Charles Frederick Gedge

 

Great Granddad Gedge

 

Born 16 June 1881, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, NZ. d=Died 29 August 1952, Putaruru, NZ (70 yrs) 

 

Father = STEPHEN GEDGE

 

Married: LAURA THERESA JACOBSEN 16 June 1909, Kiritaki, NZ.

 

LAURA  b 25 August 1888, Stoney Creek, Palmerston North. d 21 November 1973, Auckland, NZ (85 yrs

 

 

 

Children

 

1.      VERBINA CHRISTINA, b 10 April 1910, Wellington, NZ. d 1911 (1 yr)

 

 


2.      ESTHER RUTH b 20 April 1912, Kiritaki, NZ. d 1 March 2002, Auckland NZ. (90 yrs)
Married: LESLIE HARRIS BROUGH 31 December 1934, Queen St Gospel Hall, Levin, NZ.
LESLIE b 2 October 1907, Kihikihi, NZ. d 17 May 1976, Rotorua, NZ (69 yrs)

 

 

My memories of Nana

 

Nana was a very kind, patient woman, who did so much for people. Going out of her way to make sure people were comfortable. I boarded with her for a few years before I got married (late 80s). It was hard to have a conversation with her because she was going deaf. You had to speak so loudly. She got to see my kids a few times before she died. 

 


3.      SERENA ALICE (Maitland)
b 14 May 1914, Albany, WA, Australia. d 11 September 2000, Lower Hutt, NZ. (86 yrs)
Married ALEXANDER MAITLAND 13 December 1941, Wellington, NZ
ALEX b 16 March 1909, Sterling, Scotland, d 26 June 1963, Lower Hutt, NZ (54 yrs)

 

 

 

My Memories of Great Aunty Serena

 

It was always a treat to visit Aunty Serena as she lived in Lower Hutt, which meant a fun road trip and visits to interesting places on the way. Her daughter, Avis was crippled and would often come to stay with us in the 70s. Dad always used to tease her in a fun way and Avis was such a good sport. 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      NELSON LEONARD
b 23 April 1915, Redmond, WA, Australia. D 24 April 1915, Redmond, WA, Australia (1 day)

 

 


5.      CASSIA KATHERINA (Summers) b 27 March 1916, Kiritaki, NZ. d 4 September 2000 (84 yrs)

Married PETER DUFF SUMMERS
PETER b 14 October 1913 Ayr, Scotland. d 27 October 1970, Foxton, NZ (57 yrs)
 Mother of author Joy Cowley

 

 

My memories of Great Aunty Cass 

 

I got to know Aunty Cass around the late 70s when for a while she lived with Nana in Ellerslie.  She was always a lovely lady, like her sister. I thought it was cool at the time when she moved in with Nana. 

 


6.      KELVIN CHARLES b 26 March 1919, Te Rehunga, NZ.
d 22 September 2014, Putaruru, NZ (95 yrs)
Married KATHLESSN FLORA SPURDLE 18 Jan 1944, Wanganui, NZ
KATHLEEN b 8 April 1913, Wanganui, NZ. d 17 July 1978, Hastings, NZ (65 yrs)
2nd marriage: Florence Beatrice Caviglioli

 

 

My Memory of Great Uncle Kelvin

 

The only time I can ever remember meeting Uncle Kelvin was in the 70s when we were at his place for dinner. It was the first time I’d ever seen Colliflower ears.  He was a former boxer.

7.      NELSON GLADSTONE
b 7 October 1920. Te Rehunga, NZ. d 22 March 2007, Hobsonville, Auckland (87 yrs)
Married JOYCE MAVIS DAHLBERG 11 October 1947, Ashburton, NZ. Div 28 Sept 1978
JOYCE b 10 October 1918, Ashburton, NZ. d 10 November 2007 (89 yrs)

 

 

 

 

8.      LLOYD ALFRED GEDGE b 1921. d 21 June 1921, Te Rehunga, NZ. (7 weeks)

 


9      CHRISTINA MARY (Hilliard/Cole/Martinsen)
b 18 June 1922, Kihikihi, NZ. d 27 April 2021. (99 yrs)  
The last of my grand parent’s generation to pass.
Married 3 times

10.      LLOYD VICTOR GEDGE
 b 3 November 1924, Te Kawa, NZ. d 25 November 2015, Alberta Canada (91 yrs)
Married AIRINI FLORENCE SPEER “RENE”, 13 November 1944, Newton, Auckland, NZ
AIRINI b 16 May 1911, Auckland, NZ, d 12 November 2003, Alberta, Canada  (92 yrs)

 

 

11      BEULAH THERESA
b 17 January 1926, Te Kawa, NZ. d 17 January 2017, Franklin, Missouri, USA (91 yrs)
Married  ANDREW THEODORE GULLETT 21 July 1943, Lyall Bay, Wellington, NZ
ANDREW b 29 Oct 1921, Robertsville, Mo, USA d 9 Feb 2000, Franklin, Mo, USA (79 yrs)