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Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan 1878–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Nov 1941

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Duncan

Mother: Jane Gilligan

Spouse(s): William Porteous

Children(s): William Porteous, Winifred Porteous, Mary Porteous

Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan was born in 1878 in Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand, the child of James Alfred Duncan And Jane Mary Gilligan. Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan married William Porteous, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Porteous, William Edgar Porteous, Winifred Jane Flora Porteous. Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan passed away in 1941 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan was born in 1878 in Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand, the child of James Alfred Duncan And Jane Mary Gilligan.
  • Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan married William Porteous, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Porteous, William Edgar Porteous, Winifred Jane Flora Porteous.
  • Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan passed away in 1941 in Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Duncan
1844–1880
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Jane Gilligan
1852–1925
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Spouses(s)

William Porteous
1871–1935
Birth Location: New Zealand BDM 1872/10524 Died aged 64
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Children(s)

William Porteous
1918–1982
Birth Location: Otuatau, Southland, New Zealand
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Winifred Porteous
1913–1992
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Mary Porteous
1915–
Birth Location: –
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Emily Duncan's Ancestors

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Emily Duncan
1878–1941
Birth Place: Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
James Alfred Duncan
1844–1880
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Jane (Mary) Gilligan
1852–1925
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
William Duncan
1790–1859
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Maria Dillon
1815–1874
James (Hume) Gilligan
1829–1892
Prince Edward Island ,Canada
Clarinda White
1831–1858
Lot 65
Great-Grandparents
Patrick *^
1781–1854
Margaret Gilligan
1787–
William White
1790–1858
Clarinda TRIGGS
1792–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William White
1748–1817
Elizabeth Paddon
1750–1817
Clement Triggs
1760–1828
Elizabeth Sandy
1767–1823

Emily Duncan's Descendants

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Emily (Maria Ethel Burt) Duncan (1878–27 Nov 1941) m. William Porteous (Abt. 1871–10 Jul 1935)
  1. 1. William (Edgar) Porteous 1918–1982 m. Joyce (Amelia) Fowler –1996
  2. 2. Winifred (Jane Flora) Porteous 1913–1992 m. Charles (Murray) Balneaves 1912–1988
    1. 1. John (Murray) Balneaves 1942–1993
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Porteous 1915–

Emily Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1878
1878
Birth of Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan in Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
1941
27 Nov 1941
Age 63
Death of Emily Maria Ethel Burt Duncan in Otago, New Zealand
Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Palmerston, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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