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William Henry James Amos 1871–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1871

Birth Location: Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand

Death Date: 20 May 1908

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Father: James Amos

Mother: Elizabeth Ryan

Spouse(s): Ellen NEWTON

Children(s): George Amos, William Amos, Albert Amos, Ellen Amos

William Henry James Amos was born in 1871 in Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, the child of James Amos And Elizabeth Ryan. William Henry James Amos married Ellen Newton, and had children including Albert Leonard Amos, Ellen Nellie Elizabeth Amos, George Newton Amos, William Henry James Amos. William Henry James Amos passed away in 1908 in Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Henry James Amos was born in 1871 in Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, the child of James Amos And Elizabeth Ryan.
  • William Henry James Amos married Ellen Newton, and had children including Albert Leonard Amos, Ellen Nellie Elizabeth Amos, George Newton Amos, William Henry James Amos.
  • William Henry James Amos passed away in 1908 in Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Amos's Ancestors

Self
William Amos
1871–1908
Birth Place: Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Parents
James Amos
1836–1895
Browns River, Buckingham County, Tasmania, Australia
Elizabeth Ryan
1839–1915
Birr, Kings County, Ireland
Grandparents
William Amos
1805–1876
Halling, Kent, England
Ann (Maria) Lacey
1811–1842
Saint Andrew, Holbon, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Amos
1776–1843
Mary Read
1780–1855
James Lacey
1770–1834
Sarah Micklethwaite
1765–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Amos
1750–1821
Mary Jarvis
1750–1833
William Lacey
1735–1834
Martha Hart
1740–1814
Maurice Micklethwaite
1745–

William Amos's Descendants

1.
WA
William (Henry James) Amos (07 Sep 1871–20 May 1908) m. Ellen NEWTON (1874–1938)
  1. 1. George (Newton) Amos 1901–1977 m. Daisy (Bell) Olsen 1902–1965
  2. 2. William (Henry James) Amos 1895–1915
  3. 3. Albert (Leonard) Amos 1899–1960 m. Jean (Delany) Gordon 1910–1989 m. Audrey (Alma Edith) McCREADY 1900–1954
    1. 1. Maureen Amos 1938–1988
    2. 2. Mervyn (William Leonard) Amos 1923–2005
    3. 3. James ((Gerry) Arthur Gerald) Amos 1925–2009
    4. 4. Clyde (Lawrence Havelock) Amos 1926–1988 m. Pamela (Gwen Cole) Walmsley 1934–1999
    5. 5. Merle Amos 1931–2017 m. Richard Yeoman 1926–1988 m. John (Edwin) Matthews 1927–1981 m. Noel (William) Ferguson 1929–1974
    6. 6. Ian Amos 1929–2000 m. Elaine (Merle) Jesperson 1922–2015 m. Patricia (Rose Anne) Davies 1938–2019
    7. 7. Beryl Amos 1929–2013 m. Leonard (Charles) Piercy 1921–2018
  4. 4. Ellen ((Nellie) Elizabeth) Amos 1897–1986 m. Albert (Charles) Staveley 1889–1973
    1. 1. Jean (Helen) Staveley 1917–

William Amos's Timeline

3 Records

1871
07 Sep 1871
Birth of William Henry James Amos in Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
1908
10 May 1908
Age 37
Death of William Henry James Amos in Queen Street, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Queen Street, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1908
20 May 1908
Age 37
Burial of William Henry James Amos in Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Templeton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: 785, ref 4-00468832 BDM.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Plumber

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1908
    Event Place: Queen Street, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Certified copy of entry of deathin theRegistrar-General'sOffice,Auckland, New Zealand.
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Certified copy of entry of deathintheRegistrar-General'sOffice,Auckland, New Zealand.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 May 1908
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
    Record Source: Wellington City Council Karori Cemtery Burial Record Book

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