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William Leslie Abernethy 1874 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1874

Birth Location: Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Nov 1954

Death Location: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Mitchell Abernethy

Mother: Jane Abernethy

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William Leslie Abernethy was born in 1874 in Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Mitchell Abernethy and Jane Abernethy. William Leslie Abernethy passed away in 1954 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Leslie Abernethy was born in 1874 in Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Mitchell Abernethy and Jane Abernethy.
  • William Leslie Abernethy passed away in 1954 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.

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William Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
William Abernethy
1874 – 1954
Birth Place: Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Mitchell Abernethy
1836 – 1915
Reawick, Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Jane Abernethy
1834 – 1921
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Grandparents
George Abernethy
1801 – 1851
Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
Janet ((Jane) Leslie) Abernethy
1810 – 1871
Scotland (Tingwall, Ork and Bressay, Zetland)
Oliver Abernethy
1804 – 1886
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Ann Fraser
1807 – 1880
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Great-Grandparents
Henry Abernethy
1762 – 1841
Barbara ABERNETHY
1770 – 1810
Mary Leslie
1778 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1874
15 Apr 1874
Birth of William Leslie Abernethy in Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
1954
17 Nov 1954
Age 80
Death of William Leslie Abernethy in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1954
    Event Place: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

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