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John Desmond O'SULLIVAN 1897 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1897

Birth Location: Thames, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Jan 1982

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John O'Sullivan

Mother: Susanna Boyle

Spouse(s): Gladys WRIGHT

Children(s): Doreen O'SULLIVAN, Allan O'SULLIVAN, Patricia O'Sullivan, Maurice O'SULLIVAN

John Desmond O'SULLIVAN was born in 1897 in Thames, New Zealand, the child of John William O'Sullivan and Susanna Josephine Boyle. John Desmond O'SULLIVAN married Gladys Lousia WRIGHT, and had children including Doreen Mary O'SULLIVAN, Allan John O'SULLIVAN, Patricia May O'Sullivan, Maurice Desmond O'SULLIVAN. John Desmond O'SULLIVAN passed away in 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Desmond O'SULLIVAN was born in 1897 in Thames, New Zealand, the child of John William O'Sullivan and Susanna Josephine Boyle.
  • John Desmond O'SULLIVAN married Gladys Lousia WRIGHT, and had children including Doreen Mary O'SULLIVAN, Allan John O'SULLIVAN, Patricia May O'Sullivan, Maurice Desmond O'SULLIVAN.
  • John Desmond O'SULLIVAN passed away in 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John O'Sullivan
1866 – 1929
Birth Location: Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
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Susanna Boyle
1868 – 1915
Birth Location: Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Gladys WRIGHT
1901 – 1981
Birth Location: Karangahake, New Zealand
GW

Children(s)

Doreen O'SULLIVAN
1920 – 1980
Birth Location: Thames, New Zealand
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Allan O'SULLIVAN
1922 – 2001
Birth Location: Thames, New Zealand
AO
Patricia O'Sullivan
1928 – 2017
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Maurice O'SULLIVAN
1930 – 2012
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
MO

John O'SULLIVAN's Ancestors

Self
John O'SULLIVAN
1897 – 1982
Birth Place: Thames, New Zealand
Parents
John William O'Sullivan
1866 – 1929
Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
Susanna (Josephine) Boyle
1868 – 1915
Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
Grandparents
Daniel (Ennis) O'Sullivan
1845 – 1902
Dover, Kent, England
Amelia Clinch
1847 – 1908
Fort William, Calcutta, India
Thomas Boyle
1844 – 1898
Magheralin, Diocese of Dromore, County Down, Ireland
Sarah (Ann) Lavery
1836 – 1894
Moira, County Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Lavery
1805 – 1901
Mary Boyle
1807 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John O'SULLIVAN's Descendants

1.
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John (Desmond) O'SULLIVAN (15 Sep 1897 – 16 Jan 1982) m. Gladys (Lousia) WRIGHT (27 Jul 1901 – 25 Feb 1981)
  1. 1. Doreen (Mary) O'SULLIVAN (15 Oct 1920 – 5 Sep 1980)
  2. 2. Allan (John) O'SULLIVAN (11 Oct 1922 – 28 Dec 2001)
  3. 3. Patricia (May) O'Sullivan (7 Jul 1928 – 28 Dec 2017) m. Arthur (Kenneth) HOLMES (2 Oct 1927 – 20 Oct 1975)
    1. 1. Peter HOLMES
  4. 4. Maurice (Desmond) O'SULLIVAN (12 Dec 1930 – 24 Nov 2012)

John O'SULLIVAN's Timeline

2 Records

1897
15 Sep 1897
Birth of John Desmond O'SULLIVAN in Thames, New Zealand
Thames, New Zealand
1982
16 Jan 1982
Age 85
Death of John Desmond O'SULLIVAN in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Thames, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1982
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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