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Mary Margaret Adam 1879–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1879

Birth Location: Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 1 Nov 1972

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: George Adam

Mother: Jane Thompson

Spouse(s): James Sayers

Children(s): Kathleen Sayers, Gladys SAYERS, Edward SAYERS, Elsie Sayers

In 1879, Mary Margaret Adam entered the world in Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to George Adam And Jane Thompson. Mary Margaret Adam married James Sayers, and had children including Edward Albert Sayers, Elsie Maud Winifred Sayers, Gladys Norah Sayers, Kathleen Florence Sayers. Mary Margaret Adam passed away in 1972 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Mary Margaret Adam entered the world in Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to George Adam And Jane Thompson.
  • Mary Margaret Adam married James Sayers, and had children including Edward Albert Sayers, Elsie Maud Winifred Sayers, Gladys Norah Sayers, Kathleen Florence Sayers.
  • Mary Margaret Adam passed away in 1972 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Adam's Ancestors

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Mary Adam
1879–1972
Birth Place: Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
George Adam
1834–1906
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jane Thompson
1843–1922
Offchurch, Warwickshire England
Grandparents
John Adam
1771–
Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Smith
1796–
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Adam's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret) Adam (April 1879–1 Nov 1972) m. James Sayers (1863–31 Aug 1915)
  1. 1. Kathleen (Florence) Sayers 1900–1954
  2. 2. Gladys (Norah) SAYERS 1905–1926
  3. 3. Edward (Albert) SAYERS 1903–1971
  4. 4. Elsie (Maud Winifred) Sayers 1907–1996

Mary Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1879
April 1879
Birth of Mary Margaret Adam in Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
1972
1 Nov 1972
Age 93
Death of Mary Margaret Adam in Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1879
    Event Place: Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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