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Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts 1886–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1886

Birth Location: West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 9 Jun 1982

Death Location: South Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: James Watts

Mother: Maria Sharp

Spouse(s): John Voight

Children(s): John Voight, Baby Voight, Leslie Voight, Ivy Voight, Stella Voight, Harold Voight, Mervyn Voight

In 1886, Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts entered the world in West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to James Mark Watts And Maria Sharp. Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts married John Charles Voight, and had children including Baby Voight, Harold Alexander Voight, Ivy Maria Theresa Voight, John James Voight, Leslie Charles Voight, Mervyn Reginald Voight, Stella Ruth Voight. Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts passed away in 1982 in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts entered the world in West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to James Mark Watts And Maria Sharp.
  • Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts married John Charles Voight, and had children including Baby Voight, Harold Alexander Voight, Ivy Maria Theresa Voight, John James Voight, Leslie Charles Voight, Mervyn Reginald Voight, Stella Ruth Voight.
  • Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts passed away in 1982 in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Ruth Watts's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Watts
1886–1982
Birth Place: West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
James Mark Watts
1846–1894
Iron bridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Maria Sharp
1850–1923
72 Arthur Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Mark Watts
1822–1890
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Sarah Watts
1827–1899
Hayes, Middlesex, England
William Sharp
1824–1854
Minto, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Grant
1824–1889
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Watts
1788–1867
James Prickett
1799–1840
Elizabeth Anderson
1805–1872
Gilbert Sharp
1770–1841
Nelly Reid
1786–1861
Henry Grant
1782–1838
Anna Ball
1787–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1760–1841
Mary Baildon
1767–
Thomas Prickett
1778–1839
Mercy Lavell
1781–1870
Robert Anderson
1785–1865
John Sharp
1750–
Margaret Mann
1750–
James Reid
1766–
Helen Smith
1766–
Samuel Grant
1752–1824
Betty
1749–1824
Moses Ball
1758–

Ruth Watts's Descendants

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Ruth (Rebecca Jane) Watts (08 Oct 1886–9 Jun 1982) m. John (Charles) Voight (1880–05 Sep 1964)
  1. 1. John (James) Voight 1908–1973
  2. 2. Baby Voight 1905–1905
  3. 3. Leslie (Charles) Voight 1910–1987
  4. 4. Ivy (Maria Theresa) Voight 1906–1949
  5. 5. Stella (Ruth) Voight 1913–1990
  6. 6. Harold (Alexander) Voight 1918–1955
  7. 7. Mervyn (Reginald) Voight 1931–1998

Ruth Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1886
08 Oct 1886
Birth of Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts in West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1905
1905
Age 19
Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts was married in New Zealand
New Zealand
1982
9 Jun 1982
Age 96
Death of Ruth Rebecca Jane Watts in Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1886
    Event Place: West Plains, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1982
    Event Place: Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Canterbury, 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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