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Francis Edward Preston 1892 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1892

Birth Location: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 September 1962

Death Location: Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William Preston

Mother: Agnes Mayne

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Francis Edward Preston was born in 1892 in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand, the child of William Joseph Preston and Agnes Mayne. Francis Edward Preston passed away in 1962 in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Francis Edward Preston was born in 1892 in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand, the child of William Joseph Preston and Agnes Mayne.
  • Francis Edward Preston passed away in 1962 in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Francis Preston's Ancestors

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Francis Preston
1892 – 1962
Birth Place: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
William Joseph Preston
1836 – 1908
West Yorkshire, England
Agnes Mayne
1849 – 1911
Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Preston
1808 – 1865
Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hobson
1815 – 1860
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Preston
1778 –
Elizabeth JOHNSON
1780 – 1850
Joseph Hobson
1790 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1748 –
Ann Blackburne
1749 –
RICHARD HOBSON
1754 – 1838
Elisabeth Hughes
1760 – 1827

Francis Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1892
3 January 1892
Birth of Francis Edward Preston in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
1962
8 September 1962
Age 70
Death of Francis Edward Preston in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1892
    Event Place: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1962
    Event Place: Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

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