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John Henry Symes 1885–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1885

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 23 Apr 1957

Death Location: Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: William Symes

Mother: Mary Priest

Spouse(s): Emily Symes

Children(s): John Symes, Edward Symes, Raymond Symes, John Symes, Myrtle Symes, Peter Symes

John Henry Symes was born in 1885 in New Zealand, the child of William John Symes And Mary Elizabeth Priest. In 1954, John Henry Symes resided in Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand. John Henry Symes married Emily Jane Symes, and had children including Edward William Symes, John Leonard Wilkinson Symes, John William Kenneth Symes, Myrtle Edna Symes, Peter Edward Symes, Raymond Harry Symes. John Henry Symes passed away in 1957 in Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Henry Symes was born in 1885 in New Zealand, the child of William John Symes And Mary Elizabeth Priest.
  • In 1954, John Henry Symes resided in Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • John Henry Symes married Emily Jane Symes, and had children including Edward William Symes, John Leonard Wilkinson Symes, John William Kenneth Symes, Myrtle Edna Symes, Peter Edward Symes, Raymond Harry Symes.
  • John Henry Symes passed away in 1957 in Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Symes's Ancestors

Self
John Symes
1885–1957
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
William John Symes
1852–1928
Weymouth Dorset England
Mary (Elizabeth) Priest
1855–1944
Okains Bay Banks Penninsula New Zealand
Grandparents
Morgan (Coombes) Symes
1812–1873
Weymouth Dorset England
Mary (Ann) Oldridge
1831–1857
Wyke, Dorset, England
Francis Prest
1819–1911
Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Margaret Priest
1821–1911
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Wilm Symes
1779–1845
Sarah Symes
1776–1859
John Oldage
1798–1869
Mary Milton
1808–1870
George Prest
1790–1843
George Priest
1790–1843
Shadrach Williams
1798–1867
Dolly Williams
1806–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Symes
1747–1827
Mary Coombs
–1791
Edward Toby
1737–1816
Margery Pearce
1734–1782
Charles Oldridge\woldige
1767–1839
June Oldridge
1777–1850
William Milton
1789–1871
Joanna Downe
1793–1873
Joseph Priest
1775–1845
Elizabeth Bills
1778–1858
David WILLIAMS
1762–1822
Elizabeth Williams
1768–1847

John Symes's Descendants

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John (Henry) Symes (1885–23 Apr 1957) m. Emily (Jane) Symes (13 Dec 1883–9 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. John (Leonard Wilkinson) Symes 1910–1980 m. Kate (Esther) Julian 1912–1992
    1. 1. Joan (Anne) Symes 1948–2022
    2. 2. Leonard (Norman) Symes 1935–2000
    3. 3. John (William) Symes 1935–2009
    4. 4. Allen (Brian (Stan)) Symes 1940–1992
  2. 2. Edward (William) Symes 1908–1908
  3. 3. Raymond (Harry) Symes 1915–1956
  4. 4. John (William Kenneth) Symes 1911–1982
  5. 5. Myrtle (Edna) Symes 1913–
  6. 6. Peter (Edward) Symes 1912–1987

John Symes's Timeline

3 Records

1885
1885
Birth of John Henry Symes in New Zealand
New Zealand
1954
1954
Age 69
John Henry Symes resided here in Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand
Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand
1957
23 Apr 1957
Age 72
Death of John Henry Symes in Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand
Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: AIR 79

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1954

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1957
    Event Place: Mania, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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