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Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham 1877 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 9 Dec 1930

Death Location: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: George Cunningham

Mother: Elizabeth Dyer

Spouse(s): James Dew

Children(s): James DEW, Raymond Dew

In 1877, Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham entered the world in Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand, born to George Cunningham and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strathearn Dyer. Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham married James Edward Dew, and had children including James Trevor DEW, Raymond Horace Dew. Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham passed away in 1930 in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham entered the world in Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand, born to George Cunningham and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strathearn Dyer.
  • Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham married James Edward Dew, and had children including James Trevor DEW, Raymond Horace Dew.
  • Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham passed away in 1930 in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cunningham
1838 – 1913
Birth Location: West Calder, MidLothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Dyer
1851 – 1940
Birth Location: Harthill, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Dew
1880 – 1965
Birth Location: Greytown, Carterton, New Zealand
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Children(s)

James DEW
1913 – 1980
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Raymond Dew
1916 – 1983
Birth Location: Ohakune, Auckland, New Zealand
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Jessie Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Cunningham
1877 – 1930
Birth Place: Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
George Cunningham
1838 – 1913
West Calder, MidLothian, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Eliza) Strathearn) Dyer
1851 – 1940
Harthill, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (George) Cunningham
1795 – 1867
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Weir) Cunningham
1805 – 1875
, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
John Dyer
1825 – 1896
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Auld
1829 – 1908
Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cunningham
1774 –
Margaret Nimmo
1770 – 1824
George WEIR
1779 – 1855
Mary GOWANS
1785 – 1825
William Dyer
1802 – 1881
Janet Miller
1803 – 1851
Ebenezer Auld
1802 – 1867
Elizabeth Strathearn
1806 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cunningham
1744 –
Walter Weir
1744 –
Barbara Ferguson
1745 –
Walter Gowans
1757 – 1850
Margaret Paton
1767 – 1844
Matthew Dyer
1779 – 1872
Helen Thomson
1778 – 1846
William Millar
1777 – 1851
Margaret Rodger
1781 – 1870
Andrew Auld
1750 – 1843
Margaret Shaw
1760 – 1840
John Strathearn
1774 – 1856
Margaret Russell
1780 – 1845

Jessie Cunningham's Descendants

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Jessie ((Janet) Miller) Cunningham (5 Mar 1877 – 9 Dec 1930) m. James (Edward) Dew (12 Jul 1880 – 17 Jan 1965)
  1. 1. James (Trevor) DEW (9 Jul 1913 – 04 Nov 1980) m. Myrtle (May) Morris (1 Dec 1918 – 4 Nov 1989)
    1. 1. Patricia (Janet) Dew (08 Feb 1940 – ) m. Norman (Harold) Wootton (04 Jul 1941 – 10 Nov 2013)
      1. 1. Michelle (May) Wootton (30 Aug 1965 – ) m. Leigh (Brandon) Carson m. Unknown
        1. 1. Olivia (Michelle) Carson (17 Aug 1995 – )
        2. 2. Ashleigh (Eva) Carson (5 May 1998 – )
      2. 2. Grant (Norman) Wootton (21 Aug 1968 – ) m. Tamara
        1. 1. Tyler-Jane Wootton (14 Feb 2005 – )
        2. 2. Daniel Wootton (Abt. 2007 – )
      3. 3. Paul Wootton (17 Apr 1970 – ) m. Anna (Bridgit) Griffith
        1. 1. Charlie Wootton
    2. 2. Marilyn (Vera) Dew (1947 – 3 January 1959)
  2. 2. Raymond (Horace) Dew (19 MAR 1916 – 13 DEC 1983)

Jessie Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1877
5 Mar 1877
Birth of Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham in Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand
Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand
1930
9 Dec 1930
Age 53
Death of Jessie (Janet) Miller Cunningham in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Port Molyneux, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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