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Kenneth William Read 1929–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1929

Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 22 Mar 2012

Death Location: Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Reid

Mother: Elizabeth Okey

Spouse(s): Myrtle Dunstan

Children(s):

Kenneth William Read was born in 1929 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Jonathan Hood Reid And Elizabeth Okey. Kenneth William Read married Myrtle Ruby Dunstan, and had children including Bronwyn Read, Dawn Read, Debra Read, Noel Read. Kenneth William Read passed away in 2012 in Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Kenneth William Read was born in 1929 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Jonathan Hood Reid And Elizabeth Okey.
  • Kenneth William Read married Myrtle Ruby Dunstan, and had children including Bronwyn Read, Dawn Read, Debra Read, Noel Read.
  • Kenneth William Read passed away in 2012 in Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Kenneth Read's Ancestors

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Kenneth Read
1929–2012
Birth Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Jonathan Hood Reid
1901–1984
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Elizabeth Okey
1902–1986
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John (Martin) Okey
1854–1943
Oxlode, Cambridgeshire, England
Isabella ('Bella') Smith
1867–1932
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Clement Okey
1827–1894
Sarah Okey
1834–1899
James Smith
1836–1894
Isabella Bell
1837–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1803–1851
Margaret Kerr
1807–1874
William Bell
1801–1877
Mary Dobie
1802–1851

Kenneth Read's Timeline

2 Records

1929
27 Jan 1929
Birth of Kenneth William Read in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
2012
22 Mar 2012
Age 83
Death of Kenneth William Read in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 2012
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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