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Robert Victor Geddes 1897–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Alexandra South,New Zealand

Death Date: 17 Nov 1969

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: James Geddes

Mother: Rachel Richardson

Spouse(s): Jessie Cockburn

Children(s): Audrey Geddes, Neroli Geddes, Natalie Ritchie, Thelma Geddes, Robert Geddes, Norma Geddes

Robert Victor Geddes was born in 1897 in Alexandra South,New Zealand, the child of James Geddes And Rachel Richardson. In 1909, Robert Victor Geddes resided in Springfield, New Zealand. In 1919, Robert Victor Geddes resided in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Robert Victor Geddes married Jessie Christina Cockburn, and had children including Audrey Jean Roberta Geddes, Diane Geddes, Natalie Lois Ritchie, Neroli Olwyn Geddes, Norma Valmai Rachel Geddes, Robert James Donald Geddes, Thelma Jessie Geddes. Robert Victor Geddes passed away in 1969 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Robert Victor Geddes was born in 1897 in Alexandra South,New Zealand, the child of James Geddes And Rachel Richardson.
  • In 1909, Robert Victor Geddes resided in Springfield, New Zealand.
  • In 1919, Robert Victor Geddes resided in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Robert Victor Geddes married Jessie Christina Cockburn, and had children including Audrey Jean Roberta Geddes, Diane Geddes, Natalie Lois Ritchie, Neroli Olwyn Geddes, Norma Valmai Rachel Geddes, Robert James Donald Geddes, Thelma Jessie Geddes.
  • Robert Victor Geddes passed away in 1969 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Geddes's Ancestors

Self
Robert Geddes
1897–1969
Birth Place: Alexandra South,New Zealand
Parents
James Geddes
1868–1950
Castleblayney,Monaghan. Ireland
Rachel Richardson
1871–1932
Stobhill,Midlothian,Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Geddes
1832–1888
Castleblayney,County Monaghan,Ireland
Margaret (Anne) Wilson
1831–1895
CrossMaglen,Culloville County,Armagh,Ireland
David RICHARDSON
1850–1900
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Caroline BORTHWICK
1850–1922
Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Richardson
1831–1902
Alison Dudgeon
1832–1904
John BORTHWICK
1807–1868
Rachel Steedman
1818–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Geddes's Descendants

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Robert (Victor) Geddes (24 Jul 1897–17 Nov 1969) m. Jessie (Christina) Cockburn (21 Jul 1903–26 Nov 1964)
  1. 1. Audrey (Jean Roberta) Geddes 1926–1986 m. Ronald (Henry) Butler 1926–2001
  2. 2. Neroli (Olwyn) Geddes 1932–2017
  3. 3. Natalie (Lois) Ritchie 1932–2015 m. Graeme (Francis) Ritchie 1935–1987
  4. 4. Thelma (Jessie) Geddes 1923–2004 m. Vincent (Wilfred) Matthews 1923–1995
  5. 5. Robert (James Donald) Geddes 1929–2017
  6. 6. Norma (Valmai Rachel) Geddes 1925–1991 m. Alexander (Laurence) Lennie 1923–1984

Robert Geddes's Timeline

7 Records

1897
24 Jul 1897
Birth of Robert Victor Geddes in Alexandra South,New Zealand
Alexandra South,New Zealand
1909
Sep 1909-1910
Age 12
Robert Victor Geddes resided here in Springfield, New Zealand
Springfield, New Zealand
1919
1919
Age 22
Robert Victor Geddes resided here in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 38
Robert Victor Geddes resided here in Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
1942
1942
Age 45
Robert Victor Geddes resided here in New Brighton, New Zealand
New Brighton, New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 49
Robert Victor Geddes resided here in St Albans, Canterbury, New Zealand
St Albans, Canterbury, New Zealand
1969
17 Nov 1969
Age 72
Death of Robert Victor Geddes in Christchurch
Christchurch

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Alexandra South,New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Christchurch
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Christchurch East, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Sep 1909-1910
    Event Place: Springfield, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, School Registers and Lists, 1850-1967

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: St Albans, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1946
    [2] New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1946

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1919

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: New Brighton, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists

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