Geoffrey Beach Greathead[1]

Male 1922 - 1963  (40 years)


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  • Name Geoffrey Beach Greathead 
    Born 22 Nov 1922  Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 May 1963  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Cause of death leukemia
    Buried 15 May 1963  Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Geoffrey transferred from being a Merchant Seaman to National Registration at his own request receiving his discharge on 2 April 1952. He was described as having hazel eyes, black hair, medium complexion and being 5 foot seven inches tall.
      He married Betty Lorna Prothero on 30 December 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Both Geoffrey and Betty were enjoying their overseas experience.
      He was an electrician, who was always inventing things. He was interested in solar heating systems and his wife remembers well all the pipes in their garden joined to their cistern.
    Person ID I9424  Frost Family
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2015 

    Father William John Edwin Greathead,   b. 23 Jun 1889, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1979, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Jane Wyatt,   b. 27 Aug 1886, Worchester, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1940, Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1918  Whittington, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Marriage was registered in Pershore, Worcestershire quarter 3(Jul, Aug, Sep) 1918. (ref 1918 6c/385)
    Family ID F3028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Lorna Prothero,   b. Abt 1914, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Dec 1953  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jill Vivian Greathead
     2. Clare Eleanor Greathead
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F3032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Dec 1953 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 May 1963 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 May 1963 - Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S58] Lindsay File, Andrew Lindsay.

    2. [S13470] Krafft Family Tree.

    3. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1963/41700 (Reliability: 2).
      Greathead Geoffrey Beach aged 40Y

    4. [S10] Marriage Register Index , UK 1918 Vol 6c Page385.