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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

According to available records, Raymond Wheatley Blake was born in 1917 in Palmerston, Otago, NZ, the child of Alfred John Blake and Ivy Hope Bates. Following those early years, Raymond Wheatley Blake married Clara Annette Galbraith, and their family grew to include Marion Joy Blake and David Raymond Blake. In the later years of life, Raymond Wheatley Blake died in 1997 in Christchurch, NZ.

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Parents

Alfred Blake
1888 – 1969
Birth Location: Fernside, Rangiora, North Canterbury, NZ
AB
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
MB
David Blake
1949 – 2021
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Sources

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

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

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