Grant, William, 1891–1980 (Person)

SummaryWilliam Grant was born on 27 June 1891 at College Hill, Auckland, New Zealand, the son of a Scottish-born shipwright and an English mother who arrived on the Oxford. The family settled in Tauranga about 1900, farming 200 acres near Barkes Corner, Pyes Pā. A self-employed farmer at Gate Pā, he enlisted in the New Zealand Army on 1 July 1918, training at Featherston but not sent overseas. He married Florence Ellen Belk at Tauranga on 6 July 1918. Grant farmed at Ōmanawa and Barkes Road before retiring circa 1958. He died in 1980 aged 89.SourcesTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 524/25Early Tauranga County History - Tauranga Suburbs to Pyes Pa Cemetery, page 319

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First Name(s)SamuelSurnameCrowtherDate of Death11 August, 1980

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FatherGrant, Peter, 1845-1924 (Person)

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PartnerFlorence Ellen Belk Date Married6 July 1918

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Grant, William, 1891–1980 (Person)