John Francis Wooster

1884 - 1960  (75 years)

• Name	John Francis Wooster
  Birth	4 Jul 1884	Blenheim, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1960	Gisborne, New Zealand   [1]
  Burial	2 Jun 1960	Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I118733	Great Wooster Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wooster,   b. 3 Mar 1856, Clay Hill, Bushey, Hertfordshire d. 5 Aug 1934, Wairau Hospital, Blenheim, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Carroll,   b. Abt 1859, Vauxhall, London d. 3 Sep 1939, Blenheim, New Zealand (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1879	St Peter's Church, Hammersmith, London   [2]
  Family ID	F33992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ida Maud Sands,   b. 19 Aug 1886, Hastings, New Zealand d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	21 Mar 1907	Havelock North, New Zealand   [3, 4]
  Divorce	24 Nov 1920	Napier, New Zealand   [5]
  Children	1. Lorna Myrene Sands,   b. 1905, Napier, New Zealand d. 1959 (Age 54 years) + 2. John Francis Wooster,   b. 21 Nov 1907, Hastings, New Zealand d. 1 Apr 1984, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 76 years)   3. John Joseph Wooster,   b. 17 Apr 1909, Blenheim, New Zealand d. 9 Mar 1977, New Zealand (Age 67 years)   4. Lillian Cora Wooster,   b. 1911, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand d. 1967 (Age 56 years)   5. Robert Henry Charles Wooster,   b. 1912, Napier, New Zealand d. 1985 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F123876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Vera Esther Annie Greaves,   b. 26 Dec 1912, Tangihanga, Patutahi, New Zealand d. 15 Jan 1980 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1932	New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F155379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jul 1884 - Blenheim, New Zealand Marriage - 21 Mar 1907 - Havelock North, New Zealand Divorce - 24 Nov 1920 - Napier, New Zealand Marriage - 21 Sep 1932 - New Zealand Death - 31 May 1960 - Gisborne, New Zealand Burial - 2 Jun 1960 - Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Histories » Slide Show		The Adventures of John Francis Wooster by Ray Wooster
  		Military
  		John Francis Wooster - Life of Crime (1909-1915) A series of newspaper reports of judgements against John Francis Wooster for various offences including assault and theft between 1909 and 1915. Taken from: Marlborough Express, Poverty Bay Herald, Hawera & Normanby Star & Grey River Argus
  		John Francis Wooster Wounded (1917) Newspaper report of John Francis Wooster being wounded in WW1
  		John Francis Wooster - Life of Crime (1920) Further offences committed, finally resulting in twelve months hard labour for the theft of luggage from a railway platform.
  		John Francis Wooster & Ida Maud Sands Divorced (1920) A divorce is granted to Ida Maud Sands after John Francis Wooster is jailed for theft.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10697] Genealogieonline (Reliability: 2). [S10484] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 (Reliability: 3). [S15658] New Zealand BMD Online (Reliability: 3). [S10682] Ancestry (Reliability: 2). [S29] Hastings Standard, Vol. X, Issue 264, 24 Nov 1920 (Reliability: 3).