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William Coats 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 OCT 1838

Birth Location: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 FEB 1914

Death Location: Public Hospital, Dunedin

Father: James Coats

Mother: Helen Nisbet

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In 1838, William Coats entered the world in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Coats And Helen Nisbet. William Coats passed away in 1914 in Public Hospital, Dunedin.

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Biography

  • In 1838, William Coats entered the world in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Coats And Helen Nisbet.
  • William Coats passed away in 1914 in Public Hospital, Dunedin.

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William Coats's Ancestors

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William Coats
1838–1914
Birth Place: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Coats
1804–1890
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen Nisbet
1810–1869
Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
Thomas Coats
1768–1851
Hamilton, Larnarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Belle) Muirhead
1775–
Great-Grandparents
William Coats
1722–1770
Elizabeth Thomson
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coats's Timeline

2 Records

1838
6 OCT 1838
Birth of William Coats in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1914
27 FEB 1914
Age 76
Death of William Coats in Public Hospital, Dunedin
Public Hospital, Dunedin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1838
    Event Place: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Twin of Mary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1881
    Event Place: Letter from Mary Hendry (Oamaru, NZ) to her brother James in the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1914
    Event Place: Public Hospital, Dunedin
    Record Source: Patternmaker. acute arsenical poisoning. The poison having been self administered while deceased was in an unsound state of mind - Verdict of Coroner Hy Widdowson, Dunedin Had been in NZ 50 years. Buried in the Northern Cemetery, Dunedin Block 191 Plot 69 Reference 4/11769.

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