Crabble, Charles Alfred, 1866-1953 (Person)

SummaryBorn Tauranga Domain Military Camp, 21 September 1866. Son of George Alfred Crabbe, 1st Waikato Regiment, and baptised by Archdeacon Brown at the Mission Church, The Elms, in 1871. Raised in early military Tauranga, he later managed the Cameron Road General Store founded by his father in 1877. In 1890 he married Rebecca Johnston, daughter of Noble Johnston of Katikati; their children were Violet, Reginald, Selwyn, and Frederick, who died in infancy. Crabbe was a lifelong temperance advocate, Chief Templar, sportsman, marksman, and local committee member.SourcesBurial siteCharles takes over his father's Cameron Road Store; BOPT 3 July, 1899, p3Bay of Plenty Times 29 September 1938Bay of Plenty Times 21 September 1950

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First Name(s)CharlesSurnameCrabbeAlso Known asChasDate of Birth1866Place of BirthTaurangaDate of Death6 August 1956

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FatherCrabbe, George Alfred, 1840–1905 (Person)ChildrenSimons, Rebecca Violet (née Crabbe), 1900-2001 (Person)

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PartnerJohnston, Rebecca

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PlacesCrabbe Grocery and Drapery Store, 1867- (Place)Crabbe family home, 1897-2000 (Place)

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Crabble, Charles Alfred, 1866-1953 (Person)