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Walter John Douglas Johnson 1903 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1903

Birth Location: Te Aroha, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 August 1931

Death Location: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Walter )

Mother: Mary Borrie

Spouse(s): Viva McDuff

Children(s): Patricia Johnson

In 1903, Walter John Douglas Johnson entered the world in Te Aroha, New Zealand, born to Walter Robert George Tuffs ( Johnson ) and Mary Borrie. Walter John Douglas Johnson married Viva Dorreen McDuff, and had children including Patricia Johnson. Walter John Douglas Johnson passed away in 1931 in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Walter John Douglas Johnson entered the world in Te Aroha, New Zealand, born to Walter Robert George Tuffs ( Johnson ) and Mary Borrie.
  • Walter John Douglas Johnson married Viva Dorreen McDuff, and had children including Patricia Johnson.
  • Walter John Douglas Johnson passed away in 1931 in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter )
1876 – 1960
Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand
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Mary Borrie
1876 – 1962
Birth Location: Wyndham, New Zealand
MB

Spouses(s)

Viva McDuff
1904 – 1983
Birth Location: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
VM

Children(s)

Patricia Johnson
1927 – 2017
Birth Location: Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
PJ

Walter Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Johnson
1903 – 1931
Birth Place: Te Aroha, New Zealand
Parents
Walter Robert George Tuffs ( Johnson )
1876 – 1960
Napier, New Zealand
Mary Borrie
1876 – 1962
Wyndham, New Zealand
Grandparents
Walter (Peter Tuffs ( Johnson) )
1847 – 1931
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Jessie Peebles
1854 – 1892
Crail, Fife, Scotland
William Borrie
1844 – 1915
Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Jane (Mary "Tini") Wybrow
1856 – 1933
Fortrose, Southland, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tuffs
1821 – 1905
Caroline Johnson*
1823 – 1902
George Peebles
1834 – 1901
Janet Turnbull
1834 – 1915
Jean Douglas
– 1903
"Captain" Wybrow
1814 – 1878
Elizabeth Newton
1839 – 1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Walter (John Douglas) Johnson (April 1903 – 3 August 1931) m. Viva (Dorreen) McDuff (4 June 1904 – 14 September 1983)
  1. 1. Patricia Johnson (1927 – 2017) m. Cyril (Te Hiringanuku (Bo)) Ngamane (25 Sep 1919 – 22 Nov 2015)
    1. 1. Robyn Evans m. Evans
      1. 1. Evans
        1. 1. Liam Duignan
      2. 2. Evans
        1. 1. W Rutherford
        2. 2. Cleo Rutherford

Walter Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1903
April 1903
Birth of Walter John Douglas Johnson in Te Aroha, New Zealand
Te Aroha, New Zealand
1931
3 August 1931
Age 28
Death of Walter John Douglas Johnson in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1903
    Event Place: Te Aroha, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1931
    Event Place: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
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