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James Robert Lyster Old 1911 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1911

Birth Location: Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863)

Death Date: 1988

Death Location: Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756)

Father: Henry (Harry)

Mother: Margaret McBreen

Spouse(s): Doris None

Children(s): Robyn Old

James Robert Lyster Old was born in 1911 in Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863), the child of Henry (Harry) and Margaret McBreen. James Robert Lyster Old married Doris, and had children including Robyn Old. James Robert Lyster Old passed away in 1988 in Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756).

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Biography

  • James Robert Lyster Old was born in 1911 in Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863), the child of Henry (Harry) and Margaret McBreen.
  • James Robert Lyster Old married Doris, and had children including Robyn Old.
  • James Robert Lyster Old passed away in 1988 in Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756).

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Old's Ancestors

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James Old
1911 – 1988
Birth Place: Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863)
Parents
Henry (Harry)
1885 – 1950
Masterton, NZ
Margaret McBreen
1884 – 1963
Grandparents
Robert Old
1858 – 1931
New Plymouth, NZ
Edith (Emma) Robbins
1864 – 1950
Forest of Dean, Wales
Great-Grandparents
William Old
1824 – 1894
Harriet Foreman
1829 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
Richard Foreman
1797 – 1870
Mary Hoyle
1798 – 1837

James Old's Descendants

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James (Robert Lyster) Old (1911 – 1988) m. Doris
  1. 1. Robyn Old m. Bob Irvine

James Old's Timeline

2 Records

1911
1911
Birth of James Robert Lyster Old in Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863)
Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863)
1988
1988
Age 77
Death of James Robert Lyster Old in Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756)
Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Puhoi, Auckland, NZ (RGO 1863)
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Rotorua, NZ (RGO 19756)
    Record Source: Old_Foreman.GED

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