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Bruce Sinclair 1916 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1916

Birth Location: Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 04 Oct 1988

Death Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Father: Walter Sinclair

Mother: Janet Peat

Spouse(s): Edna Ritchie

Children(s): Raewyn Sinclair, Neil Sinclair

Bruce Sinclair was born in 1916 in Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Walter James Sinclair and Janet Peat. Bruce Sinclair married Edna Ritchie, and had children including Raewyn Sinclair, Neil Ritchie Sinclair. Bruce Sinclair passed away in 1988 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Bruce Sinclair was born in 1916 in Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Walter James Sinclair and Janet Peat.
  • Bruce Sinclair married Edna Ritchie, and had children including Raewyn Sinclair, Neil Ritchie Sinclair.
  • Bruce Sinclair passed away in 1988 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Bruce Sinclair's Ancestors

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Bruce Sinclair
1916 – 1988
Birth Place: Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
Walter James Sinclair
Janet Peat
1891 – 1916
New Zealand
Grandparents
Andrew (Mitchell) Peat
1842 – 1916
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Marion (Hind) Chalmers
1865 – 1934
Warepa, Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Peat
1818 – 1891
Cecilia Mitchell
Robert Chalmers
1836 – 1913
Janet Fyfe
1837 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Euphemia Heron
1815 – 1886
John Fyfe
Marion Hynd
1802 – 1853

Bruce Sinclair's Descendants

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Bruce Sinclair (02 Oct 1916 – 04 Oct 1988) m. Edna Ritchie
  1. 1. Raewyn Sinclair (20 Dec 1945 – ) m. Martin Fisher m. John Collins m. Graham Ewing
    1. 1. Nicholas (Michael) Collins (16 Mar 1971 – )
    2. 2. Lucy (Rebecca Catherine) Collins (17 Feb 1977 – )
  2. 2. Neil (Ritchie) Sinclair (13 Sep 1948 – 13 Feb 1985)

Bruce Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1916
02 Oct 1916
Birth of Bruce Sinclair in Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1988
04 Oct 1988
Age 72
Death of Bruce Sinclair in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Te Rata Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Nov 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1988
    Event Place: Christchurch, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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