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Bessie Ava Johnstone 1918–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand

Death Date: 2 Feb 1997

Death Location: Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ

Father: Francis Johnstone

Mother: Mary Rae

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Bessie Ava Johnstone was born in 1918 in Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand, the child of Francis Finlay Phil Johnstone And Mary Eliza Nina Rae. Bessie Ava Johnstone passed away in 1997 in Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ.

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Biography

  • Bessie Ava Johnstone was born in 1918 in Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand, the child of Francis Finlay Phil Johnstone And Mary Eliza Nina Rae.
  • Bessie Ava Johnstone passed away in 1997 in Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ.

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Bessie Johnstone's Ancestors

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Bessie Johnstone
1918–1997
Birth Place: Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand
Parents
Francis Finlay (Phil) Johnstone
1879–1959
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Mary (Eliza (Nina)) Rae
1876–1926
Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
James Johnstone
1835–1915
Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Miller) Little
1836–1901
Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
James Rae
1846–1915
Strathpeffer, , , Scotland
Eliza Griffin
1857–1925
Wellington, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1801–1888
Isabella Scott
1815–
Christopher Little
1790–1845
Margaret Ballantyne
1812–1894
Simon Rae
1818–1904
Mary Irvine
1820–1892
Martin Griffin
1834–1906
Mary Harris
1835–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1768–1830
Mary Cholmeley
1778–1843
John Ballantyne
1789–1855
Mary Ballantyne
1789–1881
Robert Rae
1783–
Jannet Murray
1796–
William Irvine
1800–1865
Rachel Beattie
1794–1839
John Griffin
1800–
Susannah
1804–

Bessie Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1918
12 Mar 1918
Birth of Bessie Ava Johnstone in Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand
Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand
1997
2 Feb 1997
Age 79
Death of Bessie Ava Johnstone in Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ
Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Geraldine,Canterbury,New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Timaru Hospital, Timaru, NZ

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