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James Abernethy 1864–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1864

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 01 December 1946

Death Location: Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: John ABERNETHY

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jessie McKENZIE

Children(s): Duncan Abernethy, Adeline Abernethy, James Abernethy, Allan Abernethy, Malcolm Abernethy, Colin twin, Lorna ABERNETHY), Colin Abernethy

James Abernethy was born in 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of John Abernethy And Agnes Watson. James Abernethy married Jessie Mclachlan Mckenzie, and had children including Adeline Mary Abernethy, Allan Hector Abernethy, Colin Mackenzie Abernethy, Colin Mclean Abernethy Twin, Duncan Roy Abernethy, James Mackenzie Abernethy, Lorna Jessie Abernethy, Malcolm Watson Abernethy. James Abernethy passed away in 1946 in Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Abernethy was born in 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of John Abernethy And Agnes Watson.
  • James Abernethy married Jessie Mclachlan Mckenzie, and had children including Adeline Mary Abernethy, Allan Hector Abernethy, Colin Mackenzie Abernethy, Colin Mclean Abernethy Twin, Duncan Roy Abernethy, James Mackenzie Abernethy, Lorna Jessie Abernethy, Malcolm Watson Abernethy.
  • James Abernethy passed away in 1946 in Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ABERNETHY
–1870
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jessie McKENZIE
1869–1948
Birth Location: Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Duncan Abernethy
1898–1958
Birth Location: 1898/17562 Dipton, South Island, New Zealand
DA
Adeline Abernethy
1890–1970
Birth Location: 1890/8442
AA
James Abernethy
1892–1968
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Allan Abernethy
1894–1930
Birth Location: 1894/11157 Dunedin, Otago. New Zealand
AA
Malcolm Abernethy
1897–1897
Birth Location: Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
MA
Colin twin
1897–1897
Birth Location: Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Ct
Lorna ABERNETHY)
1901–1968
Birth Location: 1901/1161 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
LA
Colin Abernethy
1905–1987
Birth Location: 1905/13929 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
CA

James Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
James Abernethy
1864–1946
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
John ABERNETHY
–1870
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Abernethy's Descendants

1.
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James Abernethy (17 Aug 1864–01 December 1946) m. Jessie (McLachlan) McKENZIE (January 1869–03 March 1948)
  1. 1. Duncan (Roy) Abernethy 1898–1958 m. Jessie (Philothea) WADDINGTON 1900–1991
  2. 2. Adeline (Mary) Abernethy 1890–1970
  3. 3. James (MacKenzie) Abernethy 1892–1968 m. Edith (May) HANCOX 1894–1968
    1. 1. Donald (James) Abernethy 1927–2003
    2. 2. Ian (Alan George) Abernethy 1930–2020 m. Patricia (Jean) MORRISON 1931–2021
    3. 3. Bruce (Mackenzie) ABERNETHY 1926–1999
  4. 4. Allan (Hector) Abernethy 1894–1930
  5. 5. Malcolm (Watson) Abernethy 1897–1897
  6. 6. Colin (McLean ABERNETHY) twin 1897–1897
  7. 7. Lorna (Jessie) ABERNETHY) 1901–1968
  8. 8. Colin (MacKenzie) Abernethy 1905–1987

James Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1864
17 Aug 1864
Birth of James Abernethy in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
1946
01 December 1946
Age 82
Death of James Abernethy in Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 December 1946
    Event Place: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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