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Raymond Wheatley Blake 1917 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1917

Birth Location: Palmerston, Otago, NZ

Death Date: 25 JUL 1997

Death Location: Christchurch, NZ

Father: Alfred Blake

Mother: Ivy Bates

Spouse(s): Clara Galbraith

Children(s): Marion Blake, David Blake

The story of Raymond Wheatley Blake began in 1917 in Palmerston, Otago, NZ. Raymond Wheatley Blake married Clara Annette Galbraith, and had children including Marion Joy Blake, David Raymond Blake. Raymond Wheatley Blake passed away in 1997 in Christchurch, NZ.

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Biography

  • The story of Raymond Wheatley Blake began in 1917 in Palmerston, Otago, NZ.
  • Raymond Wheatley Blake married Clara Annette Galbraith, and had children including Marion Joy Blake, David Raymond Blake.
  • Raymond Wheatley Blake passed away in 1997 in Christchurch, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Blake
1888 – 1969
Birth Location: Fernside, Rangiora, North Canterbury, NZ
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Ivy Bates
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Terrara, NSW, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Clara Galbraith
1918 – 2002
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Children(s)

Marion Blake
1943 – 2018
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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David Blake
1949 – 2021
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Raymond Blake's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Blake
1917 – 1997
Birth Place: Palmerston, Otago, NZ
Parents
Alfred John Blake
1888 – 1969
Fernside, Rangiora, North Canterbury, NZ
Ivy (Hope) Bates
1896 – 1979
Terrara, NSW, Australia
Grandparents
John Blake
1859 – 1938
West Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jane (Elizabeth) Burrell
1863 – 1938
Mt Grey Downs, North Canterbury, NZ
Hugh (James) Bates
1866 – 1949
Shoalhaven, NSW, Australia
Annie Wheatley
1867 – 1916
Terara, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Raymond Blake's Descendants

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Raymond (Wheatley) Blake (24 OCT 1917 – 25 JUL 1997) m. Clara (Annette) Galbraith (16 SEP 1918 – 24 DEC 2002)
  1. 1. Marion (Joy) Blake (15 OCT 1943 – 5 MAY 2018) m. Daniel (Charles) Jacobs (2 JUL 1949 – 30 SEP 2012)
  2. 2. David (Raymond) Blake (7 APR 1949 – 25 APR 2021) m. Nancy (Carol) Scowen (12 JAN 1950 – ) m. Janice Hunt (Abt 1950 – )
    1. 1. Nicola (J) Blake (8 MAY 1974 – ) m. Wesley (Graham) Mounter (15 OCT 1968 – )
      1. 1. Bronte (Rosalie Blake) Mounter (FEB 2008 – )
      2. 2. Allegra (Amanda Blake) Mounter (JAN 2010 – )
      3. 3. Felix (Wesley Blake) Mounter (SEP 2011 – )
    2. 2. Amanda (Carol) Blake (6 FEB 1976 – )

Raymond Blake's Timeline

3 Records

1917
24 OCT 1917
Birth of Raymond Wheatley Blake in Palmerston, Otago, NZ
Palmerston, Otago, NZ
1997
25 JUL 1997
Age 80
Death of Raymond Wheatley Blake in Christchurch, NZ
Christchurch, NZ
1997
28 JUL 1997
Age 80
Burial of Raymond Wheatley Blake in Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ
Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1917
    Event Place: Palmerston, Otago, NZ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1997
    Event Place: Christchurch, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1997
    Event Place: Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ
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