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Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross 1918–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1918

Birth Location: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Nov 1986

Death Location: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Father: May Simpson

Mother: Emma Baldock

Spouse(s): Vivien Russell

Children(s):

Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross was born in 1918 in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of May Jean Simpson And Emma Florence Ross Nee Baldock. In 1941, Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided in Utiku, New Zealand. In 1946, Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided in New Zealand. Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross married Vivien Noeleen Frances Ross Nee Russell. Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross passed away in 1986 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross was born in 1918 in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of May Jean Simpson And Emma Florence Ross Nee Baldock.
  • In 1941, Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided in Utiku, New Zealand.
  • In 1946, Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided in New Zealand.
  • Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross married Vivien Noeleen Frances Ross Nee Russell.
  • Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross passed away in 1986 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

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Roy Ross's Ancestors

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Roy Ross
1918–1986
Birth Place: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
May Jean Simpson
1900–1973
New Zealand, Nouvelle-Zélande
Emma (Florence Ross Nee) Baldock
1888–1958
Drayton, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
James Baldock
1849–1900
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Susan Jeffries
1847–1929
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Ross's Timeline

4 Records

1918
10 May 1918
Birth of Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
1941
1941
Age 23
Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided here in Utiku, New Zealand
Utiku, New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 28
Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1986
24 Nov 1986
Age 68
Death of Roy Verdun (Buster) Ross in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1918
    Event Place: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Utiku, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War II Army Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948, Roll: 4; Nominal Roll: 1 Apr 1941 - 30 Jun 1941

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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