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Margaret Mills Geddes 1888–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1888

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 7 Nov 1953

Death Location: Avonside Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Lavery

Mother: Margaret Mills

Spouse(s): Rowland 🧬, Alexander Geddes

Children(s): Arthur Cowper, Lawrence Cowper, Margaret Cowper

The story of Margaret Mills Geddes began in 1888 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1911, Margaret Mills Geddes resided in Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1914, Margaret Mills Geddes resided in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand. Margaret Mills Geddes married Alexander Geddes, Rowland Edward Cowper, and had children including Arthur Edward Cowper, Lawrence Roland Cowper, Margaret June Cowper. Margaret Mills Geddes passed away in 1953 in Avonside Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Mills Geddes began in 1888 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1911, Margaret Mills Geddes resided in Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1914, Margaret Mills Geddes resided in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Margaret Mills Geddes married Alexander Geddes, Rowland Edward Cowper, and had children including Arthur Edward Cowper, Lawrence Roland Cowper, Margaret June Cowper.
  • Margaret Mills Geddes passed away in 1953 in Avonside Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Geddes's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Geddes
1888–1953
Birth Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
William Lavery
1859–1923
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Margaret Mills
1857–1888
County Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
John Lavery
1806–1861
Mary Williams
1821–1861
Charles Mills
1811–1878
Donaghmore, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Margaret Mclean
1814–1900
Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McLean
1787–
Sarah McIvor
1790–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Geddes's Descendants

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Margaret (Mills) Geddes (17 Jan 1888–7 Nov 1953) m. Rowland (Edward Cowper) 🧬 (Jan 1877–3 Dec 1927) m. Alexander Geddes (4 Aug 1879–24 Nov 1948)
  1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Cowper 1909–1957 m. Sarah (Jean Wadsworth) Otten 1913–1962
    1. 1. Colleen (Jean Margaret) Cowper 1950–1965
  2. 2. Lawrence (Roland) Cowper 1908–1939 m. Nancy Wooton 1914–1939
  3. 3. Margaret (June) Cowper 1923–2012 m. Clan (Ranald) McDonald 1922–1985

Margaret Geddes's Timeline

8 Records

1888
17 Jan 1888
Birth of Margaret Mills Geddes in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1911
1911
Age 23
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
1914
1914
Age 26
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
1919
1919
Age 31
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 40
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 47
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1938
1938
Age 50
Margaret Mills Geddes resided here in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1953
7 Nov 1953
Age 65
Death of Margaret Mills Geddes in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1914

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1919

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1938

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1953
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avonside Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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