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Benjamin Hamilton 1882 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1882

Birth Location: Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 21 JAN 1930

Death Location: Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: William Hamilton

Mother: Janet Meikle

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Benjamin Hamilton was born in 1882 in Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, the child of William Hamilton and Janet Meikle. Benjamin Hamilton passed away in 1930 in Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hamilton was born in 1882 in Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, the child of William Hamilton and Janet Meikle.
  • Benjamin Hamilton passed away in 1930 in Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Benjamin Hamilton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hamilton
1882 – 1930
Birth Place: Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
William Hamilton
1823 – 1908
Ratho and Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Meikle
1840 – 1912
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Hamilton
Agnes Stevens
Archibald (Matthew) Meikle
1811 – 1898
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane ('Jean') Burns-Meikle
1812 – 1884
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire
Great-Grandparents
George Meikle
1785 – 1820
Janet Hamilton
1787 – 1855
John Burns
1779 – 1877
Betsy Miller
1775 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1882
15 AUG 1882
Birth of Benjamin Hamilton in Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
1930
21 JAN 1930
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Hamilton in Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand
Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1882
    Event Place: Longbush, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1930
    Event Place: Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand

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