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Clara Rosetta Waterhouse 1862–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1862

Birth Location: NZ

Death Date: 30 July 1941

Death Location: East Cape, Poverty Bay, Gisborne

Father: John Waterhouse

Mother: Margaret Bell

Spouse(s): Ernest Parfitt, Charles Potaka

Children(s): Norman Parfitt, Norma Parfitt, Irene Potaka, Charles Potaka

In 1862, Clara Rosetta Waterhouse entered the world in NZ, born to John Waterhouse And Margaret Bell. Clara Rosetta Waterhouse married Charles Tipua Potaka, Ernest Parfitt, and had children including Charles Douglas Potaka, Irene Mary Potaka, Joyce Parfitt, Norma Parfitt, Norman Parfitt, Teri Parfitt. Clara Rosetta Waterhouse passed away in 1941 in East Cape, Poverty Bay, Gisborne.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Clara Rosetta Waterhouse entered the world in NZ, born to John Waterhouse And Margaret Bell.
  • Clara Rosetta Waterhouse married Charles Tipua Potaka, Ernest Parfitt, and had children including Charles Douglas Potaka, Irene Mary Potaka, Joyce Parfitt, Norma Parfitt, Norman Parfitt, Teri Parfitt.
  • Clara Rosetta Waterhouse passed away in 1941 in East Cape, Poverty Bay, Gisborne.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waterhouse
1841–1932
Birth Location: Kegworth, Leicestershire, England
JW
Margaret Bell
1845–1892
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Ernest Parfitt
1885–1955
Birth Location: Picton, New Zealand
EP
Charles Potaka
1881–1907
Birth Location: New Zealand
CP

Children(s)

Norman Parfitt
1911–1911
Birth Location: New Zealand
NP
Norma Parfitt
1912–1985
Birth Location: New Zealand
NP
Irene Potaka
1906–1973
Birth Location: New Zealand
IP
Charles Potaka
1905–1928
Birth Location: New Zealand
CP

Clara Waterhouse's Ancestors

Self
Clara Waterhouse
1862–1941
Birth Place: NZ
Parents
John Waterhouse
1841–1932
Kegworth, Leicestershire, England
Margaret Bell
1845–1892
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Waterhouse
1819–1883
Hemington, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Marson
1820–1879
Wysall Nottinghamshire England
James Bell
1817–1872
Ireland
Elizabeth Champion
1824–1862
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Waterhouse
1774–1832
Sarah Iremonger
1783–1860
Joseph Marson
1788–1865
Mary Bennet
1790–1867
George Champion
1796–1848
Rebecca Turton
1799–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Waterhouse
1750–1781
John Iremonger
1750–
Mary Hickingbottom
1755–
Edward Marson
1742–
Ann GG
1747–
John Bennett
1767–
Ann Dutton
1764–
William Champion
1773–1852
Ann Turner
1773–1864
Henry Turton
1758–

Clara Waterhouse's Descendants

1.
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Clara (Rosetta) Waterhouse (27 Mar 1862–30 July 1941) m. Ernest Parfitt (14 Nov 1885–11 Feb 1955) m. Charles (Tipua) Potaka (1881–4 Jun 1907)
  1. 1. Norman Parfitt 1911–1911
  2. 2. Norma Parfitt 1912–1985
  3. 3. Irene (Mary) Potaka 1906–1973 m. Wiremu (Joseph (William) TE) WHATA 1893–1957
    1. 1. Douglas (William Te) Whata 1928–1969
  4. 4. Charles (Douglas) Potaka 1905–1928 m. Isabella (Bremner) Mill 1894–1976
    1. 1. James (Charles) Potaka 1923–2002 m. Jean Lorraine 1929–2019

Clara Waterhouse's Timeline

2 Records

1862
27 Mar 1862
Birth of Clara Rosetta Waterhouse in NZ
NZ
1941
30 July 1941
Age 79
Death of Clara Rosetta Waterhouse in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1862
    Event Place: NZ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1941
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Cape, Poverty Bay, Gisborne
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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