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Emma PRESTON 1860–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUL 1860

Birth Location: Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ

Death Date: 27 OCT 1914

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

Father: William Preston

Mother: Margaret Goulding

Spouse(s): John Fitzsimons

Children(s): Frank Fitzsimons, Harold Fitzsimons, Carleton Fitzsimons, Melviena Fitzsimons, Richard Fitzsimons, Leonard Fitzsimons, Sidney Fitzsimons

Emma PRESTON was born in 1860 in Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ, the child of William Preston And Margaret Grace Goulding. Emma PRESTON married John Fitzsimons, and had children including Carleton Thomas Fitzsimons, Frank Baden Fitzsimons, Harold John Fitzsimons, Leonard Joseph Fitzsimons, Melviena Margaret Gladys Fitzsimons, Richard William Fitzsimons, Sidney Newton Fitzsimons. Emma PRESTON passed away in 1914 in Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ.

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Biography

  • Emma PRESTON was born in 1860 in Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ, the child of William Preston And Margaret Grace Goulding.
  • Emma PRESTON married John Fitzsimons, and had children including Carleton Thomas Fitzsimons, Frank Baden Fitzsimons, Harold John Fitzsimons, Leonard Joseph Fitzsimons, Melviena Margaret Gladys Fitzsimons, Richard William Fitzsimons, Sidney Newton Fitzsimons.
  • Emma PRESTON passed away in 1914 in Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Preston
1828–1888
Birth Location: Wooddale Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
WP
Margaret Goulding
1830–1896
Birth Location: Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
MG

Spouses(s)

John Fitzsimons
1864–1947
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, NZ
JF

Children(s)

Frank Fitzsimons
1900–1968
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
FF
Harold Fitzsimons
1890–
Birth Location: –
HF
Carleton Fitzsimons
1889–
Birth Location: –
CF
Melviena Fitzsimons
1894–
Birth Location: –
MF
Richard Fitzsimons
1888–
Birth Location: –
RF
Leonard Fitzsimons
1896–1971
Birth Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
LF
Sidney Fitzsimons
1899–
Birth Location: –
SF

Emma PRESTON's Ancestors

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Emma PRESTON
1860–1914
Birth Place: Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ
Parents
William Preston
1828–1888
Wooddale Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Grace) Goulding
1830–1896
Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma PRESTON's Descendants

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Emma PRESTON (9 JUL 1860–27 OCT 1914) m. John Fitzsimons (5 Jan 1864–9 Aug 1947)
  1. 1. Frank (Baden) Fitzsimons 1900–1968 m. Ruth (Edith) Scarlett 1920–2006
    1. 1. Susan (Ruth) Fitzsimons 1949–1999
    2. 2. Douglas (Frank) Fitzsimons 1943–1994
  2. 2. Harold (John) Fitzsimons 1890–
  3. 3. Carleton (Thomas) Fitzsimons 1889–
  4. 4. Melviena (Margaret Gladys) Fitzsimons 1894–
  5. 5. Richard (William) Fitzsimons 1888–
  6. 6. Leonard (Joseph) Fitzsimons 1896–1971
  7. 7. Sidney (Newton) Fitzsimons 1899–

Emma PRESTON's Timeline

2 Records

1860
9 JUL 1860
Birth of Emma PRESTON in Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ
Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ
1914
27 OCT 1914
Age 54
Death of Emma PRESTON in Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1860
    Event Place: Waikiwi, Invercargill, Southland, NZ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1914
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
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