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Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt 1908–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1908

Birth Location: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 Oct 1995

Death Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Albert Witt

Mother: Mary Bentley

Spouse(s): Leslie Fawcett

Children(s): Nancy FAWCETT, Thomas FAWCETT

In 1908, Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt entered the world in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Albert Bert Witt And Mary Ellen Bentley. In 1935, Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt resided in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand. Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt married Great Grandfather Of Evangeline Martin, Leslie George Fawcett, and had children including Daughter Of Elsie Witt, Murray Fawcett, Nancy Gwendoline Fawcett, Thomas James Francis Fawcett. Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt passed away in 1995 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt entered the world in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Albert Bert Witt And Mary Ellen Bentley.
  • In 1935, Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt resided in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt married Great Grandfather Of Evangeline Martin, Leslie George Fawcett, and had children including Daughter Of Elsie Witt, Murray Fawcett, Nancy Gwendoline Fawcett, Thomas James Francis Fawcett.
  • Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt passed away in 1995 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Witt
1883–1963
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Mary Bentley
1883–1936
Birth Location: Masterton, New Zealand
MB

Spouses(s)

Leslie Fawcett
1906–1995
Birth Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Nancy FAWCETT
1946–2010
Birth Location: –
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Thomas FAWCETT
1931–1996
Birth Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Elsie Witt's Ancestors

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Elsie Witt
1908–1995
Birth Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Albert (Bert) Witt
1883–1963
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Mary (Ellen) Bentley
1883–1936
Masterton, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) Witt
1858–1935
Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Cecilia (Higgins) Eyles
1860–1927
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Charles Eyles
1821–1886
Selina Higgins
1835–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Eyles
1790–1870
Jane Primmer
1797–1842
Peter Higgins
1804–1847
Mary Slade
1786–1868

Elsie Witt's Descendants

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Elsie (Gwendoline (Gwen)) Witt (11 May 1908–8 Oct 1995) m. Leslie (George) Fawcett (11 Nov 1906–9 Dec 1995)
  1. 1. Nancy (Gwendoline) FAWCETT 1946–2010
  2. 2. Thomas (James Francis) FAWCETT 1931–1996

Elsie Witt's Timeline

3 Records

1908
11 May 1908
Birth of Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 27
Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt resided here in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
1995
8 Oct 1995
Age 87
Death of Elsie Gwendoline (Gwen) Witt in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1908
    Event Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1995
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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