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Lionel Blythe Watson 1919–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1919

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 18 May 1951

Death Location: Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Laurence Watson

Mother: Olive Bloomfield

Spouse(s): Anne Hannifin

Children(s):

The story of Lionel Blythe Watson began in 1919 in New Zealand. Lionel Blythe Watson married Anne Veronica Hannifin, and had children including Peter Lionel Watson. Lionel Blythe Watson passed away in 1951 in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Lionel Blythe Watson began in 1919 in New Zealand.
  • Lionel Blythe Watson married Anne Veronica Hannifin, and had children including Peter Lionel Watson.
  • Lionel Blythe Watson passed away in 1951 in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Lionel Watson's Ancestors

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Lionel Watson
1919–1951
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Laurence Henry Watson
1891–1954
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Olive (Mabel) Bloomfield
1891–1942
Maerewhenua, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Henry Watson
1863–1922
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Fanny (Jane) Herrick
1866–1904
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
William (Blyth) Bloomfield
1837–1919
Colchester, Essex, England
Catherine (Mary Ann) May
1850–1920
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1830–1898
Elizabeth Collinson
1828–1899
Joseph Herrick
1831–1904
Ellen Letitia
1839–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Herrick
1804–1837
Betsy
1800–1855
William Hammond
1793–1866
Elizabeth Crawford
1801–1862

Lionel Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1919
22 Nov 1919
Birth of Lionel Blythe Watson in New Zealand
New Zealand
1951
18 May 1951
Age 32
Death of Lionel Blythe Watson in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1919
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: NZ RGO Birth 1919, Reg No 25377, WATSON Lionel Blyth

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1951
    Event Place: Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: NZ RGO Death 1951, Reg No 23723, Folio No 2308, WATSON Lionel Blythe

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