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William Dawson Dunn 1879 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1879

Birth Location: Stanley, Durham, England

Death Date: 18 March 1945

Death Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Robert Dunn

Mother: Delilah Varley

Spouse(s): Hessie Holmes

Children(s): Mary Dunn, Hessie Dunn, John Dunn, Agnes Eagar, John Dunn

1879 marked the beginning of William Dawson Dunn's life in Stanley, Durham, England, to parents Robert Dunn and Delilah Millicent Varley. Eventually, William Dawson Dunn married Hessie McKay Holmes, and they welcomed Mary Dunn, Hessie Dunn, John Dunn, Agnes Mary "Nance" Eagar and John Dunn. William Dawson Dunn passed in 1945 at Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Parents

Robert Dunn
1852 –
Birth Location: New Durham, Durham, England
RD
Delilah Varley
1856 – 1909
Birth Location: Selston, Nottinghamshire, England
DV

Spouses(s)

Hessie Holmes
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HH

Children(s)

Mary Dunn
1904 – 1994
Birth Location: Waimangaroa, New Zealand
MD
Hessie Dunn
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: Denniston Buller New Zealand
HD
John Dunn
1910 – 1950
Birth Location: New Zealand
JD
Agnes Eagar
1914 – 1988
Birth Location: Granity, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
AE
John Dunn
– 1978
Birth Location: –
JD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: September 1875
    Event Place: Stanley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4077; Folio: 24; Page: 42; GSU roll: 6099187, Class: RG13; Piece: 4653; Folio: 201; Page: 43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1879
    Event Place: Crook, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1879
    Event Place: Stanley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4928; Folio: 99; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4928; Folio: 99; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342185

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4077; Folio: 24; Page: 42; GSU roll: 6099187

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1896
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: S1067666962, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4653; Folio: 201; Page: 43

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1923
    Event Place: Granity, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 March 1945
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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