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William Colquhoun 1902–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1902

Birth Location: Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 15 Aug 1971

Death Location: Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Robert Colquhoun

Mother: Eliza Bamford

Spouse(s): Henrietta Knuth

Children(s): Jean Colquhoun, William Colquhoun

William Colquhoun was born in 1902 in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia, the child of Robert Colquhoun And Eliza Annie Bamford. In 1913, William Colquhoun resided in Charters Towers, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Au. William Colquhoun married Henrietta Knuth, and had children including Dawn Colquhoun, Jean Elizabeth Colquhoun, William Raymond Colquhoun. William Colquhoun passed away in 1971 in Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Colquhoun was born in 1902 in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia, the child of Robert Colquhoun And Eliza Annie Bamford.
  • In 1913, William Colquhoun resided in Charters Towers, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Au.
  • William Colquhoun married Henrietta Knuth, and had children including Dawn Colquhoun, Jean Elizabeth Colquhoun, William Raymond Colquhoun.
  • William Colquhoun passed away in 1971 in Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.

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William Colquhoun's Ancestors

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William Colquhoun
1902–1971
Birth Place: Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Robert Colquhoun
1874–1926
Queensland, Australia
Eliza (Annie) Bamford
1880–1964
Clermont, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Colquhoun's Descendants

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William Colquhoun (19 Oct 1902–15 Aug 1971) m. Henrietta Knuth (27 Dec 1904–28 Jul 1982)
  1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Colquhoun 1928–1990 m. Sidney (Edward Osborne) Weston 1921–1982
    1. 1. Kevin (Barry) Weston 1949–2005
  2. 2. William (Raymond) Colquhoun 1925–1988

William Colquhoun's Timeline

3 Records

1902
19 Oct 1902
Birth of William Colquhoun in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
1913
1913
Age 11
William Colquhoun resided here in Charters Towers, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Charters Towers, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1971
15 Aug 1971
Age 69
Death of William Colquhoun in Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Charters Towers, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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