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Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE 1906–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAR 1906

Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Death Date: 23 NOV 1944

Death Location: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Father: Willie WHITE

Mother: Laura EDWARDS

Spouse(s): Thomas WARD

Children(s): John WARD, June WARD, Keith WARD, Merlene WARD, Barry WARD, Barbara WARD, Myrtle WARD

Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE was born in 1906 in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, the child of Willie William White And Laura Elizabeth Edwards. In 1935, Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE resided in New Zealand. Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE married Thomas Tom John Ward, and had children including Barbara Ward, Barry Ward, John Philip Ward, June Ward, Keith Ward, Merlene Anne Ward, Myrtle Dawn Ward. Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE passed away in 1944 in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE was born in 1906 in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, the child of Willie William White And Laura Elizabeth Edwards.
  • In 1935, Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE resided in New Zealand.
  • Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE married Thomas Tom John Ward, and had children including Barbara Ward, Barry Ward, John Philip Ward, June Ward, Keith Ward, Merlene Anne Ward, Myrtle Dawn Ward.
  • Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE passed away in 1944 in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura WHITE's Ancestors

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Laura WHITE
1906–1944
Birth Place: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Parents
Willie (William) WHITE
1881–1961
Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Laura (Elizabeth) EDWARDS
1879–1923
Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand
Grandparents
George WHITE
1846–1921
Horsley's Green, Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England
Sophia BALDWIN
1845–1916
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
John (Victor) EDWARDS
1841–1894
Stockholm, Sweden
Mary (Louisa DE BRUCE) TAYLOR
1854–1893
Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Henry WHITE
1821–1864
Mary FLETCHER
1821–
David BALDWIN
1817–1884
Sarah BROWN
1819–1872
Robert BRUCE
1830–1857
Emma HOLDAWAY
1832–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WHITE
1793–1869
Alice
1791–1849
Elizabeth FLETCHER
1803–1861
Elisabeth FLETCHER
1803–
Joseph BALDWIN
1779–1869
Hannah BURROWS
1783–1862
Thomas BROWN
1793–
Susanna BEAUMONT
1796–1835
Robert Bey
1802–1858
Jane DONOVAN
1804–1844
John HOLDAWAY
1804–1888
Mary NORGATE
1811–1842

Laura WHITE's Descendants

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Laura (Myrtle (Myrtle)) WHITE (17 MAR 1906–23 NOV 1944) m. Thomas ((Tom) John) WARD (11 AUG 1908–3 APR 1986)
  1. 1. John (Philip) WARD 1931–2022 m. Raewyn (Violet) BENNETT 1933–2006
  2. 2. June WARD 1932–2014 m. William (Edward (Ted) Lear LE) NOEL 1935–1985
  3. 3. Keith WARD 1934–2022 m. Valerie (Phyllis) ANDERSON 1934–2023
  4. 4. Merlene (Anne) WARD 1938–2009
  5. 5. Barry WARD 1935–1969 m. Nancy (Winifred) PILGRIM 1920–2000
  6. 6. Barbara WARD 1934–1940
  7. 7. Myrtle (Dawn) WARD 1940–2024 m. Robert (Llewellyn) FORD 1938–2000 m. Kenneth (Edward) JOHNS 1936–2022

Laura WHITE's Timeline

4 Records

1906
17 MAR 1906
Birth of Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 29
Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1944
27 NOV 1944
Age 38
Burial of Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1944
23 NOV 1944
Age 38
Death of Laura Myrtle (Myrtle) WHITE in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1906
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 NOV 1944
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1944
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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