PERSONAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LII, Issue 4686, 24 November 1931, Page 2

PERSONAL.

.Mr and Mi's ,1. Linklater arc at liicsoiil living at Fo.xton Beach.

Mr and Mrs J. A. Aitc-bigon snr., of Tliynne Street, left to-day to lake ii|> their residence at the Hull. Mr and Mrs .John Boss left for Wellington this morning. Mr Ross will attend the annual communiea--1 ion of the Masonic Grand Lodge. Mrs Muir, who has been spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs John Ross, of Thymic St., returned to Wellington this morning. Mr .). K. Ilovnblow left for Wellington to-dav to attend the annual communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge.

An old and respected resident ot. Wellington, Mr Thomas S. M. Gown 1 , died at his resilience. 50 Brougham St., on Saturday, in his HOtli year. Burn at Oxton, 'Cheshire, England, the late Mr Gowie arrived in New Zealand in the ship Lady Jocelyn, as a lad of 18. He joined the Civil Service and was attached 1,, |he Audit Department for many years. The death ■occurred at Palmerston N. on Saturday, of All's Elizalicih Crosse, widow of the late Mr Charles Grant Crosse, of Hawke’s Bay nl the age of 1.02 years. The late Alt's Crosse, who was horn in Essex, England, in 1820, was a daughter of MY and Airs E. Thorbv, of Bishop’s Slorfford, in Hertfordshire, and came to New Zealand ■‘with her parents in* JB4J by the Lady Nugent. Tn 1853 Mrs Crosse was married and she and her husband moved to the ITawke’s Bay district, being one of 1 lie first lour while women to go up the Tnkitnki River by boat from Napier to Waipnkiirau. in L 855 Mr iCrosse took up land at Porangahau, hut in 1871 he was killed when he was thrown from. <t horse. Mrs Crosse leaves seven children: Air T. Crosse (Hastings), Messrs C. and G. Crosse (Weber), Airs D. E. Davis (Hastings), Mrs K. AfeKenzie (Kinrbolton), and Miss C. J. Crosse (P.N.). There are 34 grand children and 50 •Teat-grandchildren, in addition to hvo brothers and one sister.