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JOHN ELIJAH PETER 1882–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1882

Birth Location: ADELAIDE

Death Date: 6 Apr 1939

Death Location: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

Father: JOSE PETER

Mother: ELIZABETH TYLER

Spouse(s): EVA GEHLKEN

Children(s): BETTY PETER, Gladys Peter, Gwendoline Peter, George PETER, Norman PETER, Millie PETER, John PETER, Doreen PETER, Caroline GEHLKEN

JOHN ELIJAH PETER was born in 1882 in ADELAIDE, the child of Jose Zaduthra Peter And Elizabeth Tyler. JOHN ELIJAH PETER married Eva Alice Gehlken, and had children including Betty Hazel Peter, Caroline Rose Gehlken, Doreen Vera Peter, George Henry Peter, Gladys Evelyn Peter, Gwendoline Edna Peter, John Henry Peter, Millie Alice Peter, Norman Leslie Peter. JOHN ELIJAH PETER passed away in 1939 in Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • JOHN ELIJAH PETER was born in 1882 in ADELAIDE, the child of Jose Zaduthra Peter And Elizabeth Tyler.
  • JOHN ELIJAH PETER married Eva Alice Gehlken, and had children including Betty Hazel Peter, Caroline Rose Gehlken, Doreen Vera Peter, George Henry Peter, Gladys Evelyn Peter, Gwendoline Edna Peter, John Henry Peter, Millie Alice Peter, Norman Leslie Peter.
  • JOHN ELIJAH PETER passed away in 1939 in Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOHN PETER's Ancestors

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JOHN PETER
1882–1939
Birth Place: ADELAIDE
Parents
JOSE ZADUTHRA PETER
1839–1920
Azores, Portugal
ELIZABETH TYLER
1850–1891
Bisley, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Zaaduthra Peter
1815–1908
Lajes, de pico Azores, Portugal
jacinta maria
1805–1880
Lajes, Lajes, Pico, Azores Islands, PORTUGAL
THOMAS TYLER
1813–1855
Eastcombe, Gloucestershire, England
HARRIET ALDHAM
1822–1891
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francisco Dutra
1763–1837
Maria conceicao
1786–1869
Franciso Silveira
–1835
Jacinta Maria
1769–1855
ELIZABETH TYLER
1778–1852
Wiliam Tyler
1780–
MOSES ALDOM
1775–1852
ELIZABETH KING
1775–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Manuel Pereira
1713–1789
Francisca Pereira
1720–1811
Manuel Paim
1760–1845
Luzia Silveira
1763–1838
Bartolomeu Francisco
1730–
Maria Josefa
1736–1807
Richard TYLER
1759–1847
Lydia Clarke
1765–
DANIEL ALDOME
1747–
WILLIAM KING
1747–
SARAH HAINES
1754–

JOHN PETER's Descendants

1.
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JOHN (ELIJAH) PETER (28 Jul 1882–6 Apr 1939) m. EVA (ALICE) GEHLKEN (01 Mar 1891–29 Aug 1952)
  1. 1. BETTY (HAZEL) PETER 1928–2020 m. GEORGE (EMMANUEL) NITSCHKE 1916–2007 m. Reginald (Robert Clyde) Eglinton 1921–1953
    1. 1. Dennis (John) Eglinton 1949–1971
  2. 2. Gladys (Evelyn) Peter 1914–1967 m. William (Leslie) Brown 1910–
  3. 3. Gwendoline (Edna) Peter 1924–1928
  4. 4. George (Henry) PETER 1926–
  5. 5. Norman (Leslie) PETER 1918–2001
  6. 6. Millie (Alice) PETER 1920–2005 m. Harry (Lester) Penney 1919–1998
    1. 1. graham (lester) penney 1944–1945
    2. 2. judith (ann) Penney 1942–2007
  7. 7. John (Henry) PETER 1916–1999 m. Beryl Brown 1919–2014
  8. 8. Doreen (Vera) PETER 1912–1989 m. Ronald (John Leslie) Bennett 1913–1984
    1. 1. Doreen (Vera) BENNETT 1935–1949
  9. 9. Caroline (Rose) GEHLKEN 1909–1987 m. CHARLES (KEITH) NEWELL 1907–1969
    1. 1. Shirley (Jean) NEWELL 1937–1946
    2. 2. Joan (Gwendoline) NEWELL 1932–2009 m. Stanley (George) Holt 1926–2012
    3. 3. Ann (Caroline) NEWELL 1943–2016

JOHN PETER's Timeline

3 Records

1882
28 Jul 1882
Birth of JOHN ELIJAH PETER in ADELAIDE
ADELAIDE
1882
03 Sep 1882
JOHN ELIJAH PETER was baptized in Holy Trinity, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Holy Trinity, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1939
6 Apr 1939
Age 57
Death of JOHN ELIJAH PETER in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1882
    Event Place: ADELAIDE
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Hospital Admission Registers, 1841-1952, State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Admission Registers-Adelaide Hospital 1841-1946; Reference: GRG7849

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Hospital Admission Registers, 1841-1952, State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Admission Registers-Adelaide Hospital 1841-1946; Reference: GRG7849

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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