Anne Jane (Snook) Crespin (abt. 1838 - 1929)

Born about Mar 1838 in Ilchester, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Wife of Gedoin Crespin — married 6 Dec 1857 in St. Philip and St. Jacob, Bristol, Gloucester, England

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1929 at about age 91 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

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Anne (Snook) Crespin was born in Somerset, England.

Anne (Snook) Crespin lived in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

She is the daughter of Christopher Snook and Patience Bool.

Birth

Jane, daughter of Christopher Snook & Patience, was baptised on 25 December 1831 in Bower Hinton Independent, Martock, Somerset, England.^[1]

Census 1841

Census 1851

Marriage

Ana (age 20), child of Christopher Snook, married Gidoin Crespin on 6 December 1857 in St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England.^[2]

Census 1861

1861 census of Newport, Wales

Gedoin Crispin age 34 (a coal dealer )

Ann Jane Crispin age 22

Harry Gedion Crispin age 1

Ernest Bellew Crispin age 1

Mary Perry age 20 Servant

1871 Census of Barton Regis - St George, Gloucestershire, England

29 Derby Street

Anne is there with her family, working as a machinist; her husband is absent

and in 1881 her family has grown, she is still alone, working as a machinist -

Census 1881

1881 Census of Barton Regis - St George, Gloucestershire, England

Byron Street

Anne J. Crespin (wife) age 42 born Ilchester Somerset

Ernest B. Crespin (son) age 20 born Newport Monmouthshire

Edgar Crespin (son) age 16 born Ash Surrey

Frank Crespin (son) age 14 born Bridgewater Somerset

Florence Crespin (daughter) age 13 born Bridgewater Somerset

Minnie Crespin (daughter) age 10 born Bristol Gloucestershire

Julia Crespin (daughter) age 9 born Bristol Gloucestershire

Fred Crespin (son) age 4 born Bristol Gloucestershire

Bessie Crespin (daughter) age 2 born Bristol Gloucestershire

Harry Crespin (son) age 4 months born Bristol Gloucestershire

Migrated from Somerset to Wellington, New Zealand

Anne Crespin emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand in 1884, ^[3] and kept a boarding house in Port Street, Wellington [1]

The failure of her husband Gedoin to support her and his disappearance together with the early death of her son Frederick left Ann in difficult circumstances. Her son Frederick's military service files held at National Archives N.Z. hold a number of letters relating to Ann's need for financial assistance.

74 Dyke Road, Brighton

20th October 1908

Dear Cousin Roberta

I am exceedingly sorry to say that I cannot be of any use in the matter mentioned in your letter. I certainly remember going to a lodging house about 20 years ago, and being informed that Gidwin Crespin had died there, but I have not the least recollection in what part of London it was or of seeing the body and if I had seen the body, I could not have identified it as I never saw Godwin during his life. Under these circumstances, a certificate from me would I fear be of no legal value. I am sorry to hear of Mrs. Crespins difficulty and hope it may be soon got over but until we can find out the address at which her husband died, I am afraid it would be no use communicating with the Registrar. Many thanks for your kind enquiry after my wife and children, I am glad to say they are all quite well. I hope you and Mrs. Baldwin are in good health also, and with very kind regards, I remain your appreciative cousin, Henry Gervis.

Evening Post 10th August 1929

DEATHS

CRESPIN - On Saturday 10th August 1929 at her residence, 7 Ellice avenue, Wellington, Annie, widow of the late Gedwin Crespin, and dearly beloved mother of Frank Crespin of Auckland and Mrs Frank Pearce of Auckland; aged 93 years. A gracious mother, dearly beloved.

Death

Anne died on 10 August 1929 and was buried in Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand.^[4] Anne died on 10 August 1929 and was buried in Karori, Wellington, Wellington.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0825384 (RG4 1420)
   Ancestry Record 9841 #19616425 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Jane Snook baptism on 25 Dec 1831, daughter of Christopher Snook & Patience, in Bower Hinton Independent, Martock, Somerset, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
   Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P&j/R/3/15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61686 #91467398 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Ana Jane Snook (20) marriage to Gidoin Crespin on 6 Dec 1857 in St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England.
3. ↑ Letter to the Adjutant General, Council of Defence, 19th January 1910
4. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #205743981
   Ancestry Record 60528 #169640546 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Anne Jane Crespin burial (died on 10 Aug 1929) in Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand.
5. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
   New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60547 #1792722 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Anne Jane Crespin burial (died on 10 Aug 1929) in Karori, Wellington, Wellington.

• "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTQX-RYF : accessed 24 May 2016), Gidoin Crespin and Ann Jane Snook, 1857. parents : George Henry Legassich Crespin & Christopher Snook
• Letter to the Adjutant General, Council of Defence, 19th January 1910 requesting further financial assistance from the Patriotic Fund following the death of her son Frederick in 1906 due to wounds and illness suffered in the South African War. In reply, it was recommended that she apply for the Old Age Pension. http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10415382
• N.Z. DEATHS - 1929/9818 - Crespin Anne Jane aged 91 years