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John Rodger 1892–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1892

Birth Location: Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Mar 1954

Death Location: Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: John Rodger

Mother: Jane Rodger

Spouse(s): Catherine Rodger

Children(s): Andrew Rodger

John Rodger was born in 1892 in Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Rodger And Jane Tait Logan Rodger. John Rodger married Catherine Kate Rodger, and had children including Andrew Rodger. John Rodger passed away in 1954 in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Rodger was born in 1892 in Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Rodger And Jane Tait Logan Rodger.
  • John Rodger married Catherine Kate Rodger, and had children including Andrew Rodger.
  • John Rodger passed away in 1954 in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

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John Rodger's Ancestors

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John Rodger
1892–1954
Birth Place: Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Rodger
1852–1888
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Jane (Tait Logan\) Rodger
1859–1922
St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Grandparents
James Rodger
1816–1863
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Ann Dryburgh
1819–1889
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
Great-Grandparents
Andrew RODGER
1778–1851
Isabel Keddy
1790–1819
George Dryburgh
1778–
Ann Harrow
1779–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rodger's Descendants

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John Rodger (2 Dec 1892–20 Mar 1954) m. Catherine ('Kate') Rodger (11 August 1892–20 Apr 1924)
  1. 1. Andrew Rodger 1923–1993 m. Ethel (Veronica) Byrne 1926–1993
    1. 1. Christine (Anne) Rodger 1948–1995 m. Lewis (Edward) Wishnowski 1947–2001

John Rodger's Timeline

2 Records

1892
2 Dec 1892
Birth of John Rodger in Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland
Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland
1954
20 Mar 1954
Age 62
Death of John Rodger in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Fifeshire, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1954
    Event Place: Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

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