henry COSSGROVE >
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE88223019
~ Lu
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sounds about right - my nana was born on Stewart island
I find it incredibly sad that the only photo we have of James is a mug shot :(
The Police Gazette records > there were several offences recorded > for James Henry COSSGROVE (surname also shown as COSGROVE) gave his birth year as about 1888 and also about 1891/92.
That type of variation in birth years, often occurred - as of course did miss-spellings of names. ;D
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You may already have his birth listing from the NZBDM site ?
If not, is shows as
1891 - COSSGROVE - James Henry (actual birthdate was 13 August 1891 )
son of Kate* and William [
*Some other COSSGRVE births - siblings ?? Mother shown as Katie - Father as William Henry ?? ]
And this snippet I came across also (because he doesn't appear to have served in NZ Army WW1 ?) :
NZ Army - WW1 Reserve Roll - 2nd Division :
COSSGROVE - James Henry -- Fisherman - Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island
~ Lu
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Thanks for all your help
Do you know where I would go to obtain his death certificate??
Death record available via this link >
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths
Note: We always recommend that you purchase the "printout" version of the death record (rather than a certificate). The "printout" includes the maximum amount of information available. ;)
~ Lu
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Thanks very much Lu!