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John William Preston 1915–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1915

Birth Location: Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 5 March 1993

Death Location: Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Edward Preston

Mother: Dorothy Hodgson

Spouse(s): Joyce Davis

Children(s): Roger Preston, Robert Preston

John William Preston was born in 1915 in Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia, the child of Edward Alfred Preston And Dorothy Esmerelda Hodgson. John William Preston married Joyce Davis, and had children including Robert William Preston, Roger John Preston. John William Preston passed away in 1993 in Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John William Preston was born in 1915 in Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia, the child of Edward Alfred Preston And Dorothy Esmerelda Hodgson.
  • John William Preston married Joyce Davis, and had children including Robert William Preston, Roger John Preston.
  • John William Preston passed away in 1993 in Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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John Preston's Ancestors

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John Preston
1915–1993
Birth Place: Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Edward Alfred Preston
1893–1928
Beaufort, Victoria, Australia
Dorothy (Esmerelda) Hodgson
1895–1968
Grandparents
John Preston
1858–1916
Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Annie (Maria) Hall
1864–1945
Snake Valley, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1830–1889
Rosanna Clark
1834–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1806–1882
Hannah Jones
1803–1882

John Preston's Descendants

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John (William) Preston (5 February 1915–5 March 1993) m. Joyce Davis (2 February 1921–5 August 2017)
  1. 1. Roger (John) Preston 1950–1985
  2. 2. Robert (William) Preston 1937–1978

John Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1915
5 February 1915
Birth of John William Preston in Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia
Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia
1993
5 March 1993
Age 78
Death of John William Preston
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1915
    Event Place: Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1993
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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