Welcome to this blog!

Hi everyone
I'm a descendant of Charles Stuart Crawford.  Charles was born on 7 August, 1883 in New Plymouth and died in 1972 in Rotorua.  Charles' wife's name was Sarah Pack Crawford (nee White) and she was born in Courtney, Canterbury on 10 July 1878 and died in Auckland on 15 November, 1967.  My father, Archibald Charles Johnston Crawford,  was their eldest son, 2nd born.  Their other children were Zoe Freer Crawford (oldest child), Loi Selena Crawford (third eldest) and Allen Rex Crawford (youngest child).

Charles Stuart Crawford's father was Charles Freer Crawford and his wife's name was Rosina Jane Crawford (nee Low).

My brother and sisters and I met a couple of weeks ago to consider organising a family get-together to bring together those that are interested in knowing other family members and to discover our family history.  We have tentatively set a date for September 2013 (actual dates yet to be confirmed) in Rotorua.

Other surnames that run through our family are Davis, White and Low and predominant areas that they all come from are New Plymouth and surrounding areas, Rotorua and Canterbury.  If you find yourself reading this and have those names in your family from those areas, it is possible you are part of our extended family also.  I invite you to leave a comment if you are interested in getting to know us and we can take it from there!

This blog is a work in progress.  Feel free to pass along some information to be added, or leave a comment or two.  Stories and photos are welcome!  My email address is marsterscrawford@xtra.co.nz if you would like to get in touch with me directly.

Looking forward to meeting you all at some stage!

Lots of Crawford Family love
Amanda (Mandy) Jane Crawford Marsters (nee Crawford)