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May Doreen COOPER 1923 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1923

Birth Location: Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand

Death Date: 07 MAY 1988

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: William Cooper

Mother: Edith Upjohn

Spouse(s): John Stevens

Children(s): COLIN STEVENS, Dorren Stevens

In 1923, May Doreen COOPER entered the world in Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand, born to William Augustus Cooper and Edith mary jane Upjohn. May Doreen COOPER married John Richard Stevens, and had children including COLIN GEORGE STEVENS, Dorren May Stevens. May Doreen COOPER passed away in 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1923, May Doreen COOPER entered the world in Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand, born to William Augustus Cooper and Edith mary jane Upjohn.
  • May Doreen COOPER married John Richard Stevens, and had children including COLIN GEORGE STEVENS, Dorren May Stevens.
  • May Doreen COOPER passed away in 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cooper
1847 – 1934
Birth Location: Deptford, Kent, England
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Edith Upjohn
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

John Stevens
1912 – 1967
Birth Location: Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

COLIN STEVENS
1943 – 2010
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Dorren Stevens
1947 – 1984
Birth Location: Drury, Auckland, New Zealand
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May COOPER's Ancestors

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May COOPER
1923 – 1988
Birth Place: Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Parents
William Augustus Cooper
1847 – 1934
Deptford, Kent, England
Edith (mary jane) Upjohn
1877 – 1943
Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Grandparents
Julia (Ann) Coast
1825 – 1889
London, England
Robert (Charles) Upjohn
1825 – 1894
St. Peter, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Mary (Ann 'Marianne'.) Wray
1844 – 1905
Bathurst, Hill End, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May COOPER's Descendants

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May (Doreen) COOPER (12 May 1923 – 07 MAY 1988) m. John (Richard) Stevens (25 Nov 1912 – 1 Sep 1967)
  1. 1. COLIN (GEORGE) STEVENS (02 Jan 1943 – 21 Dec 2010)
  2. 2. Dorren (May) Stevens (12 March 1947 – 4 February 1984) m. Ward
    1. 1. Tracey (Lee) Ward (8 Oct 1965 – ) m. Michael (William) Palmer (1970 – 9 May 2021) m. Mark (Vernon) Gestro (Abt. 1960 – ) m. Maitland (abt 1960 – )
      1. 1. Brenda (Nichola Helen) Gestro (3 August 1982 – 26 Feb 2015) m. Tony Hyde (abt 1980 – )
        1. 1. Cody Gestro (Abt. 2000 – )
        2. 2. Zac Gestro (Abt. 2000 – )
        3. 3. Seth Gestro (Abt. 2000 – )
        4. 4. Porsha (Margaret) Gestro (Abt. 2000 – )
        5. 5. Chloe Gestro (abt 2000 – ) m. Scott Pattenden (Abt. 2000 – )
      2. 2. Arcus (lloyd) Maitland (12 July 1991 – 23 April 1993)
      3. 3. Vivienne Maitland (1993 – )
      4. 4. Sonja Maitland (8 Feb 1993 – ) m. Nikolaus Lee

May COOPER's Timeline

2 Records

1923
12 May 1923
Birth of May Doreen COOPER in Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
1988
07 MAY 1988
Age 65
Death of May Doreen COOPER in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1923
    Event Place: Rimu, Westland, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 MAY 1988
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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