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Offline isaacjames

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Cranch family
« on: Saturday 25 October 08 22:42 BST (UK) »
Hi my name is janice Cranch. My family emigrated to New Zealand from England
I have 6 sisters. My father (*) had 2 brothers
older then him Basil & Eric Roy Cranch. Sadly my father is the surviving brother he
is now 86years old. My Dad served in the NZ Artillary unit at Monte Cassino during
the 2nd World War and Uncle Eric was on Flying Boats in the Pacific.
My Father played Rugby league for New Zealand in the 1950's as well as being a top
rated softball player. last year he was awarded the Order of New Zealand for his
contribution to Rugby League in NZ. My sisters and I have between us 12 children. Uncle Basil had 1 son (*) and he produced 5 boys & 1 girl.Sadly Uncle Eric nver married.
My Grandmother was a James from Paeoa.

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Offline genjen

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Re: Cranch family
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 October 08 22:47 BST (UK) »
Hi Janice and welcome to Rootschat.

Are you wanting to find your UK ancestors? If so, can we have some dates and places - as much as you know, so that we can make a start on helping you. Rootschat is full of friendly, helpful and knowledgeable people, so give us some clues and we'll get started.

Jen
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ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson

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Re: Cranch family
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 October 08 01:25 BST (UK) »
 Hi Isaac,

If you go to the  Homepage and scroll down to emigrants to New Zealand board you will get a lovely surprise.

There are several Cranch descendants researching the Family.

Trish
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Cummins, Miskelly(IRELAND + NZ) ,Leggett (SFK + NFK ENGLAND + NZ),Purdy ( NBL ENGLAND + NZ ), Shaw YKS, LANCs + NZ), Holdsworth(LINCS +LANCS + NZ), Moloney, Dean, Fitzpatrick, ( County Down,IRE) Newby(NBL.ENG, Costello(IRE), Ivers, Murray(IRE),Reay(NBL.ENG) Reid (BERW.SCOTLAND)

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Re: Cranch family
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 October 08 01:10 GMT (UK) »
Hi Janice,

A big welcome from me too.  As Trish said there are others on this board researching the same Cranch family.

Best of luck with your research

Newbe
Purcell, - Limerick - Ireland,Australia, Westland, NZ
Coppell  - England 1734 to now, New Zealand - 1853 to now
Buckby - England, Australia, New Zealand - 1630 to now
Smith New Zealand
Parker -England - New Zealand  - 1800 to now
Lilley,Lillie, Lilly  - England -New Zealand - 1800 to now
Dykins - Wales, England, New Zealand -  1752 to now
Reynolds, England- 1800 to now
Newdick -Norfolk and Suffolk England , Australia, New Zealand - 1700 to now
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