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Bessie Maxton McKenzie 1882 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1882

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Oct 1965

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William MacKenzie

Mother: Mary Maxton

Spouse(s): Arthur Buchler

Children(s): Arthur Buechler, Alma Buechler, Walter Buchler, Edna Buchler, Mildred Buchler

In 1882, Bessie Maxton McKenzie entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to William MacKenzie and Mary Maxton. Bessie Maxton McKenzie married Arthur Owen Buchler, and had children including Arthur William Buechler, Alma Bessie Buechler, Walter Owen Buchler, Edna Mary Buchler, Mildred Jean Buchler. Bessie Maxton McKenzie passed away in 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1882, Bessie Maxton McKenzie entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to William MacKenzie and Mary Maxton.
  • Bessie Maxton McKenzie married Arthur Owen Buchler, and had children including Arthur William Buechler, Alma Bessie Buechler, Walter Owen Buchler, Edna Mary Buchler, Mildred Jean Buchler.
  • Bessie Maxton McKenzie passed away in 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie McKenzie's Ancestors

Self
Bessie McKenzie
1882 – 1965
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
William MacKenzie
1858 – 1945
Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Mary Maxton
1851 – 1892
Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
John McKenzie
1837 – 1902
Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland
Samuel (William) Maxton
1814 – 1884
Spencer Street, Clerkenwell, London, England
Susannah (Martha) Dunn
1827 – 1916
St Leonard Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Maxton
1772 – 1819
Ann Hemmings
1779 – 1862
William Dunn
1801 – 1861
Mary Young
1803 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Hemmings
1731 – 1817
Ann Webb

Bessie McKenzie's Descendants

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Bessie (Maxton) McKenzie (10 Jun 1882 – 29 Oct 1965) m. Arthur (Owen) Buchler (17 Dec 1874 – 4 Jan 1928)
  1. 1. Arthur (William) Buechler (4 Feb 1905 – 12 Dec 1956) m. Marie (Payne) Stringer (26 June 1905 – 14 Nov 1982)
    1. 1. Gretel (Marie Stringer) Buechler (1936 – )
    2. 2. Marion (Marie Stringer) Buchler (2 August 1940 – 10 October 2019)
    3. 3. Buechler (1945 – 1945)
  2. 2. Alma (Bessie) Buechler (22 Jun 1909 – 29 Aug 1909)
  3. 3. Walter (Owen) Buchler (15 OCT 1910 – 6 Sep 1971) m. Evelyn (Victoria) McGuire (1897 – 5 Aug 1994) m. Gladys (Hilda) Budd (03 OCT 1908 – 14 Feb 1984)
    1. 1. Diana (Rosalyn) Dalley m. Mark (Stratord) Dalley
      1. 1. Trudy Dalley m. Matthew (Sebastian) Pulvirenti m. First (Husband) Unknown
        1. 1. Lola Pulvirenti (11 Jul 2002 – )
        2. 2. Luca Pulvirenti (Abt. 2004 – )
      2. 2. Joy Dalley
      3. 3. Tina Dalley m. Sean Vincen
        1. 1. Tyler Vincen
        2. 2. Jewel Vincen m. Baillie Waller
        3. 3. Ava Vincen
  4. 4. Edna (Mary) Buchler (5 Feb 1917 – 19 April 2006)
  5. 5. Mildred (Jean) Buchler (5 Feb 1917 – 20 Dec 1969)

Bessie McKenzie's Timeline

4 Records

1882
10 Jun 1882
Birth of Bessie Maxton McKenzie in Masterton, New Zealand
Masterton, New Zealand
1882
10 Jun 1882
Birth of Bessie Maxton McKenzie in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1965
29 Oct 1965
Age 83
Death of Bessie Maxton McKenzie in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1965
1 Nov 1965
Age 83
Burial of Bessie Maxton McKenzie in Dunedin, Otago, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Masterton, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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