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Desmond Victor PAYNE 1926–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 Jun 2020

Death Location: 36 Shetland St, Dunedin

Father: Herbert PAYNE

Mother: Evelyn WOOD

Spouse(s): Thelma LESTER

Children(s): Robyn PAYNE

The story of Desmond Victor PAYNE began in 1926 in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. Desmond Victor PAYNE married Thelma Elizabeth Lester, and had children including Beverley Diane Payne, Caroline Thelma Payne, Derek Leslie Payne, Helen Payne, Judith Evelyn Payne, Lynette Lyn Payne, Robyn Margaret Payne, Victor John Payne. Desmond Victor PAYNE passed away in 2020 in 36 Shetland St, Dunedin.

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Biography

  • The story of Desmond Victor PAYNE began in 1926 in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Desmond Victor PAYNE married Thelma Elizabeth Lester, and had children including Beverley Diane Payne, Caroline Thelma Payne, Derek Leslie Payne, Helen Payne, Judith Evelyn Payne, Lynette Lyn Payne, Robyn Margaret Payne, Victor John Payne.
  • Desmond Victor PAYNE passed away in 2020 in 36 Shetland St, Dunedin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert PAYNE
1901–1982
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Evelyn WOOD
1902–1997
Birth Location: Cust nr Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Thelma LESTER
1924–2010
Birth Location: Wedderburn New Zealand
TL

Children(s)

Robyn PAYNE
1947–1947
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
RP

Desmond PAYNE's Ancestors

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Desmond PAYNE
1926–2020
Birth Place: Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Herbert "Bert" PAYNE
1901–1982
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Evelyn (Elsie) WOOD
1902–1997
Cust nr Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
Sophia (Annie) PAYNE
1879–1903
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
George (Henry) WOOD.
1877–1946
Liverpool England.
Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) PAWSEY
1880–1958
Cust, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Thomas PAYNE.
1844–1898
Marrianne PAPPRILL
1854–1939
William WOOD
1844–1930
Mary ROBINSON
1842–1922
George PAWSEY
1850–1933
Margaret McCAULEY
1853–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas PAYNE
1822–1889
Anne FROST
1824–1887
Joseph PAPPRILL
1831–1901
Sarah MOORE
1836–1916
Edward WOOD
1817–1882
Mary NEWMAN
1822–1861
Samual ROBINSON
1817–1881
Jane BLENDELL
1812–
John PAWSEY
1825–1904
Mary SIMPSON
1816–1892
Henry McCAULEY
1818–1877
Martha DOWNEY
1819–1882

Desmond PAYNE's Descendants

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Desmond (Victor) PAYNE (26 Apr 1926–28 Jun 2020) m. Thelma (Elizabeth) LESTER (15 Nov 1924–02 Aug 2010)
  1. 1. Robyn (Margaret) PAYNE 1947–1947

Desmond PAYNE's Timeline

2 Records

1926
26 Apr 1926
Birth of Desmond Victor PAYNE in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
2020
28 Jun 2020
Age 94
Death of Desmond Victor PAYNE in 36 Shetland St, Dunedin
36 Shetland St, Dunedin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 2020
    Event Place: 36 Shetland St, Dunedin
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