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Mervyn Spencer Cox 1924–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1924

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

Death Date: 11 Jan 2017

Death Location: Papatoetoe Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand

Father:

Mother: Doris Gwilliam

Spouse(s): Vida Bowen

Children(s):

In 1924, Mervyn Spencer Cox entered the world in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand, born to John Robert Cox And Doris Ellen Myrtle Gwilliam. In 1957, Mervyn Spencer Cox resided in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand. Mervyn Spencer Cox married Vida Marjorie Bowen, and had children including Ivan Spencer Cox, Pauline Vida Cox, Rosemary Cox. Mervyn Spencer Cox passed away in 2017 in Papatoetoe Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Mervyn Spencer Cox entered the world in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand, born to John Robert Cox And Doris Ellen Myrtle Gwilliam.
  • In 1957, Mervyn Spencer Cox resided in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Mervyn Spencer Cox married Vida Marjorie Bowen, and had children including Ivan Spencer Cox, Pauline Vida Cox, Rosemary Cox.
  • Mervyn Spencer Cox passed away in 2017 in Papatoetoe Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Mervyn Cox's Ancestors

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Mervyn Cox
1924–2017
Birth Place: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
Doris (Ellen Myrtle) Gwilliam
1905–1951
Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
Henry ((Charlie) Charles) Gwilliam
1869–1904
Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia
Louisa (Elizabeth) Brown
1872–1940
Paddington, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1835–1881
Elizabeth Cozens
1834–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lovelock Cozens
1801–1879
Elizabeth Taylor
1800–1860

Mervyn Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1924
18 Sep 1924
Birth of Mervyn Spencer Cox in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
1957
1957
Age 33
Mervyn Spencer Cox resided here in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
2017
11 Jan 2017
Age 93
Death of Mervyn Spencer Cox in Fernside, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Fernside, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Onehunga, Auckland, 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: 11 Jan 2017
    Event Place: Fernside, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Papatoetoe Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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