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James Leonard Old 1901 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1901

Birth Location: Mangaweka, New Zealand

Death Date: 02 Nov 1942

Death Location: El Alamein, Egypt

Father: James Old

Mother: Ellen Foss

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James Leonard Old was born in 1901 in Mangaweka, New Zealand, the child of James Old and Ellen Abrica Foss. James Leonard Old passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Egypt.

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Biography

  • James Leonard Old was born in 1901 in Mangaweka, New Zealand, the child of James Old and Ellen Abrica Foss.
  • James Leonard Old passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Egypt.

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James Old's Ancestors

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James Old
1901 – 1942
Birth Place: Mangaweka, New Zealand
Parents
James Old
1871 – 1931
Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
Ellen (Abrica) Foss
1882 – 1976
Waimate, New Zealand
Grandparents
John Old
1821 – 1896
St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
Mary (Jane) Knuckey
1829 – 1887
Cambourne, Cornwall, UK
James Foss
Great-Grandparents
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
Nicholas Knuckey
1807 – 1850
Zenobia Odgers
1808 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Owld
1749 – 1832
Martha Ivey
1752 – 1837
Robert Liddicoat
1760 –
Margaret Rawlings
1748 – 1816
Oliver Knuckey
1766 – 1828
Margaret Chegwidden
1769 – 1851
Samuel Odgers
1777 –
Zenobia Pryor
1782 –

James Old's Timeline

3 Records

1901
26 Feb 1901
Birth of James Leonard Old in Mangaweka, New Zealand
Mangaweka, New Zealand
1942
02 Nov 1942
Age 41
Death of James Leonard Old in El Alamein, Egypt
El Alamein, Egypt
1942
02 Nov 1942
Age 41
Burial of James Leonard Old in El Alamein Cemetery, Egypt
El Alamein Cemetery, Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Mangaweka, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1942
    Event Place: El Alamein, Egypt

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1942
    Event Place: El Alamein Cemetery, Egypt

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