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Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson 1912–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Oct 1999

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Knox

Mother: Clara Wilson

Spouse(s): Thomas Brown, Ernest Weir

Children(s): Elizabeth Brown, Shyrlee Wilson

Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson was born in 1912 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas William Knox And Clara Sarah Wilson. In 1978, Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson resided in Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand. Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson married Ernest Frederick Weir, Thomas Gordon Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Helen Brown, Janet Heatherbell Brown, Shyrlee Ann Wilson. Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson passed away in 1999 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson was born in 1912 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas William Knox And Clara Sarah Wilson.
  • In 1978, Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson resided in Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson married Ernest Frederick Weir, Thomas Gordon Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Helen Brown, Janet Heatherbell Brown, Shyrlee Ann Wilson.
  • Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson passed away in 1999 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Wilson's Ancestors

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Edna Wilson
1912–1999
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas William Knox
1884–1975
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Clara (Sarah) Wilson
1893–1980
Moutre Station, Manuherikia, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Andrew (Smith) Wilson
1855–1929
Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, UK
Emma (Eliza) Paul
1865–1948
Dunedin, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edna Wilson's Descendants

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Edna (Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK)) Wilson (28 Jan 1912–29 Oct 1999) m. Thomas (Gordon) Brown (25 Oct 1902–09 Jul 1985) m. Ernest (Frederick) Weir (14 Apr 1906–10 Oct 1970)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Helen) Brown 1934–2017
  2. 2. Shyrlee (Ann) Wilson 1931–2022 m. Francis (Borgia) Spensley 1919–1979 m. Francis (Raymond) Hunt 1923–2002 m. Alexander (Hugh) Ryder 1924–1984 m. John (Melville) Black 1930–1990 m. Brian (Edward) Roberts 1936–2021

Edna Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1912
28 Jan 1912
Birth of Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1978
1978
Age 66
Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson resided here in Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand
Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand
1999
25 Oct 1999
Age 87
Death of Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1999
29 Oct 1999
Age 87
Burial of Edna Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK) Wilson in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1978

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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