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William Desmond Byers 1939 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1939

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 August 1966

Death Location: Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Byers

Mother: Margaret Morris

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Children(s):

In 1939, William Desmond Byers entered the world in Wellington, New Zealand, born to William George (Bill) Byers and Margaret Mary Morris. William Desmond Byers passed away in 1966 in Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1939, William Desmond Byers entered the world in Wellington, New Zealand, born to William George (Bill) Byers and Margaret Mary Morris.
  • William Desmond Byers passed away in 1966 in Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand.

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William Byers's Ancestors

Self
William Byers
1939 – 1966
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
William George (Bill) Byers
1911 – 1997
Dover, Kent, England
Margaret (Mary) Morris
1915 – 1999
Carterton, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (Alfred) Byers
1883 – 1916
Ireland
Florence (Evelyn) Roberts
1883 – 1948
Dublin, Ireland
John (Alexander) Morris
1881 – 1955
Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Minnie (Gertrude) Pitt
1887 – 1961
Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Byers
1850 – 1898
Lucinda Dunbar
– 1932
Golden Roberts
1839 – 1909
Honora Mullins
1840 – 1920
John Morris
1845 – 1907
Sarah Rafferty
1840 – 1926
George Pitt
1841 – 1892
Margaret Frost
1852 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Honor Canavan
1821 –
Morris
Alexander Rafferty
1801 – 1860
Catherine Devlin
1803 – 1871
Thomas Pitt
1807 – 1867
Susannah Burrow
1814 – 1882
William Frost
1814 – 1882
Mary Gallogher
1815 – 1871

William Byers's Timeline

4 Records

1938
14 December 1938
Birth of William Desmond Byers in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1939
14 December 1939
Birth of William Desmond Byers in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1966
24 August 1966
Age 27
Death of William Desmond Byers in Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
1966
26 August 1966
Age 27
Burial of William Desmond Byers in Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1938
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-1972, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1939
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1966
    Event Place: Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-1972, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 August 1966
    Event Place: Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] Web: Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Index to Cemeteries, 1948-2012

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