Howard HARVEY
Date of Birth:
25 Feb 1882
Date of Death:
16 Sep 1952
Howard was born in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.
He married Edith Batton (born in Cornwall in 1882) at Edgbaston in 1908.
They both emigrated to NZ in 1909, landing at Christchurch (along with brother Josiah - see separate profile) where the eldest child was born.
They had five sons & three daughters with all but the first born in Levin.
Howard had moved to Levin in 1911. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He set up a business called Harvey & Co which operated out of the back of Oxford St, with a frontage on Chamberlain St.
Four of the sons followed their father's trade, however two later became funeral directors.
One son, Byron, served with the RAF in WW2, and one son, Joffre, served in the NZ forces in WW2.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Howard Harvey, Josiah Harvey, Mary Grace Rodda, Edith Batton, Howard Harvey Jnr, Constance Margaret (Stancey) Keir, Arthur (Kiff) Harvey, Yvonne Agnes Walsdorf, Edwin (Martin) Harvey, Grace Knight, Byron Harvey, Olivia Irene Lucille (Livia) Gillies, Edith Cavell Harvey, Thomas William (Bill) Davies, Balfour William Clouston, Yolande (Doughie) Harvey, Norman Francis Hopcroft, Noeline Winifred Hopcroft, Mabel (Faye) Harvey, John Leslie (Les) Marfell, Joffre Hope Harvey, Dorothy Mary Bubb, Doreen Flora Margaret Bismark.