Crosdale Place in the suburb of Burnside, Christchurch

Crosdale Place in Burnside – Probably named after Agnes Wotherspoon Francis, neé Crosbie, (1851- 1933) and her sister, Jane Blackwood Crosbie (1854?- 1936). The Crosbie sisters, both dressmakers, bought 30 acres in 1894 on the western side of Burnside Road as a small farm in the country. First appears in street directories in 1981.A small amount of information from the library website. It is possibly named after Agnes and Jane but I am personally not sure. In 1896 both sisters were living in Kilmore St and they were still there in 1900. In 1905 both sisters were living in Redcliffs. From 1919 until her death in 1933 Agnes was living at 75 Hawthornden Rd. Jane was also living at the same address until her death in 1936. Agnes’s daughter Ethel had a family connection with Avice Hill through Avice’s husband. The ancestry website gives a bit of information but the family trees were of no help. I found a few articles about the subdivision of the land as the council objected to the subdivision. The council wanted a buffer zone between housing and the airport. In March 1960 Ethel Allen Perry Francis and Avice Hill submitted a scheme for the subdivision of the land that they owned. It was eventually approved. Avice Hill lived in the house on Memorial Ave which is now Avice Hill Arts and Craft Centre.I couldn’t find a marriage record for when Avice married Peter Gunn Francis Hill but his first wife didn’t die until 1947. Agnes Crosby (Crosbie) married Alfred Allen Francis in 1881 but he died in 1883 and Ethel was the only child of that marriage. Alfred Allan Francis was the son of John Perry Gunn Francis. Peter Gunn Francis Hill’s parents were Peter Hill and Sarah Alice Francis. Ethel Francis never married and Peter Gunn Francis Hill’s daughter from his first marriage never married either which is probably why the family trees on the ancestry website are a bit sparse. This street runs from Roydvale Ave to a walkway that leads into Kingham Place. There is one house dating from 1960 and rest date from 1980s. This seems to be similar for the rest of streets in this block. I suspect that the street names were chosen by both Ethel and Avice and have meaning to both of them. Crosdale was possibly a family surname but didn’t find a link when searching and why Crosdale when the surname was either Crosby or Crosbie. I found both spellings when searching. The houses here didn’t stand out for me but the number of trees were amazing. There is a big green strip running down the street with trees covering it. I didn’t manage a photo which is a pity.