1. Charles Joseph Bonadventure Golder (1842 - 1923)
( ancestors William, James, William, William, William, William, ??? )
Charles was born on 5 Dec 1842 in Lower or Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 28 May 1923 in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand. Charles was employed as a Watchmaker and Mystic writer. Resided in Invercargill, Waipawa, Masterton in 1875, Foxton and Auckland.
Marriage
Charles married Margaret Ferguson (1849 - 1897) on 30 Sep 1874 in Riverton, Southland. Margaret was born in 1849 in Renton, Scotland. She died in 1897.
Children
Charles and Margaret had the following children:
was born on 10 Aug 1878 in Masterton, New Zealand. John was employed as a Watchmaker, Jeweller, Musician. Resided in early days Waipawa, went to Foxton in 1910. Unmarried.
Death
He died on 23 Jan 1941 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Mary was born in 1875 in Riverton, Invercargill, New Zealand.
Hawkes Bay Herald - Sat 28 Oct 1882.
The daughter of Mr Golder, Watchmaker, Waipawa, aged about 9 or 10 years old was "charged by a cow". She was caught up in the horns and tossed into the air. She was not seriously hurt.
Death
Mary died on 6 Jan 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Marriage
Mary married William John Crichton (1871 - ????) in 1895. He was only home occasionally.
Children
William and Mary had the following children:
1.2.1 Wilfred Crichton (1896 - 1973)
was born in 1896 in Palmerston North, New Zealand and died in 1973.
Marriage
Wilford married Kathleen Mary Ryan (???? - ????).
Children
They had the following children:
1.2.1.1 ??? Crichton (???? - ????)
1.2.1.2 Joyce Mary Crichton (???? - ????)
Marriage
Joyce married Victor Clarence McCormack (???? - ????).
1.2.1.3 Eileen Crichton (???? - ????)
Marriage
Eileen married ??? Spanhake (???? - ????).
1.2.2 Dorothy Crichton (1897 - 1993)
was born in 1897 at Palmerston North, New Zealand
1.2.3 Vincent Crighton (1901 - 1946)
was born in 1901 at Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
1.2.4 Hilda Melva Crichton (1905 - ????)
was born in 1905 at Napier, New Zealand
Marriage
Hilda married Jack Kellow (???? - ????)
1.2.5 Roy Edward Crichton (1909 - 1990)
was born in 1909 at Napier, New Zealand
1.3 William Wilfred Golder (1883 - 1944)
was born in 1883 in Masterton, New Zealand. William was employed as a Commercial Photographer. Resided in Foxton and Waipawa. Took many of the family photographs in the early days. Unmarried.
Death
He died on 30 Mar 1944 at his niece’s home in Hamilton, New Zealand.