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Ethel Roberts 1883 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1883

Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 09 February 1965

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John ROBERTS

Mother: Catherine Upjohn

Spouse(s): Frederick McDonald

Children(s): Frederick McDonald, Constance McDonald, Claude McDonald, Mary McDonald, Alice McDonald, Alfred McDonald

Ethel Roberts was born in 1883 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of John Bowhey ROBERTS and Catherine Marie Upjohn. Ethel Roberts married Frederick John McDonald, and had children including Frederick John Bowhey McDonald, Constance Emmeline\Emeline McDonald, Claude Wastfield McDonald, Mary Ruth McDonald, Alice Isabell McDonald, Alfred McDonald. Ethel Roberts passed away in 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Ethel Roberts was born in 1883 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of John Bowhey ROBERTS and Catherine Marie Upjohn.
  • Ethel Roberts married Frederick John McDonald, and had children including Frederick John Bowhey McDonald, Constance Emmeline\Emeline McDonald, Claude Wastfield McDonald, Mary Ruth McDonald, Alice Isabell McDonald, Alfred McDonald.
  • Ethel Roberts passed away in 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ROBERTS
1838 – 1900
Birth Location: Bude, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Catherine Upjohn
1839 – 1926
Birth Location: Brentford, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Frederick McDonald
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Frederick McDonald
1902 – 1978
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Constance McDonald
1904 –
Birth Location: Inglewood, New Zealand
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Claude McDonald
1906 – 1971
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Mary McDonald
1909 – 1991
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Alice McDonald
1913 – 1987
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Alfred McDonald
1919 – 1919
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Ethel Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Roberts
1883 – 1965
Birth Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
John Bowhey ROBERTS
1838 – 1900
Bude, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Catherine (Marie) Upjohn
1839 – 1926
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Roberts's Descendants

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Ethel Roberts (13 Mar 1883 – 09 February 1965) m. Frederick (John) McDonald (24 July 1875 – 11 Jul 1932)
  1. 1. Frederick (John Bowhey) McDonald (7 Jul 1902 – 6 Feb 1978) m. Gwendoline (Mary) Simpson (21 Nov 1904 – 15 Mar 1989)
    1. 1. Valerie (Patricia) McDonald (19 Jan 1927 – 21 Feb 1930)
    2. 2. Frances (Claudia) McDonald (23 Apr 1928 – 13 Oct 2002) m. Neville (John) Campbell (23 Jun 1925 – 30 Aug 2008)
      1. 1. Margaret Campbell (1950 – ) m. Wilkinson (or Williams or) Williamson
    3. 3. Thelma (Catherine) McDonald (2 September 1929 – 2 August 2008)
    4. 4. Lesley (Gwenyth) McDonald m. Eric (Harold) Robinson (2 Aug 1931 – January 2012)
      1. 1. Naomi (Shirley) Robinson (15 Jun 1955 – 2021)
      2. 2. Danny Robinson m. Margaret (Helen) Jamieson
        1. 1. Jennifer Robinson m. Clarke
        2. 2. Robinson
        3. 3. Robinson
        4. 4. Robinson
        5. 5. Robinson
      3. 3. Steven Robinson m. Shelly
      4. 4. Dale Robinson m. Jacky
  2. 2. Constance (Emmeline\Emeline) McDonald (April 1904 – )
  3. 3. Claude (Wastfield) McDonald (10 Aug 1906 – 1971)
  4. 4. Mary (Ruth) McDonald (8 August 1909 – 6 Jun 1991)
  5. 5. Alice (Isabell) McDonald (October 1913 – 1987)
  6. 6. Alfred McDonald (1919 – 1919)

Ethel Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1883
13 Mar 1883
Birth of Ethel Roberts in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1965
09 February 1965
Age 82
Death of Ethel Roberts in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1883
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 February 1965
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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