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James Rathbun 1916–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1916

Birth Location: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Death Date: 18 Mar 1983

Death Location: Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand

Father: William Rathbun

Mother: Sarah McIlroy

Spouse(s): Sarah TODD

Children(s): Brian RATHBUN, William Rathbun

The story of James Rathbun began in 1916 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand. James Rathbun married Sarah Lilly Sadie Todd, and had children including Brian James Rathbun, Malcolm John Rathbun, William Rathbun. James Rathbun passed away in 1983 in Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rathbun began in 1916 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.
  • James Rathbun married Sarah Lilly Sadie Todd, and had children including Brian James Rathbun, Malcolm John Rathbun, William Rathbun.
  • James Rathbun passed away in 1983 in Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Rathbun's Ancestors

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James Rathbun
1916–1983
Birth Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
William Percy Rathbun
1874–1939
Buller, New Zealand
Sarah (Mary) McIlroy
1879–1958
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rathbun's Descendants

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James Rathbun (12 Jun 1916–18 Mar 1983) m. Sarah (Lilly (Sadie)) TODD (25 May 1919–8 Aug 2015)
  1. 1. Brian (James) RATHBUN 1948–2016
  2. 2. William Rathbun 1949–2013

James Rathbun's Timeline

4 Records

1916
12 Jun 1916
Birth of James Rathbun in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
1945
08 Sep 1945
Age 29
James Rathbun was married in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
1983
15 Mar 1983
Age 67
Death of James Rathbun in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
1983
18 Mar 1983
Age 67
Burial of James Rathbun in Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand
Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Westport, West Coast, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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