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John Richard Payne 1917 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1917

Birth Location: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Death Date: 9 May 1973

Death Location: Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Richard Payne

Mother: Margaret Bourke

Spouse(s): Florence Colban

Children(s): Judith Payne, Jennifer Payne, Philip Payne

John Richard Payne was born in 1917 in Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand, the child of Richard Payne and Margaret Kathleen Bourke. John Richard Payne married Florence Sybella "Molly" Colban, and had children including Judith Ann Payne, Jennifer Mary Payne, Philip John Payne. John Richard Payne passed away in 1973 in Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Richard Payne was born in 1917 in Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand, the child of Richard Payne and Margaret Kathleen Bourke.
  • John Richard Payne married Florence Sybella "Molly" Colban, and had children including Judith Ann Payne, Jennifer Mary Payne, Philip John Payne.
  • John Richard Payne passed away in 1973 in Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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John Payne's Ancestors

Self
John Payne
1917 – 1973
Birth Place: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Parents
Richard Payne
1889 – 1951
Wellington, New Zealand
Margaret (Kathleen) Bourke
1893 – 1959
Pahiatua, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Henry) Payne
1854 – 1918
Weeton, Lancashire, England
Ellen Catt
1862 – 1929
Tawa Flat, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
John Bourke
1861 – 1914
County Tipperary, Ireland
Elizabeth (Ann) Woodman
1867 – 1923
Takapuwahia, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Payne
1823 – 1880
Ann Billsborough
1826 – 1882
William Catt
1825 – 1900
Mary Morris
1831 – 1911
Laurence Bourke
1833 – 1916
Bridget Frawley
1831 – 1881
William Woodman
1833 – 1900
Elizabeth Smith
1837 – 1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Parkinson
1796 – 1856
George Catt
1793 – 1863
Mary Kenward
1795 – 1888
George Morris
1812 – 1895
Mary Bowman
1813 – 1884
John Frawley
1796 – 1885
Honora McGrath
1805 – 1883
Thomas Woodman
1809 – 1849
Mary Lovelock
1808 – 1883

John Payne's Descendants

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John (Richard) Payne (25 May 1917 – 9 May 1973) m. Florence (Sybella "Molly") Colban (03 Aug 1914 – 07 May 2000)
  1. 1. Judith (Ann) Payne (Abt. 1953 – ) m. Gordon (John) Miller
    1. 1. Stephen (John) Miller (1969 – )
    2. 2. Karen Miller (1971 – )
  2. 2. Jennifer (Mary) Payne (Abt. 1955 – ) m. Eion Simmons
    1. 1. Colin (Neil) Simmons (1971 – )
    2. 2. Ross (Eion) Simmons (1973 – )
    3. 3. Michael (John) Simmons (1977 – )
  3. 3. Philip (John) Payne (1957 – ) m. Penny Bucknel
    1. 1. Kelly Payne (1980 – )

John Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1917
25 May 1917
Birth of John Richard Payne in Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1973
9 May 1973
Age 56
Death of John Richard Payne in Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1917
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1973
    Event Place: Nireaha, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eketāhuna, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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