ELLIOT YORK PROSSER was son of Samuel and
Elizabeth Prosser was born 11
Jul 1890 in Opunake Wellington.
1903 (24 Aug:) Elliot was admitted to Pihama School - his mother, widowed had remarried and Chris Rowland signed the register as his Guardian and later at the Opunake School. He learnt his trade as a watchmaker from step-father Christopher Rolands (Wises Directory: E Y Prosser, Jeweller, Rahotu 1914, Watchmaker )
On 4th Aug 1921 in Registry Office, Gisborne he married RUBY HAZEL GOLDSMITH. Wises directories: Living At Gisborne 1925 to 1928; and Petone 1947 to 1955 when Elliot died on 07 Aug 1955 in Petone and was bur: Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt Ruby was born 9 Feb 1888 in Cambridge to Harriet Cecilia and Frederick William Goldsmith. She died in 1972 in Lower Hutt. Death Notice: Ruby Hazel, wife of Elliot York Prosser, mother of Pam (Mrs Rubright, USA) Val (Mrs Fergussin) Dawson and Ray; mother-in-law to Maureen, Jn, Earl and Con, 18 grandchildren and 4 gt grandchildren. Aged 83 years. Bur Feb 8th Taita Cemetery The Children of E LLIOT PROSSER and RUBY GOLDSMITH are:i. P AMELA HAZEL PROSSER, b. at Gisborne; mar. in 1943 to EARL ERNEST RUBRIGHT at St Augustines Anglican Church, Petone; Earl was b. 1920, Pennsylvania, USA; d. 1978 at Charlotte, Nth Carolina, USA.
ii. C LARENCE DAWSON* PROSSER, b. at Gisborne; m. MAUREEN ALICE O'REEGAN b: Shannon at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Petone. Their children b: Lower Hutt were:
iii. VALERIE JOAN PROSSER, b. Gisborne; m. CONWAY SYDNEY FERGUSON, at St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Lower Hutt. Their family: iv. RAYMOND YORK PROSSER, b. Gisborne; mar: Wellington born JEANETTE (JAN) JOYCE MCDONALD at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Petone Their children are: (i) Phillip Michael (ii) Glenys Anne Prosser(iii) Raewyn Marie Prosser mar: Bernard Shane Richardson and (iv) Dianne Pamela Prosser |