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Ronald Hector Watson 1915–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1915

Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 6 Dec 1997

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: Laurence Watson

Mother: Olive Bloomfield

Spouse(s): Hazel McNally

Children(s):

The story of Ronald Hector Watson began in 1915 in Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand. Ronald Hector Watson married Hazel Ena Mcnally. Ronald Hector Watson passed away in 1997 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Ronald Hector Watson began in 1915 in Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Ronald Hector Watson married Hazel Ena Mcnally.
  • Ronald Hector Watson passed away in 1997 in New Zealand.

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Ronald Watson's Ancestors

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Ronald Watson
1915–1997
Birth Place: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Laurence Henry Watson
1891–1954
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Olive (Mabel) Bloomfield
1891–1942
Maerewhenua, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Henry Watson
1863–1922
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Fanny (Jane) Herrick
1866–1904
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
William (Blyth) Bloomfield
1837–1919
Colchester, Essex, England
Catherine (Mary Ann) May
1850–1920
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1830–1898
Elizabeth Collinson
1828–1899
Joseph Herrick
1831–1904
Ellen Letitia
1839–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Herrick
1804–1837
Betsy
1800–1855
William Hammond
1793–1866
Elizabeth Crawford
1801–1862

Ronald Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1915
21 Aug 1915
Birth of Ronald Hector Watson in Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
1997
6 Dec 1997
Age 82
Death of Ronald Hector Watson in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1915
    Event Place: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: NZ RGO Birth 1915, Reg No 26857, Folio No 4960, WATSON Ronald Hector

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1997
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: NZ RGO Death 1997, Reg No 54521, WATSON Ronald Hector

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