James Henry Crisp

Brief Life History of James Henry

When James Henry Crisp was born on 1 July 1878, in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, his father, Arthur Crisp, was 31 and his mother, Jane Elizabeth Pigeon, was 24. He married Lilian Mary Griffiths in 1905, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1960, in New Zealand, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Family Time Line

James Henry Crisp
1878–1960
Lilian Mary Griffiths
1882–1971
Marriage: 1905
Arthur John Crisp
1906–2000
Gwynifer Elsie Crisp
1909–1993
Mervyn James Crisp
1912–1994
Lilian Gertrude Crisp
1916–1990

Sources (3)

  • James Henry Crisp, "Find a Grave Index"
  • James Henry Crisp, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
  • James Henry Crisp, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"

World Events (8)

1887 · New Zealands's First National Park

Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.

1893

New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.

1907

The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a man with curly hair, from Middle English crisp, crips, scrip, Old English crisp, cryps (from Latin crispus), reinforced in Middle English by an Old French word also from Latin crispus. In some cases this is possibly a nickname from the personal name Crispin .

Americanized form of German Krisp: nickname from Middle High German krisp, krispel ‘curly-haired man’.

Americanized form of German Krisp: from a short form of the medieval personal name Krispin (see Crispin ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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