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Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler 1896–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: Jan 1953

Death Location: Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Wheeler

Mother: Minnie Radford

Spouse(s): Charlotte Russell

Children(s): Colin Wheeler, Charles Wheeler, Mervyn Wheeler, Margaret Wheeler

The story of Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler began in 1896 in Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1916, Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided in Wairewa, Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1917, Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided in New Zealand. Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler married Charlotte Lottie Russell, and had children including Charles Derek Wheeler, Colin Geoffrey Wheeler, Margaret Audrey Wheeler, Mervyn Robert Wheeler. Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler passed away in 1953 in Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler began in 1896 in Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1916, Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided in Wairewa, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • In 1917, Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided in New Zealand.
  • Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler married Charlotte Lottie Russell, and had children including Charles Derek Wheeler, Colin Geoffrey Wheeler, Margaret Audrey Wheeler, Mervyn Robert Wheeler.
  • Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler passed away in 1953 in Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Geoffrey Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Geoffrey Wheeler
1896–1953
Birth Place: Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Charles (Charlie) Wheeler
1863–1919
Rode, Somerset, England
Minnie (Elizabeth) Radford
1867–1937
Ellesmere, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Radford
1826–1900
Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah (Anne) Messenger
1826–1895
Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Radford
1769–1843
Jane Huggins
1798–1844
Thomas Messenger
1792–1863
Jane Godfrey
1792–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Radford
1726–1814
Susannah Fleming
1730–1792
Benjamin Huggins
1760–
Frances Gammon
1760–
Leonard Messenger
1769–1812
Maria Maynwood
1771–1822
Thomas Godfrey
1770–1794
Mary East
1765–1792

Geoffrey Wheeler's Descendants

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Geoffrey (Matthew John) Wheeler (21 Oct 1896–Jan 1953) m. Charlotte ((Lottie)) Russell (11 Apr 1898–Nov 1984)
  1. 1. Colin (Geoffrey) Wheeler 1922–1980 m. Edith (Alison) Fleming 1926–2016
  2. 2. Charles (Derek) Wheeler 1923–1992 m. Gwenyth (Freda) Thomas 1924–2009
    1. 1. Geoffrey (Latham) Wheeler 1947–2022
  3. 3. Mervyn (Robert) Wheeler 1925–2008 m. Uanita (Lorna) McCullough 1930–2023
  4. 4. Margaret (Audrey) Wheeler 1929–2020 m. William (Malcolm) Gilbert 1929–2014

Geoffrey Wheeler's Timeline

6 Records

1896
21 Oct 1896
Birth of Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler in Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
1916
1916
Age 20
Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided here in Wairewa, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wairewa, Christchurch, New Zealand
1917
1917
Age 21
Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1919
1919
Age 23
Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler resided here in Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
1953
25 Jan 1953
Age 57
Death of Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler in Rangiora, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Rangiora, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
1953
Jan 1953
Age 57
Burial of Geoffrey Matthew John Wheeler in Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Motukarara, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
    [4] 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: 1916
    Event Place: Wairewa, Christchurch, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Nominal Rolls, 1914-1918, Nominal Rolls: Vol. 3: 1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1917

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1919

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1953
    Event Place: Rangiora, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1953
    Event Place: Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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