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Ethel Brightwell MacLean 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1881

Birth Location: St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: Jul 1962

Death Location: Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Alfred MacLean

Mother: Sarah Brightwell-Rawlins

Spouse(s): Duncan Reid

Children(s): John Reid, Margaret Reid, Constance Reid, Duncan Reid, Hugh Reid, Jessie Reid

The story of Ethel Brightwell MacLean began in 1881 in St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1914, Ethel Brightwell MacLean resided in Reid's Lane, Feilding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, N. Ethel Brightwell MacLean married Duncan Benjamin Reid, and had children including Constance Reid, Duncan Benjamin Reid, Hugh Lockhart Reid, Jessie Reid, John Alfred Reid, Margaret Ethel Reid. Ethel Brightwell MacLean passed away in 1962 in Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Ethel Brightwell MacLean began in 1881 in St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1914, Ethel Brightwell MacLean resided in Reid's Lane, Feilding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, N.
  • Ethel Brightwell MacLean married Duncan Benjamin Reid, and had children including Constance Reid, Duncan Benjamin Reid, Hugh Lockhart Reid, Jessie Reid, John Alfred Reid, Margaret Ethel Reid.
  • Ethel Brightwell MacLean passed away in 1962 in Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel MacLean's Ancestors

Self
Ethel MacLean
1881–1962
Birth Place: St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Alfred Henry MacLean
1847–1894
Herefordshire, England
Sarah Brightwell-Rawlins
1851–1905
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Thomas (Rollins) Brightwell
1813–1904
Eydon, Northhamptonshire, England
Mary (Ann) Knight
1823–1904
Roche, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Mary Penrose
1806–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
John 3rd
1768–1841
Margaret Cook
1773–1839

Ethel MacLean's Descendants

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Ethel (Brightwell) MacLean (9 Nov 1881–Jul 1962) m. Duncan (Benjamin) Reid (21 Jun 1878–16 Mar 1940)
  1. 1. John (Alfred) Reid 1905–1969
  2. 2. Margaret (Ethel) Reid 1906–1970 m. William (Seaton) Brown 1908–1948
    1. 1. Robert (Duncan) Brown 1932–1976 m. Heather (Lucy) McLean 1933–2003
    2. 2. William (Gary) Brown 1933–2014
  3. 3. Constance Reid 1908–1990
  4. 4. Duncan (Benjamin) Reid 1912–1974
  5. 5. Hugh (Lockhart) Reid 1920–1985
  6. 6. Jessie Reid 1910–1979 m. Oswald (Wilfred) Haines 1908–1982

Ethel MacLean's Timeline

4 Records

1881
9 Nov 1881
Birth of Ethel Brightwell MacLean in St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1914
1914
Age 33
Ethel Brightwell MacLean resided here in Reid's Lane, Feilding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Reid's Lane, Feilding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1962
9 Jul 1962
Age 81
Death of Ethel Brightwell MacLean in Dannevirke, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Dannevirke, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1962
Jul 1962
Age 81
Burial of Ethel Brightwell MacLean in Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1881
    Event Place: St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Reid's Lane, Feilding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1914

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1962
    Event Place: Dannevirke, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1962
    Event Place: Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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