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Harriet Swanson 1869–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Sep 1951

Death Location: Glen Eden, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: William Hon

Mother: Ani Swanson

Spouse(s): Frank Best, John Colwill

Children(s): Ruby Best, Bettie Colwill, Joyce Colwill, Miria Colwill, Frank Best

The story of Harriet Swanson began in 1869 in New Zealand. Harriet Swanson married Frank Best, John Henry Colwill, and had children including Bettie Ascot Le Quesne Nee Colwill, Frank Te Kauru Best, Joyce Heni Colwill, Miria Dorritt Colwill, Ruby Best. Harriet Swanson passed away in 1951 in Glen Eden, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Harriet Swanson began in 1869 in New Zealand.
  • Harriet Swanson married Frank Best, John Henry Colwill, and had children including Bettie Ascot Le Quesne Nee Colwill, Frank Te Kauru Best, Joyce Heni Colwill, Miria Dorritt Colwill, Ruby Best.
  • Harriet Swanson passed away in 1951 in Glen Eden, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harriet Swanson's Ancestors

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Harriet Swanson
1869–1951
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
William Swanson Hon
1819–1903
Leith, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Ani (Rangitunoa) Swanson
1827–1897
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harriet Swanson's Descendants

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Harriet Swanson (1869–3 Sep 1951) m. Frank Best (1853–8 Aug 1899) m. John (Henry) Colwill (July 1871–25 Jun 1941)
  1. 1. Ruby Best 1887–1888
  2. 2. Bettie (Ascot Le Quesne Nee) Colwill 1910–2005
  3. 3. Joyce (Heni) Colwill 1905–1988
  4. 4. Miria (Dorritt) Colwill 1903–1904
  5. 5. Frank (Te Kauru) Best 1889–1915

Harriet Swanson's Timeline

3 Records

1869
12 Aug 1869
Birth of Harriet Swanson in Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
1869
1869
Birth of Harriet Swanson in New Zealand
New Zealand
1951
3 Sep 1951
Age 82
Death of Harriet Swanson in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [5] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [6] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901
    [7] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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