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William John Blair 1889–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Gin Gin, Qld, Australia

Death Date: 06 May 1967

Death Location: Queensland, Australia

Father: Henry Blair

Mother: Emily Weller

Spouse(s): Elizabeth O'Reilly, Sophia Thomsen

Children(s): Reginald Blair, Leslie Blair, Nancy Blair, William Blair, Percy Blair, Doris Blair, Maurice Blair, Sheelagh Blair

William John Blair was born in 1889 in Gin Gin, Qld, Australia, the child of Henry Peter Blair And Emily Matilda Weller. In 1943, William John Blair resided in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane County, Queensland, Aus. William John Blair married Elizabeth Jean O Reilly, Sophia Dorothea Thomsen, and had children including Doris Maud Blair, Faye Blair, Leslie Blair, Maureen Blair, Maurice Milton Blair, Nancy Blair, Percy George Blair, Reginald Harold Blair, Sheelagh Monica Blair, William John Blair. William John Blair passed away in 1967 in Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • William John Blair was born in 1889 in Gin Gin, Qld, Australia, the child of Henry Peter Blair And Emily Matilda Weller.
  • In 1943, William John Blair resided in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane County, Queensland, Aus.
  • William John Blair married Elizabeth Jean O Reilly, Sophia Dorothea Thomsen, and had children including Doris Maud Blair, Faye Blair, Leslie Blair, Maureen Blair, Maurice Milton Blair, Nancy Blair, Percy George Blair, Reginald Harold Blair, Sheelagh Monica Blair, William John Blair.
  • William John Blair passed away in 1967 in Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Blair's Ancestors

Self
William Blair
1889–1967
Birth Place: Gin Gin, Qld, Australia
Parents
Henry Peter Blair
1859–1943
Maryborough,Queensland,Australia
Emily (Matilda) Weller
1863–1944
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Blair
1814–1877
Galloway, Scotland
Mary Pegg
1833–1898
Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
John (Funnell) Weller
1825–1868
West Firle, Sussex
Anne Hylands
1833–1925
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Blair
1791–1866
Agnes Cowan
1794–1866
Peter Pegg
1811–1845
Sarah Thompson
1810–1864
Frank WELLER
1797–1875
Henrietta FUNELL
1804–1890
samuel HYLANDS
1804–1871
mary BIGNELL
1806–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pegg
1783–1828
Mary Smith
1788–1852
ABRAHAM HUDSON
1780–1859
Sarah Worth
1785–1845
William Weller
1759–1846
Philadelphia Foord
1756–1841
John Funnell
1782–1871
Henrietta
1784–

William Blair's Descendants

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William (John) Blair (5 Mar 1889–06 May 1967) m. Elizabeth (Jean) O'Reilly (11 September 1898–21 May 1925) m. Sophia (Dorothea) Thomsen (1 July 1897–26 Dec 1985)
  1. 1. Reginald (Harold) Blair 1920–1923
  2. 2. Leslie Blair 1920–1923
  3. 3. Nancy Blair 1919–1999 m. William (John) Bowen 1910–1979
    1. 1. Brian (William) Bowen 1939–2020
  4. 4. William (John) Blair 1914–1992
  5. 5. Percy (George) Blair –1977
  6. 6. Doris (Maud) Blair 1916–1951 m. Ernest (Laurence) Baxter 1913–1970
  7. 7. Maurice (Milton) Blair 1934–2016
  8. 8. Sheelagh (Monica) Blair 1928–1998 m. Dennis (Lawrence) Jackson 1921–1968

William Blair's Timeline

3 Records

1889
5 Mar 1889
Birth of William John Blair in Gin Gin, Qld, Australia
Gin Gin, Qld, Australia
1943
1943
Age 54
William John Blair resided here in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane County, Queensland, Australia
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane County, Queensland, Australia
1967
06 May 1967
Age 78
Death of William John Blair in Queensland, Australia
Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Gin Gin, Qld, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Registrar - Generals Office
    [2] Australia, World War i Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Fortitude Valley, Brisbane County, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1967
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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