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John Wood Byars 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 December 1957

Death Location: Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Alexander II

Mother: May Wood

Spouse(s): Emily Byars, Richmond Fleming

Children(s): Emily Byars, James Byars, Alexander Byars, George Byars, Mary Byars, Adam Byars, Parker Byars, May Byars, James Byars, John Jnr, Jane Byars

John Wood Byars was born in 1870 in Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Alexander Byars Ii And May Wood. John Wood Byars married Emily Louisa Byars, Richmond Richie Margaret Inglis Fleming, and had children including Adam Fleming Byars, Alexander Robert Byars, Emily Kathleen Byars, George Albert Byars, James Jim Richmond Byars, James Scoular Byars, Jane Byars, John Jacky Wood Byars Jnr, Mary Byars, May Wood Byars, Parker Elizabeth Byars. John Wood Byars passed away in 1957 in Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Wood Byars was born in 1870 in Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Alexander Byars Ii And May Wood.
  • John Wood Byars married Emily Louisa Byars, Richmond Richie Margaret Inglis Fleming, and had children including Adam Fleming Byars, Alexander Robert Byars, Emily Kathleen Byars, George Albert Byars, James Jim Richmond Byars, James Scoular Byars, Jane Byars, John Jacky Wood Byars Jnr, Mary Byars, May Wood Byars, Parker Elizabeth Byars.
  • John Wood Byars passed away in 1957 in Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Byars's Ancestors

Self
John Byars
1870–1957
Birth Place: Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Alexander Byars II
1822–1910
Burnfoot, Menmuir Parish, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
May Wood
1838–1899
Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Byars
1778–1850
'Walkmilin farm' Balnaidon, Menmuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
Helen Nicol
1787–1862
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Wood) II
1811–1893
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Clark
1814–1896
Broughty Ferry, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Byars
1730–
Jean Robert
1733–
William II
1747–1815
Rebekah Taylor
1757–1789
Andrew II
1775–1865
Jane Mollyson
1776–1838
James Clark
1787–1863
Catherine Clark
1792–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Byars
1680–
Elizabeth Hodgeston
1683–
William Nicol
1692–1753
Isobel Mill
1709–1770
Alexander Taylor
1735–
Andrew I
1733–1811
Unknown
1735–1810
Benjamin Mollyson
1751–1820
Jean Jolly
1753–1820
John Clark
1760–
Elspet Milne
1760–
Robert Marshall
1752–1795
Jane Pyper
1765–1850

John Byars's Descendants

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John (Wood) Byars (13 Mar 1870–14 December 1957) m. Emily (Louisa) Byars (31 Jan 1889–13 Jan 1956) m. Richmond ("Richie" Margaret Inglis) Fleming (15 July 1871–21 Oct 1915)
  1. 1. Emily (Kathleen) Byars 1929–2002 m. Ronald ("Ron" Edwin) Jones 1922–1975
  2. 2. James ("Jim" Richmond) Byars 1912–1973 m. Helen (Eliza) Bayley 1909–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Byars 1938–1938
  3. 3. Alexander (Robert) Byars 1900–1998 m. Nellie (Bolt (Bunty)) Sanders 1916–2011
    1. 1. Robert (Casswell) Byars 1939–1939
  4. 4. George (Albert) Byars 1918–1979
    1. 1. John (William) Byars 1946–2020
    2. 2. Geoffery (Langley) Byars 1947–2020
  5. 5. Mary Byars 1921–1988
  6. 6. Adam (Fleming) Byars 1902–1989 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Wilkinson –1973
    1. 1. John (Fleming JACK) Byars 1924–1953
    2. 2. Leslie ("LES" Alexander) Byars 1925–1994
  7. 7. Parker (Elizabeth) Byars 1904–1987 m. James ("Jim" Miller) McQueen 1894–1978
    1. 1. "Jock" (John Dalrymple) McQueen 1926–
  8. 8. May (Wood) Byars 1905–1985 m. Ernest (William) Gualter 1900–1990
  9. 9. James (Scoular) Byars 1906–1906
  10. 10. John ("Jacky" Wood Byars) Jnr 1910–1919
  11. 11. Jane Byars 1924–2020 m. Jack (Carruthers) Scandrett 1915–

John Byars's Timeline

5 Records

1870
13 Mar 1870
Birth of John Wood Byars in Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1905
1905-1906
Age 35
John Wood Byars resided here in Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1936
1936
Age 66
John Wood Byars resided here in Waikaka, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Waikaka, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
1945
1945
Age 75
John Wood Byars - Retirement in Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
1957
14 December 1957
Age 87
Death of John Wood Byars in Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Gore, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1894

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1899

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1899

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905-1906
    Event Place: Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1905-1906

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1906

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1913

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Waikaka, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1930

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Waikaka, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Retirement
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1957
    Event Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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