Elliot & Ruby Prosser
 
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 )

Elliot was in partnership with his brother Claude as Prosser Bros, Jewellers, Tauranga - this was dissolved 15 May 1915 and Elliot was employed by G T White, Jewellers at Wellington and he enlisted with the 15th Reinforcements on 31 Mar 1916 as a rifleman WW1. Wounded in France in Jan 1917, he was hospitalised there before being returned  to New Zealand. "E Y Prosser to be employed by Innes Jewellers" - they were the new owners of Prosser Bros, Jewellers, Tauranga

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 ELLIOT PROSSER and RUBY GOLDSMITH are:

i. PAMELA 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.

Their 2 sons - (i)  Calvin John b: Petone mar. Jaonne in USA and (ii) Brian Earl Rubright b: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA mar: Leigh Born: in USA Mar: in Nth Carolina

 

ii. CLARENCE 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:

(i) Paul Raymond mar: Maria Elizabeth Jakublick (ii)  Barry John mar Dianne Evelyn Hanlon (iii) Christine Mary Prosser mar: Gavin Benseman;  (iv) Allan Elliott and (v) Brian Ian Prosser

iii. VALERIE JOAN PROSSER, b. Gisborne; m. CONWAY SYDNEY FERGUSON, at St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Lower Hutt. Their family:

(1) Carolyn Joan  (ii) Vernon Charles (iii) Christopher Conway (iv) Graham Anthony (v) Madre Pamela Iris (vi) Craig York Ferguson (vii) Jane Barbara Ferguson

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