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Arthur Henry Major 1882–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1882

Birth Location: Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: April 1960

Death Location: Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Father: Henry Major

Mother: Elizabeth Silk

Spouse(s): Dorothy Andersen

Children(s): Nancy Major, Major Major, Arthur Major, Sylvia Major, Doris Major, Phyllis Major

In 1882, Arthur Henry Major entered the world in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Henry James Major And Elizabeth Silk. Arthur Henry Major married Dorothy Elizabeth Andersen, and had children including Arthur Henry Major, Doris May Major, Major Violet Lillian Major, Nancy Muriel Major, Phyllis Dorothy Major, Sylvia Elizabeth Zephrine Major. Arthur Henry Major passed away in 1960 in Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1882, Arthur Henry Major entered the world in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Henry James Major And Elizabeth Silk.
  • Arthur Henry Major married Dorothy Elizabeth Andersen, and had children including Arthur Henry Major, Doris May Major, Major Violet Lillian Major, Nancy Muriel Major, Phyllis Dorothy Major, Sylvia Elizabeth Zephrine Major.
  • Arthur Henry Major passed away in 1960 in Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

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Arthur Major's Ancestors

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Arthur Major
1882–1960
Birth Place: Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Henry ( James?) Major
1836–1886
Chard, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Silk
1844–1910
Axminster, Devon, England
Grandparents
James Silk
1805–1868
Winsham, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Cranton
1803–1884
Winsham, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
James Silk
1780–1826
Joan Gigg
1782–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Silk
1755–1824
MARY CARTER
1752–

Arthur Major's Descendants

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Arthur (Henry) Major (18 June 1882–April 1960) m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Andersen (10 JAN 1884–27 June 1963)
  1. 1. Nancy (Muriel) Major 1916–1991 m. John ((Jack) W) SHARPE 1914–1981
    1. 1. Kenneth ('John') Sharpe 1941–1971
    2. 2. Ernest (Charles (Tom)) Sharpe 1949–2009
  2. 2. Major (Violet Lillian) Major 1911–1993
  3. 3. Arthur (Henry) Major 1914–1991
  4. 4. Sylvia (Elizabeth Zephrine) Major 1913–1964
  5. 5. Doris (May) Major 1906–1927
  6. 6. Phyllis (Dorothy) Major 1909–

Arthur Major's Timeline

2 Records

1882
18 June 1882
Birth of Arthur Henry Major in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
1960
April 1960
Age 78
Death of Arthur Henry Major in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1882
    Event Place: Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1960
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

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