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John Wilmot McRae 1873–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1873

Birth Location: Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Dec 1948

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Francis McRa

Mother: Emily Humm

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Topic

Children(s): Graham McRae, Annie McRae, Lorna McRae, Henry McRae, Robert McRae, Elizabeth McRae, Mavis McRae, Dorothy McRae

In 1873, John Wilmot McRae entered the world in Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand, born to Francis Farquhar Mcra And Emily Ruth Humm. John Wilmot McRae married Elizabeth Theresa Lizzie Topic, and had children including Annie Margaret Peggy Mcrae, Dorothy Mcrae, Elizabeth Jean Mcrae, Graham Roderick Mcrae, Henry Briton Britt Mcrae, Lorna Mcrae, Mavis June Mcrae, Robert Douglas Mcrae. John Wilmot McRae passed away in 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1873, John Wilmot McRae entered the world in Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand, born to Francis Farquhar Mcra And Emily Ruth Humm.
  • John Wilmot McRae married Elizabeth Theresa Lizzie Topic, and had children including Annie Margaret Peggy Mcrae, Dorothy Mcrae, Elizabeth Jean Mcrae, Graham Roderick Mcrae, Henry Briton Britt Mcrae, Lorna Mcrae, Mavis June Mcrae, Robert Douglas Mcrae.
  • John Wilmot McRae passed away in 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis McRa
1840–1910
Birth Location: Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
FM
Emily Humm
1854–1926
Birth Location: Tasmania, Australia
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Topic
1892–1968
Birth Location: –
ET

Children(s)

Graham McRae
1926–1993
Birth Location: Papakura, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
GM
Annie McRae
1917–1998
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
AM
Lorna McRae
1918–2012
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
LM
Henry McRae
1920–2009
Birth Location: –
HM
Robert McRae
1921–1973
Birth Location: –
RM
Elizabeth McRae
1924–2011
Birth Location: NZ
EM
Mavis McRae
1929–2006
Birth Location: Auckland New Zealand
MM
Dorothy McRae
1931–2020
Birth Location: –
DM

John McRae's Ancestors

Self
John McRae
1873–1948
Birth Place: Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Francis Farquhar McRa
1840–1910
Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Emily (Ruth) Humm
1854–1926
Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
John McRa
1784–1857
Scotland?
Margaret MacRae
1805–1864
Sallachy, Scotland
Henry ((William) Humm) Turner
1827–
Middlesex, England
Margaret Rooke
1836–1889
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Farquhar MacRae
1812–1825
Mary Macrae
1740–1823
Roderick MacRae
1831–
Abraham Hamm
1774–1826
Phillis Moore
1778–1858
Dennis Rook
1804–1836
Ann Rooke
1808–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher MacRae
1682–1760
Mary Macrae
1766–1853
Alexander MacRae
1690–1790
Isabella McRae
1722–1795
Abraham Humm
1747–1827
Isabella Ewen
1752–

John McRae's Descendants

1.
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John (Wilmot) McRae (27 Jul 1873–24 Dec 1948) m. Elizabeth (Theresa (Lizzie)) Topic (09 Jul 1892–10 1968)
  1. 1. Graham (Roderick) McRae 1926–1993
  2. 2. Annie (Margaret (Peggy)) McRae 1917–1998 m. Ronald (Jack Godfrey) North 1919–2000 m. Ernest (Augustus) Cherry 1911–2003
    1. 1. Theresa ((Terry)) North 1941–1998
  3. 3. Lorna McRae 1918–2012 m. Russell (Chapman) Bloomfield 1916–1995
  4. 4. Henry (Briton (Britt)) McRae 1920–2009 m. Leita (Joan) McRae 1925–2011
  5. 5. Robert (Douglas) McRae 1921–1973 m. Violet (May) Story 1920–1984
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Jean) McRae 1924–2011 m. Ronald (Henry) Turley 1924–1980
    1. 1. Beverley (Ann) Turley 1945–2005
  7. 7. Mavis (June) McRae 1929–2006
    1. 1. Sheryl (Leigh) Davis 1951–2020
  8. 8. Dorothy McRae 1931–2020

