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John Douglas JOHNS 1908–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 OCT 1908

Birth Location: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 4 JUN 2003

Death Location: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John JOHNS

Mother: Ethel WAKEHAM

Spouse(s): Ann BROWN

Children(s): Lex JOHNS, Raymond JOHNS, Kenneth JOHNS

In 1908, John Douglas JOHNS entered the world in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to John Jack Hosking Johns And Ethel Wakeham. In 1942, John Douglas JOHNS resided in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1949, John Douglas JOHNS resided in New Zealand. John Douglas JOHNS married Ann Annie Laurel Graham Brown, and had children including Esmae Edna Johns, Kenneth Edward Johns, Lex Noel Johns, Pamela Fay Johns, Raymond Douglas Johns. John Douglas JOHNS passed away in 2003 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1908, John Douglas JOHNS entered the world in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to John Jack Hosking Johns And Ethel Wakeham.
  • In 1942, John Douglas JOHNS resided in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1949, John Douglas JOHNS resided in New Zealand.
  • John Douglas JOHNS married Ann Annie Laurel Graham Brown, and had children including Esmae Edna Johns, Kenneth Edward Johns, Lex Noel Johns, Pamela Fay Johns, Raymond Douglas Johns.
  • John Douglas JOHNS passed away in 2003 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John JOHNS's Ancestors

Self
John JOHNS
1908–2003
Birth Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
John (Jack) Hosking JOHNS
1881–1976
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ethel WAKEHAM
1880–1967
Willowby, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
Frederick JOHNS
1853–1940
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Ann Thomas) HOSKING
1857–1933
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Thomas (Martin) WAKEHAM
1844–1920
Churston Ferrers, Devon, England
Sarah (Jane Rudd) PARKER
1847–1928
Sidmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John HOSKING
1833–1866
Jane THOMAS
1836–1919
William WAKEHAM
1819–1895
Lydia MARTIN
1825–1892
George PARKER
1817–1903
Caroline BRAGG
1818–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas HOSKING
1798–1851
Anne CRASE
1800–1871
William THOMAS
1797–1877
Jenifer WILKIN
1806–1877
William WAKEHAM
1793–
Mary MITCHELL
1793–
Thomas MARTIN
1793–1876
Susanna SNELLING
1795–1855
Samuel PARKER
1776–1825
Susanna RUDD
1777–1843
Rebecca BRAGG
1789–1852

John JOHNS's Descendants

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John (Douglas) JOHNS (22 OCT 1908–4 JUN 2003) m. Ann ((Annie) Laurel Graham) BROWN (9 MAY 1913–16 AUG 1992)
  1. 1. Lex (Noel) JOHNS 1934–2020 m. Judith (Elizabeth) ELLEM 1937–2013
  2. 2. Raymond (Douglas) JOHNS 1943–2022
  3. 3. Kenneth (Edward) JOHNS 1936–2022 m. Estelle (Denise) MACKLEY 1939–2019 m. Myrtle (Dawn) WARD 1940–2024

John JOHNS's Timeline

4 Records

1908
22 OCT 1908
Birth of John Douglas JOHNS in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1942
1942
Age 34
John Douglas JOHNS resided here in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
1949
1949
Age 41
John Douglas JOHNS resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
2003
4 JUN 2003
Age 95
Death of John Douglas JOHNS in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1908
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashburton Cemetery, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 2003
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

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