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William James Burns 1906 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1906

Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 22 Nov 1942

Death Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Henry Burns

Mother: Emily Dawes

Spouse(s): Lilian Smith, Beatrice Durrant

Children(s):

The story of William James Burns began in 1906 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. William James Burns married Lilian Evelyn Smith, Beatrice Thyrza Durrant. William James Burns passed away in 1942 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William James Burns began in 1906 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • William James Burns married Lilian Evelyn Smith, Beatrice Thyrza Durrant.
  • William James Burns passed away in 1942 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Children(s)

William Burns's Ancestors

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William Burns
1906 – 1942
Birth Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Henry Stephen Burns
1866 – 1931
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Emily (Mary) Dawes
1871 – 1955
Renwick, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Grandparents
James (Henry Angus Morrison Sidney) Burns
1833 – 1893
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Sarah (Jane) Hockey
1844 – 1913
Street, Somerset, England
James Dawes
1834 – 1919
Luton, Hertfordshire, England
Emily (Mary (Eliza)) Small
1844 – 1877
Nelson, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
James Dawes
1812 – 1888
Maria Young
1813 – 1888
William Small
1815 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Small
1775 – 1854
Mary Small
1770 – 1860

William Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1906
October 1906
Birth of William James Burns in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1942
22 Nov 1942
Age 36
Death of William James Burns in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1906
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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