John McRae's Timeline

38 Records

1873
27 Jul 1873
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Waihi Redoubt Patea Taranaki New Zealand
Waihi Redoubt Patea Taranaki New Zealand
1873
27 Jul 1873
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
1875
Mar 1875
Age 2
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Patea New Zealand
Patea New Zealand
1876
19 Sep 1876
Age 3
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Patea New Zealand
Patea New Zealand
1878
19 Jun 1878
Age 5
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in New Plymouth New Zealand
New Plymouth New Zealand
1880
22 Jun 1880
Age 7
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Whanagaroa Northland New Zealand
Whanagaroa Northland New Zealand
1884
06 Aug 1884
Age 11
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in New Zealand
New Zealand
1887
04 Feb 1887
Age 14
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Kaeo Whangarao New Zealand
Kaeo Whangarao New Zealand
1889
29 Sep 1889
Age 16
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Waiare, Wangaroa, New Zealand
Waiare, Wangaroa, New Zealand
1889
29 Sep 1889
Age 16
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Waiare Wangaroa New Zealand
Waiare Wangaroa New Zealand
1892
25 Apr 1892
Age 19
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in kaeo Northland New Zealand
kaeo Northland New Zealand
1893
19 Nov 1893
Age 20
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in kaeo Northland New Zealand
kaeo Northland New Zealand
1895
04 Jun 1895
Age 22
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Whangarao New Zealand
Whangarao New Zealand
1896
1896
Age 23
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Whangarao New Zealand
Whangarao New Zealand
1897
10 Jul 1897
Age 24
Birth of John Wilmot McRae in Helensville New Zealand
Helensville New Zealand
1911
1911
Age 38
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Waitemata, Auckland, New Zealand
Waitemata, Auckland, New Zealand
1918
01 Sep 1918
Age 45
Death of John Wilmot McRae in France KIA
France KIA
1919
1919
Age 46
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
1920
1920
Age 47
Death of John Wilmot McRae in New Zealand
New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 55
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Auckland Suburbs, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Suburbs, Auckland, New Zealand
1930
1930
Age 57
Death of John Wilmot McRae in New Zealand
New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 62
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
1938
1938
Age 65
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
1945
29 Jun 1945
Age 72
Death of John Wilmot McRae in New Zealand
New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 73
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
1948
24 Dec 1948
Age 75
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1948
14 Jul 1948
Age 75
Death of John Wilmot McRae in hastings New Zealand
hastings New Zealand
1948
24 Dec 1948
Age 75
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1949
1949
Age 76
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand
Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand
1954
1954
Age 81
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
1956
06 Feb 1956
Age 83
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Tararu Creek New Zealand
Tararu Creek New Zealand
1957
1957
Age 84
John Wilmot McRae resided here in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
1958
25 Sep 1958
Age 85
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Auckland New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand
1962
02 Aug 1962
Age 89
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1962
02 Aug 1962
Age 89
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
1962
02 Aug 1962
Age 89
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Auckland New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand
1965
14 Feb 1965
Age 92
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Auckland New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand
1967
28 Mar 1967
Age 94
Death of John Wilmot McRae in Brisbane queensland Australia
Brisbane queensland Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Waiare, Wangaroa, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand Birth Index
    [2] NZ BDM Historical Records
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Waihi Redoubt Patea Taranaki New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Helensville New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Whangarao New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1893
    Event Place: kaeo Northland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1892
    Event Place: kaeo Northland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Waiare Wangaroa New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Kaeo Whangarao New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1884
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Whanagaroa Northland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1878
    Event Place: New Plymouth New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Patea New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1875
    Event Place: Patea New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Waitemata, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1911

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1919

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Auckland Suburbs, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1938

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1946

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1949

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1954

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1957

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1962
    Event Place: Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1962
    Event Place: Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1967
    Event Place: Brisbane queensland Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Whangarao New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Auckland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1962
    Event Place: Auckland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1965
    Event Place: Auckland New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1918
    Event Place: France KIA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1945
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1948
    Event Place: hastings New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Tararu Creek New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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