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Nellie Josephine Willis 1905–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1905

Birth Location: Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 25 September 1985

Death Location: Manukau, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Willis

Mother: Isabella Kennedy

Spouse(s): William McGill

Children(s): Richard McGill, Donald McGill, Valerie McGill, Rhonda McGill

In 1905, Nellie Josephine Willis entered the world in Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand, born to John Richard Willis And Isabella Kennedy. Nellie Josephine Willis married William Bill John Mcgill, and had children including Donald William Mcgill, Rhonda Isobel Mcgill, Richard Angus Mcgill, Valerie Joan Mcgill. Nellie Josephine Willis passed away in 1985 in Manukau, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Nellie Josephine Willis entered the world in Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand, born to John Richard Willis And Isabella Kennedy.
  • Nellie Josephine Willis married William Bill John Mcgill, and had children including Donald William Mcgill, Rhonda Isobel Mcgill, Richard Angus Mcgill, Valerie Joan Mcgill.
  • Nellie Josephine Willis passed away in 1985 in Manukau, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Nellie Willis's Ancestors

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Nellie Willis
1905–1985
Birth Place: Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
John Richard Willis
1869–1951
9 Southampton Row, St Giles,Bloomsbury, London, England
Isabella Kennedy
1869–1908
115 Saltmarket, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
Grandparents
Joseph Willis
1835–1915
Edith Willis
1840–1905
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie Willis's Descendants

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Nellie (Josephine) Willis (23 May 1905–25 September 1985) m. William ([Bill] John) McGill (8 September 1902–14 April 1984)
  1. 1. Richard (Angus) McGill 1929–1949
  2. 2. Donald (William) McGill 1927–2005
  3. 3. Valerie (Joan) McGill 1926–2010 m. Keith (Frederick) Elmes 1920–1974
    1. 1. Margaret (Anne) Elmes 1951–2016
  4. 4. Rhonda (Isobel) McGill 1933–1985

Nellie Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1905
23 May 1905
Birth of Nellie Josephine Willis in Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
1985
25 September 1985
Age 80
Death of Nellie Josephine Willis in Māngere, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Māngere, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1905
    Event Place: Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Police Gazettes, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Item: IE26875188; Roll: R15423699

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1985
    Event Place: Māngere, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manukau, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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