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Re: Bessie Cottam Creasy and Richard Gordon Duff Little - Engagement Nelson area
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 16 April 20 03:15 BST (UK) »
The English connection:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Creasy-198


CREASY, -       COTTAM** 
GRO Reference: 1859  S Quarter in KINGSTON SURREY  Volume 02A  Page 199

**Mother's maiden name.

Births Sep 1859
CREASY    Male        Kingston
 2a   199


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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Bessie Cottam Creasy and Richard Gordon Duff Little - Engagement Nelson area
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 16 April 20 03:58 BST (UK) »
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.


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Re: Bessie Cottam Creasy and Richard Gordon Duff Little - Engagement Nelson area
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 16 April 20 04:49 BST (UK) »
Another colourful member of the Creasy family.

1889: Frank Burrard Creasy. Born Columbo, (actually Nanvoya) Ceylon, 19 March 1889. Canadian Attestation Papers, WW1.
1890: Frank Burrard Creaasy born 19 March 1890. New Mexico Selective Service Papers. WW1.
1891: Burrard Frank Creasy. Born 19 March 1891. . Bedford, National School Records. FindMyPast  and Times, The Hampshire Advertiser, and Locke's Births and  Marriages for 1891, born Carlebeck Estates, Nanvoya, Southern Province, Ceylon.This is the correct birthday and year. 
1911: In the Ramah area of McKinley County, New Mexcio,USA, prior to World War 1 with his Ist Cousins Giles Master and Robert Creasy Master,  Ramah area, McKinley, New Mexico.
1917: Living in Heaton, McKinley, New Mexico with wife and one child. Born Kandy, Ceylon, 19 Mar 1890. Selective Service, WW1.
1979: A  significant issue of the magazine because of the article on Billy the Kid by Frank Burrard Creasy (1890-1983), a senior Inspector of the O.P.P. who claimed to have met and befriended Billy the Kid in 1906 when he worked for the outlaw, then known as John Miller, on his ranch in New Mexico. Miller stated that Pat Garrett killed the wrong man in 1881, concealed the error and collected the reward asking that his secret not be told until after his death and gave Creasy his 1880 Colt.45 revolver  when Creasy joined the OPP in 1921.The Ontario Provincial Police Review, Toronto, May 1979.
1983: Frank Burrard Creasy obituary in the Toronto Star July 19 1983, page A14. 
He was a former staff inspector OPP.  He died at St. Joseph's Health Centre on July 17 1983.  Husband of the late Effie.