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William Bridges 1877 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1877

Birth Location: Hampden, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 Dec 1944

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Walter Bridges

Mother: Jane Collins

Spouse(s): Catherine Morris

Children(s): Elizabeth Bridges, Rosie Bridges, Catherine Bridges

In 1877, William Bridges entered the world in Hampden, New Zealand, born to Walter Bridges and Jane Elizabeth Collins. William Bridges married Catherine Ann Morris, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Bridges, Rosie Irene Bridges, Catherine Ann Bridges. William Bridges passed away in 1944 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Bridges entered the world in Hampden, New Zealand, born to Walter Bridges and Jane Elizabeth Collins.
  • William Bridges married Catherine Ann Morris, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Bridges, Rosie Irene Bridges, Catherine Ann Bridges.
  • William Bridges passed away in 1944 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Bridges
1848 – 1882
Birth Location: Little Glemham, Suffolk, England
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Jane Collins
1843 – 1918
Birth Location: Malta
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Morris
1876 – 1949
Birth Location: Shag, Valley, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bridges
1901 – 1950
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Rosie Bridges
1903 – 1987
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Catherine Bridges
1906 – 1991
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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William Bridges's Ancestors

Self
William Bridges
1877 – 1944
Birth Place: Hampden, New Zealand
Parents
Walter Bridges
1848 – 1882
Little Glemham, Suffolk, England
Jane (Elizabeth) Collins
1843 – 1918
Malta
Grandparents
Edward Bridges
1815 – 1883
Little Glemham, Suffolk
Charles (John) Collins
1812 – 1870
Epsom, Surrey, England
Hannah Hansell
1820 – 1900
Woolwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hansell
1783 – 1847
Ann Tapsell
1789 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hansel
1760 – 1819
Sarah Tilman
1741 – 1813

William Bridges's Descendants

1.
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William Bridges (16 Aug 1877 – 10 Dec 1944) m. Catherine (Ann) Morris (8 Sep 1876 – 13 Jun 1949)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Bridges (22 Nov 1901 – 26 Oct 1950)
  2. 2. Rosie (Irene) Bridges (9 Apr 1903 – 21 Sep 1987)
  3. 3. Catherine (Ann) Bridges (21 Jan 1906 – 13 Jan 1991) m. Lewis (Donald) McIver (8 Feb 1898 – 30 Jan 1969)
    1. 1. Cathryn (Anne) McIver (24 Nov 1931 – 2 Aug 2008) m. Robert (Harry Kenrick) Christie (10 MAY 1930 – 1997)
      1. 1. Andrew (Lewis) Christie (20 Jan 1962 – ) m. Gillian (Anne) Fleming (1 Dec 1969 – )
        1. 1. Robert (Terence Andrew) Christie (1996 – )
        2. 2. David (Mark Simon) Christie (2000 – )
        3. 3. Harry (James Fleming) Christie (2003 – )
      2. 2. David Christie (4 Nov 1964 – ) m. Julie
        1. 1. Sam Christie
        2. 2. Joanne Christie
      3. 3. Malcolm Christie m. B

William Bridges's Timeline

3 Records

1877
16 Aug 1877
Birth of William Bridges in Moeraki, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Moeraki, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
1877
16 Aug 1877
Birth of William Bridges in Hampden, New Zealand
Hampden, New Zealand
1944
10 Dec 1944
Age 67
Death of William Bridges in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Moeraki, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Hampden, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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