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Sydney James Wills 1912–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1912

Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Sep 1930

Death Location: Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand

Father: William Wills

Mother: Catherine Wilkinson

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In 1912, Sydney James Wills entered the world in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to William Wills And Catherine Josephine Wilkinson. Sydney James Wills passed away in 1930 in Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Sydney James Wills entered the world in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to William Wills And Catherine Josephine Wilkinson.
  • Sydney James Wills passed away in 1930 in Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand.

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Sydney Wills's Ancestors

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Sydney Wills
1912–1930
Birth Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
William Wills
1872–1949
Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, New Zealand
Catherine (Josephine) Wilkinson
1872–1964
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
William Wills
1842–1930
Launceston, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Shanahan
1850–1889
Ballarat, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Jane Shanahan
1816–1892
Michael Ryan
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shannahan
1788–1865
Catherine Fannon
1789–1855

Sydney Wills's Timeline

3 Records

1912
1912
Birth of Sydney James Wills in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1930
13 Sep 1930
Age 18
Death of Sydney James Wills in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1930
16 Sep 1930
Age 18
Burial of Sydney James Wills in Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand
Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Eastern Cemetery, Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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