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Doris Venita Lawson 1889 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Greymouth, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Apr 1956

Death Location: Gisborne, New Zealand

Father: George Lawson

Mother: Emily Potbury

Spouse(s): Charles Cooze

Children(s): Arthur Cooze, Edna Cooze, Doris Cooze, Phyllis Cooze, Francis Cooze, Lilian Cooze

Doris Venita Lawson was born in 1889 in Greymouth, New Zealand, the child of George Henry Lawson and Emily Elizabeth Potbury. Doris Venita Lawson later married Charles Arthur Cooze, and together they raised children including Arthur Leonard Joseph Cooze, Edna Florence Denholm Cooze, Doris Eveline Cooze, Phyllis May Cooze, Francis Everard Cooze and Lilian "Lily" Cooze. In 1956, Doris Venita Lawson passed away in Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Parents

George Lawson
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
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Emily Potbury
1873 – 1943
Birth Location: New Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Charles Cooze
1872 – 1948
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Arthur Cooze
1911 – 1982
Birth Location: Hokitika, New Zealand
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Edna Cooze
1913 – 1985
Birth Location: Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand
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Doris Cooze
1915 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Phyllis Cooze
1917 – 1993
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
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Francis Cooze
1927 – 1992
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
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Lilian Cooze
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Greymouth, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand
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