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John Joseph Read 1901 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 1966

Death Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: John Read

Mother: Louisa Overton

Spouse(s): Beatrice Rogers

Children(s): Eric Read

John Joseph Read was born in 1901 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of John William Read and Louisa Overton. John Joseph Read married Beatrice Myrtle Rogers, and had children including Eric Leslie Read. John Joseph Read passed away in 1966 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Joseph Read was born in 1901 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of John William Read and Louisa Overton.
  • John Joseph Read married Beatrice Myrtle Rogers, and had children including Eric Leslie Read.
  • John Joseph Read passed away in 1966 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Read
1866 – 1931
Birth Location: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
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Louisa Overton
1867 – 1944
Birth Location: Claverley, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Beatrice Rogers
1905 – 1985
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eric Read
1928 – 2006
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
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John Read's Ancestors

Self
John Read
1901 – 1966
Birth Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
John William Read
1866 – 1931
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Louisa Overton
1867 – 1944
Claverley, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Read
1834 –
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred (Jane) Broadley
1837 – 1909
Grasby, Lincolnshire, England
John Overton
1828 – 1906
Shropshire,England
Ann Gwilliams
1830 – 1902
Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Read
1808 – 1876
Hannah Cater
1810 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Read
1777 – 1864
Mary Winter
1779 – 1863

John Read's Descendants

1.
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John (Joseph) Read (1901 – 1966) m. Beatrice (Myrtle) Rogers (1905 – 1985)
  1. 1. Eric (Leslie) Read (3 Apr 1928 – 2006) m. Gwendoline (Pearl (Gwen)) Dodd (5 Sep 1930 – 17 May 2016)
    1. 1. Brian (Trevor) Read (31 Aug 1953 – 21 Dec 2023) m. Colleen
    2. 2. Janine (Beverley (Neen)) Read (14 Oct 1955 – 19 Sep 2011) m. Trevor (Gerard) BIESIEK (4 Aug 1953 – 7 Jan 2021)
      1. 1. Sa BIESIEK (1978 – )
    3. 3. Read m. Linda (Ewart) Tyler
      1. 1. Read
      2. 2. Read
    4. 4. Barry (Allen) Read m. Wee Leng
    5. 5. Anne (Thelma) Read m. Doug m. Peter Franks

John Read's Timeline

2 Records

1901
1901
Birth of John Joseph Read in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
1966
1966
Age 65
Death of John Joseph Read in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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