John GRIFFIN [7278]

  General Notes:

NZ BDM online database
1879/18350 NZ Birth Griffin John Jane John
1971/26573 NZ Death Griffin John 92y

Auckland Star 10 Sep 1909
BOXING.
TURNER BEATS GRIFFIN. (By Telegraph. Press Association.) LEVIN, Thursday. In the professional contest last evening between Bon Turner (of Sydney) and Jack Griffin (of New Zealand), the former won in five rounds.

Auckland Star 28 Oct 1911
BOXING.
GRIFFIN BEATS O'HALLORAX. (By Telegraph. -Press Association.) NAPIER, Friday. In a professional light-weight boxing contest tonight for a purse of £3O Jack Griffin (Westport) knocked out Lou O'Halloran (IHawke's Bay) in the, seventh round.

NZ Truth 1 Nov 1919
JACK GRIFFIN VICTORIOUS.
At Millerton on Saturday evening last, Jack Griffin of Greymouth knocked out Young Murphy (Aus.) in the 10th round.

Evening Post 8 Aug 1922
A BOXER DISAPPEARS
(By TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
NELSON, This Day. At the Nelson Boxing Association's championship tournament last evening, the principal event was to have been a six-round bout between M. Spiers (Nelson), and Jack Griffin (Otago). Griffin disappeared before the contest, giving no explanation to the association.

Greymouth Evening Star 1955
"This man has received his own punishment," commented the Magistrate, Mr.R.M.Grant SM, when a 70 year old man, J.Griffin, of Ahaura, was charged in the Magistrate's Court at Greymouth this morning with attempting to board a train while it was still in motion.
It is stated that the defendant had alighted from a train at Ngahere on May to speak to a bus driver. While he was talking the train began to move and he attempted to board it by grabbing at the guard's van. He slipped and fell between the train and the platform, but the guard had seen the incident and applied the emergency brake bringing the train to a immediate standstill to avoid a serious accident.
"It was just the foolish act of a 70-year-old man," said Mr.W.D. Taylor, appearing for the defendant, who was convicted and fined 10s, with 13s costs and 2 pounds 2s solicitors fees.

  Other Records

• School Records: Reg 132, 1885, Grove Bush. No Parent recorded

• School Records: Reg 28, 1886, Mabel Bush. Parent: John Griffin

• School Records: Reg 36, 1900, Te Tua. Parent: J Griffin

Jack married Lilias Caldwell HAMILTON [7294] [MRIN: 2520] on 1 Jan 1900 in Greymouth, New Zealand. (Lilias Caldwell HAMILTON [7294] was born on 7 Apr 1879 in New Zealand, died on 8 Dec 1937 in New Zealand and was buried in Dec 1937.)

  Marriage Notes:

NZ BDM Online database
1900/57 Lilias Caldwell Hamilton John Griffin (m.1 Jan 1900)

Jack next married Frances Pretorius HAVILL [7284] [MRIN: 3942], daughter of William Curtis HAVILL [19190] and Agnes Hettie TAYLOR [19191], circa 1920. (Frances Pretorius HAVILL [7284] was born on 23 Apr 1900 in Hokitika, New Zealand and died on 13 Apr 1970 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.)

Jack next married Lilian May CLIMO [7299] [MRIN: 2521] in 1940. (Lilian May CLIMO [7299] was born on 4 May 1896.)