John Joseph COSGROVE was born in napier in 1872 to Patrick COSGROVE & Margaret HUNTER

he married Rohda HOBBS in 1903

their children were:

1904 - Alice Margaret Cosgrove
- married Stephen John LYNCH

1905 - Patrick William Cosgrove
- married Rose GOLDFINCH

1907 - Rhoda Mary Cosgrove
- married Clifton Beckett KERNOT

1909 - Emily Frances Cosgrove
- married Jack BROUGHTON 1934
- married Kenneth KEALY 1972

1911 - Joseph George Cosgrove
- married Doreen Ann COXHEAD

1913 - Kathleen Cosgrove
- married Victor Hugh GAUGHAN

1919 - Mary Phoebe Cosgrove
- married Russell Ritchie RIDDELL

1920 - Teresa Cosgrove
- married Leslie Anzac WILLIAMSON