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George Manson 1853–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 FEB 1853

Birth Location: Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: ABT 1883

Death Location: Campbell Island

Father: Samuel Manson

Mother: JANE Smith

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In 1853, George Manson entered the world in Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Samuel Manson And Jane Jean Smith. George Manson passed away in 1883 in Campbell Island.

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Biography

  • In 1853, George Manson entered the world in Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Samuel Manson And Jane Jean Smith.
  • George Manson passed away in 1883 in Campbell Island.

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George Manson's Ancestors

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George Manson
1853–1883
Birth Place: Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Samuel Manson
1815–1890
RICCARTON, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND
JANE ("JEAN") Smith
1819–1898
Ayrshire
Grandparents
John Manson
1776–1848
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Robb
1777–1851
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Manson's Timeline

4 Records

1853
17 FEB 1853
Birth of George Manson in Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1853
17 FEB 1853
Birth of George Manson in Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1883
ABT 1883
Age 30
Death of George Manson in "lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
"lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
1883
ABT 1883
Age 30
Death of George Manson in "lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
"lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1853
    Event Place: Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1853
    Event Place: Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1883
    Event Place: "lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
    Record Source: Age:
    About 29-30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1883
    Event Place: "lost at sea" with two companions and the cargo of sheep they were transportingpossibly near the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
    Record Source: Age:
    About 29-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbell Island

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