Clarence Maxwell Graham (1922 - 1990)

Born 4 Oct 1922 in Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Isobel Clarice (Creamer) Graham — married 1948 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died Nov 1990 at age 68 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

This profile is part of the Graham Name Study.

Clarence Graham has Scottish Ancestors.

Birth

Clarence Maxwell was born 4 October 1922, in North Canterbury, New Zealand, youngest son of Joseph Johnston Young Graham and Alice Elizabeth Moody ^[1]

Clarence was known as John to his parents and brothers and sisters, and as Clarrie to his friends. He lived and worked in the Kaiapoi, North Canterbury area all his adult life.

He began work at the age of 15 years at the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills until it's closure, after which he worked at the Patience and Nicholson Tool factory, until his retirement.

He was called up for military service in WW2 and went to Trentham (Wellington) for training before he was to ship overseas. After a bout of rheumatic fever he was declared medically unfit and sent home before the ship left.

Siblings:

• Robert Joseph Graham
• Elizabeth Janet Graham
• Richard Duncan Graham
• Russell Cameron Graham
• Charles Johnston Graham
• Blanche Christmas Graham

Marriage

Clarence married Clarice Isobel Creamer in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand 1947. They had 5 children:

Children:

• Dawn Janice Graham
• Roger David Graham
• Pauline Fay Graham
• Barry John Graham
• Brent Maxwell Graham

Death

Clarence died in November 1990, in Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Births, Deaths and Marriages, NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz registration number 1922/24958
2. ↑ * New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online Registration: 1990/48170; Name: Clarence Maxwell Graham; Date of Birth: Wednesday, 4 October 1922; accessed 1 Oct 2022; citing New Zealand Crown, © The Department of Internal Affairs

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 May 2023, 02:58), entry for Clarence Maxwell Graham (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GZ5X-KZ7 ); contributed by various users.
• Personal knowledge of my father, by Dawn (Graham) Britz