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Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs 1880–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1880; or 19 Sep 1890

Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

Death Date: 6 Mar 1965

Death Location: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

Father: George (Carpenter)

Mother: Eliza Gardiner

Spouse(s): Francis(Franz) (clerk)

Children(s): Gladys Zimmerman, Henry Zimmerman, Ernest Zimmerman, George (Brocklayer)

In 1880, Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs entered the world in Dunedin, New Zealand, born to George Lyall Coombs Carpenter And Eliza Coombs Nee Gardiner. In 1902, Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs resided in Dunedin, New Zealand. Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs married Francis Franz Eduard Edwin James Zimmermann Clerk, and had children including Ernest Walter Lyall Zimmerman, George Edwin Lyall Zimmerman Brocklayer, Gladys Johnston Nee Zimmerman, Henry James Lyall Zimmerman, Lorraine Simpson. Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs passed away in 1965 in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs entered the world in Dunedin, New Zealand, born to George Lyall Coombs Carpenter And Eliza Coombs Nee Gardiner.
  • In 1902, Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs resided in Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs married Francis Franz Eduard Edwin James Zimmermann Clerk, and had children including Ernest Walter Lyall Zimmerman, George Edwin Lyall Zimmerman Brocklayer, Gladys Johnston Nee Zimmerman, Henry James Lyall Zimmerman, Lorraine Simpson.
  • Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs passed away in 1965 in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Coombs's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Coombs
1880–1965
Birth Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
Parents
George Lyall Coombs* (Carpenter)
1846–1922
Auckland, New Zealand
Eliza (Coombs, nee) Gardiner
1847–1916
Clerkenwell, London, England; or South Africa
Grandparents
Robert (William) Lyale
1808–1883
Kensington Earl's Court, London, England
Frances (Maria) Coombs
1815–1868
Dartford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Coombs
1785–1869
Frances Browne
1789–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1746–1811
Susanna Overy
1769–

Lydia Coombs's Descendants

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Lydia (Lyall Zimmerman, nee) Coombs (1880; or 19 Sep 1890–6 Mar 1965) m. Francis(Franz) (Eduard\Edwin James Zimmermann) (clerk) (4 May 1884–2 Apr 1965)
  1. 1. Gladys (Johnston, nee) Zimmerman 1906–1994
  2. 2. Henry (James Lyall) Zimmerman 1913–1988
  3. 3. Ernest (Walter Lyall) Zimmerman 1910–
  4. 4. George (Edwin Lyall Zimmerman) (Brocklayer) 1908–1944

Lydia Coombs's Timeline

6 Records

1880
1880; or 19 Sep 1890
Birth of Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
1902
1902
Age 22
Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs resided here in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
1961
1961
Age 81
Death of Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )
Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )
1965
6 Mar 1965
Age 85
Death of Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )
Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )
1965
6 Mar 1965
Age 85
Death of Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1965
6 Mar 1965
Age 85
Burial of Lydia Lyall Zimmerman, nee Coombs in Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1880; or 19 Sep 1890
    Event Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Dunedin, 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: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand (reg. Dunedin, Otago NZ. )

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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