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Charles Henry (Harry) Witt 1880–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1880

Birth Location: Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand

Death Date: May 1918

Death Location: Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Robert Witt

Mother: Cecilia Eyles

Spouse(s): Mary Dowsey

Children(s): Carrie Witt

Charles Henry (Harry) Witt was born in 1880 in Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand, the child of Robert Henry Witt And Cecilia Higgins Eyles. Charles Henry (Harry) Witt married Mary Caroline Dowsey, and had children including Carrie Witt. Charles Henry (Harry) Witt passed away in 1918 in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • Charles Henry (Harry) Witt was born in 1880 in Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand, the child of Robert Henry Witt And Cecilia Higgins Eyles.
  • Charles Henry (Harry) Witt married Mary Caroline Dowsey, and had children including Carrie Witt.
  • Charles Henry (Harry) Witt passed away in 1918 in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Witt's Ancestors

Self
Charles Witt
1880–1918
Birth Place: Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Henry Witt
1858–1935
Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Cecilia (Higgins) Eyles
1860–1927
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Grandparents
Charles Eyles
1821–1886
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Selina Higgins
1835–1906
Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Walter Eyles
1790–1870
Jane Primmer
1797–1842
Peter Higgins
1804–1847
Mary Slade
1786–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Eyles
1757–1822
Hannah Eyles
1764–1849
Benjamin Primmer
1768–1833
Martha Newland
1776–1851

Charles Witt's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Henry (Harry)) Witt (14 Jun 1880–May 1918) m. Mary (Caroline) Dowsey (8 Sept 1879–Nov 1954)
  1. 1. Carrie Witt 1912–1980

Charles Witt's Timeline

4 Records

1880
14 Jun 1880
Birth of Charles Henry (Harry) Witt in Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand
Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand
1918
10 May 1918
Age 38
Death of Charles Henry (Harry) Witt in Somme, Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Picardie, France
Somme, Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Picardie, France
1918
May 1918
Age 38
Burial of Charles Henry (Harry) Witt in Stratford County Public Memorial, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford County Public Memorial, Taranaki, New Zealand
1918
May 1918
Age 38
Burial of Charles Henry (Harry) Witt in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Awatere, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, BAB Microfilming

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stratford, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1918
    Event Place: Somme, Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand Army WWI Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, BAB Microfilming
    [2] New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1918
    Event Place: Stratford County Public Memorial, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1918
    Event Place: Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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