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Jean Burnett 1889 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAY 1889

Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 13 MAR 1976

Death Location: One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Kenneth Burnett

Mother: Sarah Caulfield

Spouse(s): Alexander Whitcombe

Children(s): Alexander Whitcombe, Jean Whitcombe, Esther Whitcombe

In 1889, Jean Burnett entered the world in Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, born to Kenneth Burnett and Sarah Jane Caulfield. Jean Burnett married Alexander Whitcombe, and had children including Alexander William Whitcombe, Jean Burnett Whitcombe, Esther Elizabeth Burnett Whitcombe. Jean Burnett passed away in 1976 in One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Jean Burnett entered the world in Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, born to Kenneth Burnett and Sarah Jane Caulfield.
  • Jean Burnett married Alexander Whitcombe, and had children including Alexander William Whitcombe, Jean Burnett Whitcombe, Esther Elizabeth Burnett Whitcombe.
  • Jean Burnett passed away in 1976 in One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Burnett's Ancestors

Self
Jean Burnett
1889 – 1976
Birth Place: Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
Kenneth Burnett
1855 – 1925
Dores Parish, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Sarah (Jane) Caulfield
1863 – 1936
Monaghan, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Grandparents
James Burnett
1830 – 1904
Kintail Parish, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Jane McKenzie
1825 – 1910
Shieldaig, Lochcarron Parish, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Burnett's Descendants

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Jean Burnett (7 MAY 1889 – 13 MAR 1976) m. Alexander Whitcombe (10 NOV 1886 – 24 AUG 1958)
  1. 1. Alexander (William) Whitcombe (5 NOV 1910 – 27 FEB 1996) m. Doris (Eileen Mavis) Magrath (23 MAR 1910 – 20 MAR 2001)
  2. 2. Jean (Burnett) Whitcombe (20 MAY 1912 – 20 SEP 1997) m. Raymond (Frank) Galbraith (22 MAR 1902 – 29 JUN 1990)
    1. 1. Alan (Raymond) Galbraith
  3. 3. Esther (Elizabeth Burnett) Whitcombe (27 JUN 1914 – 9 MAR 2009) m. Herbert (Taylor) Pearson (5 AUG 1910 – 15 JUN 2006)
    1. 1. Jeanette (Pamela) Pearson m. John Duff
    2. 2. Margaret (Esther) Pearson (1944 – ) m. David (Jonathon) Rowe (1942 – )
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Allan) Rowe (10 NOV 1963 – )
      2. 2. Wayne (Peter) Rowe (14 AUG 1967 – ) m. Karen (Ellen) Hunter (24 NOV 1965 – )
        1. 1. Ken (David) Rowe (6 MAY 1993 – )
        2. 2. Cory (Taylor) Rowe (13 FEB 1995 – )
    3. 3. Mervyn (Charles) Pearson (16 MAR 1947 – ) m. _____ Willis
      1. 1. Anissa (Leanne) Pearson (19 JUN 1972 – ) m. Russell Wakeling
        1. 1. Jed (Isaac) Wakeling (31 JUL 2006 – )
      2. 2. Michelle (Amanda) Pearson (22 MAR 1976 – ) m. Rob (David) Deerheart
        1. 1. Artemis (David Kahu) Deerheart (24 AUG 2015 – )

Jean Burnett's Timeline

4 Records

1889
7 MAY 1889
Birth of Jean Burnett in Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
1894
1894
Age 5
Jean Burnett - Education in Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
1976
13 MAR 1976
Age 87
Death of Jean Burnett in One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
1976
AFT 13 MAR 1976
Age 87
Burial of Jean Burnett in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1889
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] NZ BDM Index (Birth), NZ-BDM(Birth); 1889/7149; Burnett; Jane; Sarah Jane; Kenneth
    [2] NZ BDM Index (Death), NZ-BDM(Death); 1976/33027; Whitcombe; Jane (sic); 07/05/1889 87Y

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1976
    Event Place: One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: NZ BDM Index (Death), NZ-BDM(Death); 1976/33027; Whitcombe; Jane (sic); 07/05/1889 87Y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 13 MAR 1976
    Event Place: Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] ,, New Zealand; Auckland; Otahuhu; Otahuhu Public Cemetery; Area I Lot No 11; Alexander Whitcombe
    [2] Find a Grave, 166098675; Find A Grave, database and images ( : accessed 16 June 2018), memorial page for Jane Whitcombe (unknown–13 Mar 1976), Find A Grave Memorial no. 166098675, citing Otahuhu Public Cemetery, Otahuhu, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Z

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

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