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Olive Emily Ethel Cotton 1904–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1904

Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

Death Date: March 2000

Death Location: Gisborne, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Eric Woods

Olive Emily Ethel Cotton was born in 1904 in Dunedin, New Zealand, the child of John Arthur Cotton And Margaret Ann Stewart. In 1987, Olive Emily Ethel Cotton resided in Gisborne, New Zealand. Olive Emily Ethel Cotton married William Woods, and had children including Eric Stewart Woods, Leslie Woods, Margaret Woods, Marie Woods, Mary Woods, Stanley Woods. Olive Emily Ethel Cotton passed away in 2000 in Gisborne, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Olive Emily Ethel Cotton was born in 1904 in Dunedin, New Zealand, the child of John Arthur Cotton And Margaret Ann Stewart.
  • In 1987, Olive Emily Ethel Cotton resided in Gisborne, New Zealand.
  • Olive Emily Ethel Cotton married William Woods, and had children including Eric Stewart Woods, Leslie Woods, Margaret Woods, Marie Woods, Mary Woods, Stanley Woods.
  • Olive Emily Ethel Cotton passed away in 2000 in Gisborne, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Olive Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Olive Cotton
1904–2000
Birth Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
Parents
John Arthur Cotton
1865–1937
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Margaret (Ann) Stewart
1870–1921
Grandparents
James (Henry) Cotton
1838–1911
Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ann Chapman
1834–1881
Sunderland, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chapman
1809–1843
Mary Byers
1811–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1785–
Mary Greenit
1785–
Thomas Byers
1758–

Olive Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Olive (Emily Ethel) Cotton (11 Jun 1904–March 2000)
  1. 1. Eric (Stewart) Woods 1926–

Olive Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1904
11 Jun 1904
Birth of Olive Emily Ethel Cotton in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
1987
1987
Age 83
Olive Emily Ethel Cotton resided here in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand
2000
March 2000
Age 96
Death of Olive Emily Ethel Cotton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1987-2010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 2000
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gisborne, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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