George Rushton 1879 Staffordshire England
My grandfather George Rushton (1879)emigrated from England to New Zealand via Australia in 1912. He had been a coal miner from a young age (12?), a Grenadier Guard and was in South Africa during the Boer War. Afterwards he joined the police (West Bromich?) before coming to NZ where he became a policeman again.
I am interested in obtaining information on his parents and his wife's family as I have many family photos and some history. His father was George Daniel Rushton and his mother's christian name was Maria. They lived in Staffordshire and the family was associated with the pottery industry. Wedgewood? as I have 2 vases with pieces of clay inside from which they were made.
His wife's name was Lois Read (Reed)