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Alexander (Alec) Cumming 1906–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Sep 1997

Death Location: Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ

Father: William Cumming

Mother: Agnes Miller

Spouse(s): Melva Benyon

Children(s): John Cumming, Anne Cumming, William Cumming

The story of Alexander (Alec) Cumming began in 1906 in Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand. Alexander (Alec) Cumming married Melva Louise Benyon, and had children including Anne Marie Cumming, Barrie Cumming, Colin Cumming, John Alexander Cumming, Lexie Cumming, Martin Cumming, Richard Cumming, William Walter Bill Cumming. Alexander (Alec) Cumming passed away in 1997 in Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander (Alec) Cumming began in 1906 in Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand.
  • Alexander (Alec) Cumming married Melva Louise Benyon, and had children including Anne Marie Cumming, Barrie Cumming, Colin Cumming, John Alexander Cumming, Lexie Cumming, Martin Cumming, Richard Cumming, William Walter Bill Cumming.
  • Alexander (Alec) Cumming passed away in 1997 in Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cumming
1878–1962
Birth Location: Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
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Agnes Miller
1878–1948
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Melva Benyon
1909–1993
Birth Location: Kumara, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
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Children(s)

John Cumming
1935–1965
Birth Location: –
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Anne Cumming
–1955
Birth Location: –
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William Cumming
–2002
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Cumming's Ancestors

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Alexander Cumming
1906–1997
Birth Place: Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
Parents
William (OldBill) Cumming
1878–1962
Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
Agnes Miller
1878–1948
Grandparents
Andrew (T) Cumming
1838–1918
Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Starke) Millar
1837–1926
Greece, or island of Cofu in the mediterterainian
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cumming
1808–1893
Andreiona Murdoch
1808–1880
Gavin Millar
1805–1858
Janet Dick
1802–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cumming
1782–
Mary Dove
–1848
John Murdoch
1774–1852
Marion Kerr
1772–1862
John Miller
1773–
Mary Stark
1770–1829
Fullarton Dick
1778–
Christian Gray
1782–

Alexander Cumming's Descendants

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Alexander ((Alec)) Cumming (1906–30 Sep 1997) m. Melva (Louise) Benyon (1909–01 Oct 1993)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Cumming 1935–1965
  2. 2. Anne (Marie) Cumming –1955
  3. 3. William (Walter (Bill)) Cumming –2002

Alexander Cumming's Timeline

3 Records

1906
1906
Birth of Alexander (Alec) Cumming in Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand
1997
27 Sep 1997
Age 91
Death of Alexander (Alec) Cumming in Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ
Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ
1997
30 Sep 1997
Age 91
Burial of Alexander (Alec) Cumming in Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ
Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Kaniere, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Isld, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1997
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1997
    Event Place: Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, Sth Island, NZ
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