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Leonard Joseph Wadsworth 1880 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1880

Birth Location: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 March 1961

Death Location: New Plymouth, Awanui

Father: William Wadsworth

Mother: Eliza Mears

Spouse(s): Ada George

Children(s): Evelyn Wadsworth

Leonard Joseph Wadsworth was born in 1880 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, the child of William Alfred Gordon Wadsworth and Eliza Mears. Leonard Joseph Wadsworth married Ada George, and had children including Evelyn Wadsworth. Leonard Joseph Wadsworth passed away in 1961 in New Plymouth, Awanui.

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Biography

  • Leonard Joseph Wadsworth was born in 1880 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, the child of William Alfred Gordon Wadsworth and Eliza Mears.
  • Leonard Joseph Wadsworth married Ada George, and had children including Evelyn Wadsworth.
  • Leonard Joseph Wadsworth passed away in 1961 in New Plymouth, Awanui.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wadsworth
1835 – 1895
Birth Location: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
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Eliza Mears
1839 – 1926
Birth Location: Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ada George
1879 – 1978
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Evelyn Wadsworth
1904 – 2002
Birth Location: Wai-Iti, Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand
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Leonard Wadsworth's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Wadsworth
1880 – 1961
Birth Place: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
William Alfred Gordon Wadsworth
1835 – 1895
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Eliza Mears
1839 – 1926
Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
James Wadsworth
1809 – 1882
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah Woodcroft
1809 – 1860
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
John Mears
1797 – 1890
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Susanna Lakin
1795 – 1880
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wadsworth
1782 – 1857
Elizabeth Wadsworth
1788 – 1862
William Lakin
1756 – 1830
Mary Hingley
1756 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wadsworth
1735 –
Kazia Key
1741 – 1785
Joseph Wadsworth
1739 – 1822

Leonard Wadsworth's Descendants

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Leonard (Joseph) Wadsworth (18 Mar 1880 – 10 March 1961) m. Ada George (27 Jun 1879 – 10 Aug 1978)
  1. 1. Evelyn Wadsworth (15 October 1904 – 14 Dec 2002) m. Ernest (Reay) Jackson (19 May 1903 – 21 Nov 1982)
    1. 1. Kathleen (Betty) Jackson m. John (William) Rose (19 June 1934 – 18 Oct 2009)
      1. 1. Michael (John) Rose m. Lee-Ann Holt
        1. 1. Christine (Kim) Rose (1982 – )
      2. 2. Christopher (Bruce) Rose
      3. 3. David (Anthony) Rose
      4. 4. Andrew Rose
      5. 5. Angela Rose

Leonard Wadsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1880
18 Mar 1880
Birth of Leonard Joseph Wadsworth in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
1961
10 March 1961
Age 81
Death of Leonard Joseph Wadsworth in New Plymouth, Awanui
New Plymouth, Awanui

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1961
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Awanui
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