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Walter Brown 1881 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 11 Feb 1963

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Robert Brown

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Esther Taylor

Children(s): Myrtle Brown

In 1881, Walter Brown entered the world in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Robert Brown and Mary Ann Davis. Walter Brown married Esther Mary Taylor, and had children including Myrtle Alice (Doll) Brown. Walter Brown passed away in 1963 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Walter Brown entered the world in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Robert Brown and Mary Ann Davis.
  • Walter Brown married Esther Mary Taylor, and had children including Myrtle Alice (Doll) Brown.
  • Walter Brown passed away in 1963 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Brown
1851 – 1922
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe Fundenhall, Norfolk, England
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Mary Davis
1856 – 1918
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Esther Taylor
1883 – 1928
Birth Location: Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Myrtle Brown
1906 – 1970
Birth Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
MB

Walter Brown's Ancestors

Self
Walter Brown
1881 – 1963
Birth Place: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Brown
1851 – 1922
Ashwellthorpe Fundenhall, Norfolk, England
Mary (Ann) Davis
1856 – 1918
Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Brown's Descendants

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Walter Brown (26 Aug 1881 – 11 Feb 1963) m. Esther (Mary) Taylor (25 Dec 1883 – 2 May 1928)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Alice (Doll)) Brown (10 Jun 1906 – 2 Mar 1970) m. Frederic Dodd (16 Mar 1903 – 7 Nov 1987)
    1. 1. Thelma (Myrtle) Dodd (17 Apr 1925 – 10 May 2014)
    2. 2. Doris (Mary Lillian) Dodd (1926 – 1996)
    3. 3. Gwendoline (Pearl (Gwen)) Dodd (5 Sep 1930 – 17 May 2016) m. Eric (Leslie) Read (3 Apr 1928 – 2006)
      1. 1. Brian (Trevor) Read (31 Aug 1953 – 21 Dec 2023) m. Colleen
      2. 2. Janine (Beverley (Neen)) Read (14 Oct 1955 – 19 Sep 2011) m. Trevor (Gerard) BIESIEK (4 Aug 1953 – 7 Jan 2021)
        1. 1. Sa BIESIEK (1978 – )
      3. 3. Read m. Linda (Ewart) Tyler
        1. 1. Read
        2. 2. Read
      4. 4. Barry (Allen) Read m. Wee Leng
      5. 5. Anne (Thelma) Read m. Doug m. Peter Franks
    4. 4. Shirley (May) Dodd (1935 – 21 Oct 1987)
    5. 5. Son (of Shirley or Doris) Dodd (1957 – )

Walter Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1881
26 Aug 1881
Birth of Walter Brown in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
1963
11 Feb 1963
Age 82
Death of Walter Brown in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
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