Thomas CRESSWELL

1814 - 1841  (~ 27 years)

• Name	Thomas CRESSWELL
  Christening	15 May 1814	Medstead, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CB5A8AB6401848FA8D9F6C6448EE7949F3C4
  Death	22 Nov 1841	Nelson, New Zealand
  Burial	Aglionby Point, Haulashore Island, Nelson, NZ
  Person ID	I368	Boxers
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	William CRESSWELL   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia EYLES,   b. 14 Sep 1816, East Meon, Hampshire, England d. 1 Jul 1889, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1835	Lasham, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. William CRESSWELL,   b. 31 Oct 1835, Lasham, Hampshire, England d. 1897, Lower Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 61 years)   2. Elizabeth CRESSWELL,   b. 1838, Lasham, Hampshire, England d. 28 Aug 1905, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 67 years)   3. Mary Jane CRESSWELL,   b. 1840, Hampshire, England d. 2 Aug 1847, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 7 years)   4. Charles CRESSWELL,   b. 1841, Hampshire, England d. 19 Apr 1842, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Cresswell and John Holdaway sailed from England on 27 April 1841 on the "Whitby". Their families followed on the "Mary-Ann" five months later. Thomas became sick while on the ship and died two weeks after arriving in New Zealand. His was the first burial in Nelson. Unfortunately, there was no way of letting Amelia know of her husband's death as she had sailed from England on 24 September.