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John ABERNETHY 1856 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 28 May 1923

Death Location: Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand

Father: John ABERNETHY

Mother: Christina HENDERSON

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The story of John ABERNETHY began in 1856 in Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland. In 1861, John ABERNETHY resided in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland. John ABERNETHY passed away in 1923 in Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John ABERNETHY began in 1856 in Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • In 1861, John ABERNETHY resided in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland.
  • John ABERNETHY passed away in 1923 in Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand.

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John ABERNETHY's Ancestors

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John ABERNETHY
1856 – 1923
Birth Place: Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
John A. ABERNETHY
1801 – 1871
Walls, ork and zetland
Christina HENDERSON
1809 – 1892
Aithsting, ork and zetland
Grandparents
Henry Abernethy
1762 – 1841
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Barbara Abernethy
1770 – 1810
Alexander Henderson
1775 –
Elizabeth Hanson
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Abernethy
1735 – 1796
Helen Twatt
1736 –
Laurence Henderson
Andrina Hawick
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Abernethy
1690 – 1771

John ABERNETHY's Timeline

3 Records

1856
14 Apr 1856
Birth of John ABERNETHY in Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 5
John ABERNETHY resided here in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
1923
28 May 1923
Age 67
Death of John ABERNETHY in Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand
Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1923
    Event Place: Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand

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