James Eden GIFKINS

1880 - 1957  (76 years)

• Name	James Eden GIFKINS
  Born	10 Nov 1880	Oxford, Canterbury, NZ   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1917	Waipiata, Patearoa, NZ
  	NZ WW1 Army Reserves Rolls
  	James Eden is listed as a Roadman
  Died	1957	NZ   [3]
  Buried	17 May 1957	Waikari, North Canterbury, NZ   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I6347	Moore Brickland Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	James GIFKINS,   b. Between 1 Jan 1844 and 31 Mar 1844, Thame, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 4 Sep 1927, Sanson, Manawatu, NZ  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah CROWDAY,   b. Between 1 Apr 1849 and 30 Jun 1849, Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 16 Mar 1925, Awapuni, Manawatu, NZ  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1869	Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
  Family ID	F2160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy GREEN,   b. Abt 1867,   d. 1929, NZ  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	1911	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Phoebe Margery Lucy GIFKINS,   b. Abt 1911, NZ ,   d. 12 Mar 1935, Cashmere, Christchurch, NZ  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie BROWN,   b. 20 Sep 1892, NZ ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1930	NZ   [8]
  	James had undefended Decree Nisi granted against Bessie in August 1939 on the grounds of desertion. (PRESS, Vol LXXV, Issue 22792, 18 August 1939, Page 7)
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F2439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 1911 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Married - 1930 - NZ Died - 1957 - NZ  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NZEF - James Eden Gifkins - WW1 Record: http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18709113 **** Waikari Cemetery Headstones (sourced ex Ancestry.co.uk) Row H: James Eden Gifkns, husband & father, 1881 - 1957 May Ellen Gifkins, 1895 - 1976

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] NZ - BDM Index online - https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/, New Zealand Government, Registration No: 1880/14402; James Eden son of Sarah & James Gifkins (Reliability: 3). [S487] NZ - NZ National Library, (www.http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), Attestation Papers for NZEF (Reliability: 3). [S157] NZ - BDM Index online - https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/, New Zealand Government, Registration No: 1957/31539; James Eden Gifkins aged 75yrs (Reliability: 3). [S191] NZ - NZSG Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Original data: New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated), Source: NZSG Cemetery Fiche Surname: GIFKINS Given Names: James Eden Year of Death: 1957 Record Number: 124 Record Type: M/I Age: abt 76 Location: Waikari Public Cemetery Q03.11 (Reliability: 3). [S548] NZ - Hurunui On-Line Cemetery Search, Record ID: 21854 Surname: GIFKINS First names: James Eden Age: 76 YRS Date of burial: 17/05/1957 Cemetery: Waikari Type Of Grave: Grave Plot No: 374 Denomination: Not Specified (Reliability: 3). [S487] NZ - NZ National Library, (www.http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), Refer: http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18709113 (Reliability: 3). [S489] Australia - NSW, Dept of Justice (On-Line records), (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au), Registration No: 8897/1911 James E Gifkins marries Lucy Green in the district of Canterbury, NSW (Reliability: 3). [S157] NZ - BDM Index online - https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/, New Zealand Government, Registration No: 1930/4330: Bessie Roger marries James Eden Gifkins (Reliability: 3).