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Elsie Beatrice Chapman 1908 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 13 june 1997

Death Location: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Charles Chapman

Mother: Elizabeth Falconer

Spouse(s): Jock Purdie

Children(s): Brian Purdie, Brian Purdie, Graeme Purdie

It was in 1908 that Elsie Beatrice Chapman was born in Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand, a child of Charles Percival Chapman and Elizabeth Falconer. Elsie Beatrice Chapman went on to marry Jock Rolfe Purdie and had children such as Brian Rolfe Purdie, Brian Purdie and Graeme Purdie. Elsie Beatrice Chapman was deceased by 1997 in Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Parents

Charles Chapman
1882 – 1966
Birth Location: Masterton, New Zealand
CC
Elizabeth Falconer
1886 – 1966
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
EF

Spouses(s)

Jock Purdie
1911 – 1989
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
JP

Children(s)

Brian Purdie
1941 – 1999
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
BP
Brian Purdie
Birth Location: –
BP
Graeme Purdie
Birth Location: –
GP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 june 1997
    Event Place: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Te Kuiti, Waitomo District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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