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Wilfred Rainsford Watson 1886–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1886

Birth Location: Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Jun 1959

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Edward Watson

Mother: Eliza Parkes

Spouse(s): Lillian Duncan

Children(s): Amelia Watson, Gerald Wilfred

The story of Wilfred Rainsford Watson began in 1886 in Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand. Wilfred Rainsford Watson married Lillian Maud Duncan, and had children including Amelia Veronica Watson, Gerald Percy Wilfred. Wilfred Rainsford Watson passed away in 1959 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilfred Rainsford Watson began in 1886 in Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand.
  • Wilfred Rainsford Watson married Lillian Maud Duncan, and had children including Amelia Veronica Watson, Gerald Percy Wilfred.
  • Wilfred Rainsford Watson passed away in 1959 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Wilfred Watson's Ancestors

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Wilfred Watson
1886–1959
Birth Place: Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
Edward Wilfred Watson
1864–1949
Eliza Parkes
1859–1937
New Zealand
Grandparents
George Parkes
1824–1888
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Dinah Sutton
1824–1898
East Meon Hampshire,England
Great-Grandparents
George Sutton
1799–1892
Jane Hibbard
1789–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sutton
1754–1814
Martha Coppard
1775–1864

Wilfred Watson's Descendants

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Wilfred (Rainsford) Watson (26 Jul 1886–3 Jun 1959) m. Lillian (Maud) Duncan (20 Oct 1898–Mar 1985)
  1. 1. Amelia (Veronica) Watson 1922–1973
  2. 2. Gerald (Percy) Wilfred 1926–2009 m. Margaret (Evelyn) Potts 1931–2018

Wilfred Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1886
26 Jul 1886
Birth of Wilfred Rainsford Watson in Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand
Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand
1959
1 Jun 1959
Age 73
Death of Wilfred Rainsford Watson in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1959
3 Jun 1959
Age 73
Burial of Wilfred Rainsford Watson in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

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