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James William Parker Benjamin Lucas 1888–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1888

Birth Location: Bruthen, Victoria

Death Date: 24 January 1979

Death Location: Papakura, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father:

Mother: Sarah Riches

Spouse(s): Rita Rhoda

Children(s): Claude Lucas, Beth Lucas, Joyce Lucas, Ailsa Lucas, Olive Lucas, Dick Lucas, Netta Lucas, Ruth Lucas, Coral Lucas, Beryl Lucas, Richard Lucas

James William Parker Benjamin Lucas was born in 1888 in Bruthen, Victoria, the child of George Robert Lucas And Sarah Riches. James William Parker Benjamin Lucas married Olive Jessie Mudford, Rita Rhoda, and had children including Ailsa Marie Lucas, Beryl Jeanette Lucas, Beth Melba Lucas, Claude William Lucas, Coral Meredith Lucas, Dick Parker Lucas, Joyce Delight Lucas, Netta Dorothy Lucas, Olive Jessie Lucas, Richard George Lucas, Ruth Miriam Lucas. James William Parker Benjamin Lucas passed away in 1979 in Papakura, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James William Parker Benjamin Lucas was born in 1888 in Bruthen, Victoria, the child of George Robert Lucas And Sarah Riches.
  • James William Parker Benjamin Lucas married Olive Jessie Mudford, Rita Rhoda, and had children including Ailsa Marie Lucas, Beryl Jeanette Lucas, Beth Melba Lucas, Claude William Lucas, Coral Meredith Lucas, Dick Parker Lucas, Joyce Delight Lucas, Netta Dorothy Lucas, Olive Jessie Lucas, Richard George Lucas, Ruth Miriam Lucas.
  • James William Parker Benjamin Lucas passed away in 1979 in Papakura, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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James Lucas's Ancestors

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James Lucas
1888–1979
Birth Place: Bruthen, Victoria
Parents
Sarah Riches
1854–1890
Grandparents
Thomas Riches
1817–1871
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Riches
1779–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riches
1759–1828

James Lucas's Descendants

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James (William Parker Benjamin) Lucas (Abt 1888–24 January 1979) m. Rita Rhoda (11 May 1897–3 December 1938)
  1. 1. Claude (William) Lucas 1928–1992
  2. 2. Beth (Melba) Lucas 1926–2012 m. Alex (Anzac) Clark 1918–2002
  3. 3. Joyce (Delight) Lucas 1918–2005
  4. 4. Ailsa (Marie) Lucas 1916–2012
  5. 5. Olive (Jessie) Lucas 1919–2004
  6. 6. Dick (Parker) Lucas 1932–1973
  7. 7. Netta (Dorothy) Lucas 1933–2005
  8. 8. Ruth (Miriam) Lucas 1925–1990
  9. 9. Coral (Meredith) Lucas 1922–2014
  10. 10. Beryl (Jeanette) Lucas 1929–2017
  11. 11. Richard (George) Lucas 1914–1981

James Lucas's Timeline

2 Records

1888
Abt 1888
Birth of James William Parker Benjamin Lucas in Bruthen, Victoria
Bruthen, Victoria
1979
24 January 1979
Age 91
Death of James William Parker Benjamin Lucas in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1888
    Event Place: Bruthen, Victoria
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1979
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Papakura, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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