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Violet Hannah Jenness 1873–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1873

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: Dec 1952

Death Location: Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: George Jenness

Mother: Hannah Heayns

Spouse(s): Harvey Whitehead

Children(s): Eric Whitehead, Gwendoline Whitehead

The story of Violet Hannah Jenness began in 1873 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. Violet Hannah Jenness married Harvey Harry Whitehead, and had children including Eric Ralph Whitehead, Gwendoline May Whitehead. Violet Hannah Jenness passed away in 1952 in Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Violet Hannah Jenness began in 1873 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Violet Hannah Jenness married Harvey Harry Whitehead, and had children including Eric Ralph Whitehead, Gwendoline May Whitehead.
  • Violet Hannah Jenness passed away in 1952 in Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Jenness's Ancestors

Self
Violet Jenness
1873–1952
Birth Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
George Lewis John Jenness
1846–1923
Wellington, New Zealand
Hannah (Jane) Heayns
1853–1932
Shirehall Moor, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John (Heayns) Jnr
1809–1868
Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England
Jane Frethey
1816–1899
St Veep, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Heayns
1787–1855
Ann Knight
1786–1849
Thomas Frethey
1778–1850
Joan Rundle
1780–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Haynes
1770–1834
Jonathan Knight
1762–1849
Joannah Stribley
1760–1818
Thomas Frethey
1745–1803
Mary A'lee
1751–1782
John Rundle
1738–1781
Grace Gedye
1743–1790

Violet Jenness's Descendants

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Violet (Hannah) Jenness (28 Oct 1873–Dec 1952) m. Harvey ((Harry)) Whitehead (4 Feb 1877–20 Jul 1944)
  1. 1. Eric (Ralph) Whitehead 1906–1980 m. Constance (Helen McGregor) Williams 1910–1966
  2. 2. Gwendoline (May) Whitehead 1915–2000 m. Kenneth (Cedric) Eastop 1919–2004

Violet Jenness's Timeline

3 Records

1873
28 Oct 1873
Birth of Violet Hannah Jenness in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1952
29 Nov 1952
Age 79
Death of Violet Hannah Jenness in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1952
Dec 1952
Age 79
Burial of Violet Hannah Jenness in Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1873
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1952
    Event Place: Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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