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James Alexander Weir 1876–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1876

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 01 May 1939

Death Location: Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: James Weir

Mother: Rosina Smith

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Children(s):

James Alexander Weir was born in 1876 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of James Weir And Rosina Smith. James Alexander Weir married Christina. James Alexander Weir passed away in 1939 in Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Weir was born in 1876 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of James Weir And Rosina Smith.
  • James Alexander Weir married Christina.
  • James Alexander Weir passed away in 1939 in Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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James Weir's Ancestors

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James Weir
1876–1939
Birth Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
James Weir
1846–1917
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosina Smith
1842–1916
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Weir
1814–1867
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Porteous
1814–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
David Smith
1814–
Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Marion Grandison
1820–1892
Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Grandison
1792–1868
Rosina Ketchin
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ketchin
1754–
Rosina Dalziel
1760–

James Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1876
29 Sep 1876
Birth of James Alexander Weir in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1939
01 May 1939
Age 63
Death of James Alexander Weir in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1939
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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