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William Andrew Dryden 1895–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1895

Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: Aug 1979

Death Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Father: Andrew Dryden

Mother: Helena Schneidewind

Spouse(s): Janet Drover

Children(s): Gilbert Dryden

William Andrew Dryden was born in 1895 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the child of Andrew Dryden And Helena Schneidewind. In 1972, William Andrew Dryden resided in Redcliffe, Petrie, Queensland, Australia. William Andrew Dryden married Janet Katherine Drover, and had children including Gilbert William Dryden. William Andrew Dryden passed away in 1979 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Andrew Dryden was born in 1895 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the child of Andrew Dryden And Helena Schneidewind.
  • In 1972, William Andrew Dryden resided in Redcliffe, Petrie, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Andrew Dryden married Janet Katherine Drover, and had children including Gilbert William Dryden.
  • William Andrew Dryden passed away in 1979 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dryden's Ancestors

Self
William Dryden
1895–1979
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Andrew Dryden
1872–1899
Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Helena Schneidewind
1876–1950
At sea on board "Lammershagen" Docked Maryborough Q 1877
Grandparents
Andrew Dryden
1850–1926
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lilico
1856–1904
Heiton,Roxburghshire,Scotland
Friedrich (Wilhelm) Schneidewind
1839–1894
Germany
Maria Dominski
1842–1912
Steinberg West Prussia Germany
Great-Grandparents
Andrew DRYDEN
1810–1888
Margaret McVANE
1811–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dryden's Descendants

1.
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William (Andrew) Dryden (15 Apr 1895–Aug 1979) m. Janet (Katherine) Drover (12 October 1892–1984)
  1. 1. Gilbert (William) Dryden 1920–1999 m. Decima Grayson 1919–2021

William Dryden's Timeline

4 Records

1895
15 Apr 1895
Birth of William Andrew Dryden in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1919
14 06 1919
Age 24
William Andrew Dryden was married in Queensland, Australia
Queensland, Australia
1972
1972
Age 77
William Andrew Dryden resided here in Redcliffe, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
Redcliffe, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
1979
Aug 1979
Age 84
Death of William Andrew Dryden in Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 06 1919
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Redcliffe, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1979
    Event Place: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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