Charles William GRIFFIN [7281]

   Cause of his death was Lobar Pneumonia.

  General Notes:

1884/8780 NZ Birth Griffen Charles William, Jane John (registered: 1 Sep 1884)
1968/40318 NZ Death Griffin Charles William 86y

Married in USA, Boxing Coach - Featherweight Champ.
Prep. school teacher

Probate 148/69,
Archive Ref: DAFG 9069 D328 148/69,
File date: 14 Apr 1969,
Type:Will,
Court: Invercargill,
Occupation: Physical Instructor
Enquiries: Archives Dunedin.

  Medical Notes:

7 months: Carcinoma of stomach
1 day: Lobar pneumonia

  Other Records

• Newspaper: Fight, 1908, London. Auckland Star 8 June 1908

• Passenger List: SS Makura, 1911, Sydney to Vancouver to USA. Arrival: 12 Dec 1911; Last Residence: New York

• US Military Census: Personnel, 1917, Connecticut, USA.

• Census: United States, 1920, Milford Town, New Haven, Ct. Charles is recorded Boarder age 35 Naturalised and described as Instructor at Prep. School.

• Naturalisation: USA, 1922, Connecticut, USA. 24 Feb 1922

• Census: United States, 2 Apr 1930, No. 25 North st, Milford Town, New Haven, Ct. Charles Wm Griffin is recorded as Head, Married, aged 45, Birth place: NZ, Father: English; Mother: NZ, Immigrated 1906 and described as a Teacher at Milford Prep. Sch.

• WW2 USA Draft Registration: Draft Card, 1942, Connecticut, USA. 1127 Kossuth st, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Ct

• Boxing: brothers obituary, 1967.
PRESS, VOLUME CVI, ISSUE 31310, 4 MARCH 1967, PAGE 11
(Courtesy of: This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.)

Charlie married Harriette Emma [10825] [MRIN: 3964] in 1909. (Harriette Emma [10825] was born circa 1885 in England, United Kindom and died on 10 Mar 1954 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticutt, USA.)