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Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis 1909–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: Jul 2002

Death Location: Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Alfred Willis

Mother: Bertha Dixon

Spouse(s): James Barker

Children(s): Lester Barker

The story of Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis began in 1909 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis married James Rowland Rowland Barker, and had children including Lester Rowland Barker. Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis passed away in 2002 in Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis began in 1909 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis married James Rowland Rowland Barker, and had children including Lester Rowland Barker.
  • Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis passed away in 2002 in Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Willis's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Willis
1909–2002
Birth Place: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Alfred Archibald Willis
1872–1948
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Bertha (Maria) Dixon
1872–1945
Cuba St, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Samuel ((Sam)) Dixon
1840–1917
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Maria (Jane) Brightwell
1847–1917
Waiwhetu, Hutt Valley, Wgtn, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brightwell
1813–1904
Mary Knight
1823–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Mary Penrose
1806–1871

Bertha Willis's Descendants

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Bertha (Naomi (Birdie)) Willis (21 Jun 1909–Jul 2002) m. James (Rowland (Rowland)) Barker (21 Sep 1905–Feb 1977)
  1. 1. Lester (Rowland) Barker 1946–1996

Bertha Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1909
21 Jun 1909
Birth of Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2002
29 Jul 2002
Age 93
Death of Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis in Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2002
Jul 2002
Age 93
Burial of Bertha Naomi (Birdie) Willis in Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 2002
    Event Place: Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 2002
    Event Place: Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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