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Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon 1881–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: Feb 1967

Death Location: Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John Shannon

Mother: Honora O'Connor

Spouse(s): Harry Vincent

Children(s): John Vincent, Gerald Vincent, Peter Vincent

Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon was born in 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of John Sylvester Sylvester Shannon And Honora O Connor. Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon married Harry Lincoln Vincent, and had children including Gerald Shannon Bill Vincent, John Russell Russ Vincent, Peter Raymond Vincent. Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon passed away in 1967 in Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon was born in 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of John Sylvester Sylvester Shannon And Honora O Connor.
  • Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon married Harry Lincoln Vincent, and had children including Gerald Shannon Bill Vincent, John Russell Russ Vincent, Peter Raymond Vincent.
  • Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon passed away in 1967 in Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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Helen Shannon's Ancestors

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Helen Shannon
1881–1967
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
John Sylvester (Sylvester) Shannon
1841–1927
Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Honora O'Connor
1846–1931
Mallow, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
John Shannahan
1813–1842
Moyne and Templetuohy, Tipperary, Ireland
Jane (Blake) Shanahan
1816–1892
County Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shannahan
1788–1865
Catherine Fannon
1789–1855
Thomas Shannahan
1788–1865
Catherine Fannon
1789–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Shannon's Descendants

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Helen (Elizabeth (Nell)) Shannon (1 Jun 1881–Feb 1967) m. Harry (Lincoln) Vincent (1881–Jun 1930)
  1. 1. John (Russell (Russ)) Vincent 1920–1976
  2. 2. Gerald (Shannon (Bill)) Vincent 1915–1973
  3. 3. Peter (Raymond) Vincent 1923–2005

Helen Shannon's Timeline

3 Records

1881
1 Jun 1881
Birth of Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1967
24 Feb 1967
Age 86
Death of Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1967
Feb 1967
Age 86
Burial of Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Shannon in Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1967
    Event Place: Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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