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John Cunningham Chamberlain 1885–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand

Death Date: October 1953

Death Location: Brookside, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Arthur Chamberlain

Mother: Jane Cunningham

Spouse(s): Emma Rutherford

Children(s): Nora Chamberlain, John Chamberlain

John Cunningham Chamberlain was born in 1885 in Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand, the child of Arthur Chamberlain And Jane Bryce Cunningham. In 1916, John Cunningham Chamberlain resided in Brookside, North Canterbury, New Zealand. John Cunningham Chamberlain married Emma Myrtle Rutherford, and had children including John Mason Chamberlain, Nancy Chamberlain, Nora Bryce Chamberlain. John Cunningham Chamberlain passed away in 1953 in Brookside, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Cunningham Chamberlain was born in 1885 in Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand, the child of Arthur Chamberlain And Jane Bryce Cunningham.
  • In 1916, John Cunningham Chamberlain resided in Brookside, North Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • John Cunningham Chamberlain married Emma Myrtle Rutherford, and had children including John Mason Chamberlain, Nancy Chamberlain, Nora Bryce Chamberlain.
  • John Cunningham Chamberlain passed away in 1953 in Brookside, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Chamberlain's Ancestors

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John Chamberlain
1885–1953
Birth Place: Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand
Parents
Arthur Chamberlain
1858–1928
Thongsleigh, Withleigh, Devon, England
Jane (Bryce) Cunningham
1863–1925
New Zealand
Grandparents
Peter Chamberlain
1810–1875
Devonshire, England
Sarah ((Sally)) Thorne
1814–1895
Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England
John Cunningham
1833–1904
Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Ann Boag
1838–1922
Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thorne
1783–1867
Sarah Mildon
1789–
William Bouge
1801–1882
Jean\Jane Bryce
1806–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boag
1784–1860
Margaret Dewar
1781–1851
Lodvick Bryce
1762–1876
Janet Menzies
1764–1876

John Chamberlain's Descendants

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John (Cunningham) Chamberlain (21 Oct 1885–October 1953) m. Emma (Myrtle) Rutherford (15 May 1885–17 Jun 1961)
  1. 1. Nora (Bryce) Chamberlain 1917–1963
  2. 2. John (Mason) Chamberlain 1921–1998

John Chamberlain's Timeline

3 Records

1885
21 Oct 1885
Birth of John Cunningham Chamberlain in Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand
Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand
1916
1916
Age 31
John Cunningham Chamberlain resided here in Brookside, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Brookside, North Canterbury, New Zealand
1953
October 1953
Age 68
Death of John Cunningham Chamberlain in Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Ellesmere, Canterbury New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Brookside, North Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thongsleigh, Ellesmere, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1953
    Event Place: Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookside, Selwyn District, Canterbury, 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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