Frederick John William Gascoyne (1837 or 1838–1926) was a New Zealand Armed Constabulary officer and Magistrate.[1][2]

Biography

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Gascoyne was born in Cawnpore, India, in 1837 to Charles Manners Gascoigne and his wife Isabella Gascoigne (née Campbell).[1][2] His paternal great-grandfather was the english politician Bamber Gascoyne (1725–1791).[3]

He married Marion Carr in 1872.[2][4] They had no children.[2] Gascoyne published Soldiering in New Zealand in 1916.[1] Gascoyne died in Hastings on 13 December 1926.[5][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McLintock, A. H. (1966). "Gascoyne, or Gascoigne, Frederick John William". teara.govt.nz. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gascoyne, Frederick John William, 1838–1926". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Drysdale, Helena (2006). Strangerland: a family at war. London: Picador. ISBN 978-0-330-41169-1.
  4. ^ "Frederick John William GASCOYNE (1838–1926)". knowledgebank.org.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Death of War Veteran". Taranaki Daily News. 14 December 1926. p. 2.