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Clara May Carter 1884–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1884

Birth Location: Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 October 1975

Death Location: Burnside, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Caroline Dodds

Spouse(s): Horace Shirley

Children(s): John Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Horace Shirley

Clara May Carter was born in 1884 in Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Carter And Caroline Dodds. In 1949, Clara May Carter resided in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Clara May Carter married Horace Shirley, and had children including Horace Clifford Clifford Shirley, John Reginald Jackie Shirley, Thomas Wilfred Shirley. Clara May Carter passed away in 1975 in Burnside, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Clara May Carter was born in 1884 in Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Carter And Caroline Dodds.
  • In 1949, Clara May Carter resided in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Clara May Carter married Horace Shirley, and had children including Horace Clifford Clifford Shirley, John Reginald Jackie Shirley, Thomas Wilfred Shirley.
  • Clara May Carter passed away in 1975 in Burnside, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Carter's Ancestors

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Clara Carter
1884–1975
Birth Place: Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Carter
1850–1925
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Caroline Dodds
1843–1926
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
John Carter
–1884
County Armagh, Ireland
Ann Somerville
1821–1884
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara Carter's Descendants

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Clara (May) Carter (April 1884–10 October 1975) m. Horace Shirley (15 Apr 1881–18 Jan 1958)
  1. 1. John (Reginald (Jackie)) Shirley 1908–1913
  2. 2. Thomas (Wilfred) Shirley 1912–1986
  3. 3. Horace (Clifford (Clifford)) Shirley 1917–

Clara Carter's Timeline

3 Records

1884
April 1884
Birth of Clara May Carter in Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand
Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand
1949
1949
Age 65
Clara May Carter resided here in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1975
10 October 1975
Age 91
Death of Clara May Carter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1884
    Event Place: Greenpark, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1949

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1975
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burnside, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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