GEORGE BRACEGIRDLE (1863-1927)
was married in 1887 to:
ADA FANNY STANFORD (1870-1960)

they had 8 known children:
... 1
1888 - May Bracegirdle
- nothing known (name possibly Mary)

... 2
1890 - 1965 Walter James Bracegirdle
- Walter served in WWI as Rifleman 25/79 with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company, embarking for Egypt from Wellington 5 Feb 1916
- Walter married Olive Lily May CHRISTIAN (1903-1944) in 1929
OLIVE died 11 April 1944 aged 41
- her last address was Kaimata
WALTER died 7 November 1965 aged 76
- his last address was 126 Davis Lane
- they are buried Alpha Block Row C, West Plots 20 & 21 at Te Henui

... 3
1893 - 1899 Cedric Victor Bracegirdle
- Cedric died aged 6

... 4
1898 - 1972 Donald Bracegirdle
- no spouse found
DONALD died 21 October 1972 aged 74
- his last address was 54 Vivian Street, New Plymouth
- he is buried Block 04, Plot 89 at Awanui

... 5
1900 - 1980 Ada Caroline Bracegirdle
- Ada married Andrew William PETERSEN (1899-1991) in 1921
ADA died 5 April 1980 aged 80
- burial not found

... 6
1902 - Nina Alice Bracegirdle
- Nina married Frederick John HUGGARD (1902-1970) in 1925
- he was a Radio Dealer
FREDERICK died 1 December 1970 aged 69
- his last address was 550 Devon St East, New Plymouth
NINA died 24 August 1990 aged 88
- her last address was Tainui Rest Home, Clawton St, New Plymouth
- their ashes are at Garden of Remembrance New Plymouth

... 7
1905 - 1977 George William Bracegirdle
- George married Hannah Jane STREET (1905-1995) in 1927
- they were Dairy Farmers
GEORGE died 14 January 1977 aged 71
- his last address was 18 Wills Road, Bell Block
HANNAH died 22 January 1995 aged 89
- her last address was Taurima Rest Home, Clawton St, New Plymouth
- their ashes are at Garden of Remembrance New Plymouth

... 8
1910 -1983 Nolan Thomas Bracegirdle
- nothing known

about GEORGE & ADA
* In Feb 1881 they held land (with a possible brother Frederick Bracegirdle) in the Hirirao District
* In March 1883 George applied for 12 months extension of time to make improvements on section 16, block 6 at Huiroa, land which had been transferred to him from F. Bracegirdle (brother Frederick James?)
* In 1905 they were living in Taranaki
* In 1908 George was a Director of the Moa Dairy Company, Inglewood
- the Moa-Nui Dairy Company eventually became the fourth largest in the country
* In Feb 1909 A. E. Cowley transferred his shares in the Moa Dairy Company to George. In August 1909 George transferred his shares in the Moa Dairy Company to J. F. Young
* In June 1916 they were in Brixton, Waitara, when their son, Rifleman Walter James Bracegirdle, was admitted to Hospital with wounds to his thigh & right arm
NOTE his brother?, Frederick James Bracegirdle (1861-1930) married Amelia Ann WELHAM (1863-1919) in 1882 & had 9 children. They also lived in Kaimata, Taranaki (in 1912 Frederick had 50 shares in the Kaimata Co-op Dairy Company)

GEORGE BRACEGIRDLE died 19 October 1927 aged 64
- his burial not yet found
Ada Fanny Bracegirdle remarried in 1931 to Leonard SUTTON
- she died 9 April 1960 aged 90
- her last address was 8 Cameron Street, New Plymouth
- she is buried Old Wesleyan Unsurveyed 0 at Te Henui


PHOTO
Moa Co-operative Dairy Company, Inglewood (c1890-1899)
taken from 'Sir George Grey Special Collections', Auckland Libraries