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May Jenness 1875–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1875

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: Feb 1953

Death Location: Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand

Father: George Jenness

Mother: Hannah Heayns

Spouse(s): Andrew Rev

Children(s): Wanini Ballantyne, Edmund Ballantyne, Diamond Dr, Robert Ballantyne

May Jenness was born in 1875 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of George Lewis John Jenness And Hannah Jane Heayns. In 1905, May Jenness resided in Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. May Jenness married Andrew Ballantyne Rev, and had children including Diamond Allan Ballantyne Dr, Edmund Lancelot Ballantyne, Robert Edmund Ballantyne, Wanini Pearl Ballantyne. May Jenness passed away in 1953 in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • May Jenness was born in 1875 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of George Lewis John Jenness And Hannah Jane Heayns.
  • In 1905, May Jenness resided in Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • May Jenness married Andrew Ballantyne Rev, and had children including Diamond Allan Ballantyne Dr, Edmund Lancelot Ballantyne, Robert Edmund Ballantyne, Wanini Pearl Ballantyne.
  • May Jenness passed away in 1953 in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

May Jenness's Ancestors

Self
May Jenness
1875–1953
Birth Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
George Lewis John Jenness
1846–1923
Wellington, New Zealand
Hannah (Jane) Heayns
1853–1932
Shirehall Moor, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John (Heayns) Jnr
1809–1868
Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England
Jane Frethey
1816–1899
St Veep, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Heayns
1787–1855
Ann Knight
1786–1849
Thomas Frethey
1778–1850
Joan Rundle
1780–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Haynes
1770–1834
Jonathan Knight
1762–1849
Joannah Stribley
1760–1818
Thomas Frethey
1745–1803
Mary A'lee
1751–1782
John Rundle
1738–1781
Grace Gedye
1743–1790

May Jenness's Descendants

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May Jenness (22 Feb 1875–Feb 1953) m. Andrew (Ballantyne) Rev (2 Dec 1876–Jun 1915)
  1. 1. Wanini (Pearl) Ballantyne 1907–1908
  2. 2. Edmund (Lancelot) Ballantyne 1910–1910
  3. 3. Diamond (Allan Ballantyne) Dr 1911–1984 m. Sybil (Joyce) Clinick 1910–2003
  4. 4. Robert (Edmund) Ballantyne 1914–1991 m. Dorothy (Mary) Neal 1915–1995 m. Audrey (Bertha) McCaul 1915–1966

May Jenness's Timeline

4 Records

1875
22 Feb 1875
Birth of May Jenness in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1905
1905-1906
Age 30
May Jenness resided here in Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1953
23 Feb 1953
Age 78
Death of May Jenness in 227 Main Road, Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
227 Main Road, Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1953
Feb 1953
Age 78
Burial of May Jenness in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand
Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1875
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905-1906
    Event Place: Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1905-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1953
    Event Place: 227 Main Road, Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1953
    Event Place: Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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