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Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood 1896–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1896

Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 April 1979

Death Location: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Wood

Mother: Maria Crawford

Spouse(s): Ella McMillan

Children(s): Shirley Wood, Patricia Wood

In 1896, Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood entered the world in Dunedin, New Zealand, born to John Wood And Maria Crawford. Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood married Ella Florence Mcmillan, and had children including Patricia Cecily Wood, Shirley Evelyn Wood. Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood passed away in 1979 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood entered the world in Dunedin, New Zealand, born to John Wood And Maria Crawford.
  • Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood married Ella Florence Mcmillan, and had children including Patricia Cecily Wood, Shirley Evelyn Wood.
  • Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood passed away in 1979 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Orlando Wood's Ancestors

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Orlando Wood
1896–1979
Birth Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
Parents
John Wood
1856–1916
Urquhart, Moray, Scotland
Maria Crawford
1861–1943
Tasmania Australia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Orlando Wood's Descendants

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Orlando (Erasmus Sydney) Wood (Jun 1896–29 April 1979) m. Ella (Florence) McMillan (April 1898–8 Jul 1950)
  1. 1. Shirley (Evelyn) Wood 1924–2020 m. Alan (Charles) Fynmore 1927–2012
  2. 2. Patricia (Cecily) Wood 1927–1998 m. Albert (George) Matthews 1924–2008

Orlando Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1896
Jun 1896
Birth of Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
1979
29 April 1979
Age 83
Death of Orlando Erasmus Sydney Wood in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1896
    Event Place: Dunedin, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1979
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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