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William James Dunn 1894 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1894

Birth Location: Timaru, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 March 1941

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Richard Dunn

Mother: Sarah Scott

Spouse(s): Isabella Wallace

Children(s): Marjory Dunn, Gladys Dunn, Henry Dunn

In 1894, William James Dunn entered the world in Timaru, New Zealand, born to Richard E Dunn and Sarah J Scott. William James Dunn married Isabella Ada Wallace, and had children including Marjory Ellen Dunn, Gladys Elvina Isabel Dunn, Henry William Dunn. William James Dunn passed away in 1941 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1894, William James Dunn entered the world in Timaru, New Zealand, born to Richard E Dunn and Sarah J Scott.
  • William James Dunn married Isabella Ada Wallace, and had children including Marjory Ellen Dunn, Gladys Elvina Isabel Dunn, Henry William Dunn.
  • William James Dunn passed away in 1941 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Dunn
1855 – 1945
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire
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Sarah Scott
1870 – 1937
Birth Location: Brighton Sussex England
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Wallace
1885 – 1978
Birth Location: Tauhoa Albertland Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Marjory Dunn
Birth Location: 1923
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Gladys Dunn
1920 – 1992
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Henry Dunn
1923 – 1993
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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William Dunn's Ancestors

Self
William Dunn
1894 – 1941
Birth Place: Timaru, New Zealand
Parents
Richard E Dunn
1855 – 1945
Bicester, Oxfordshire
Sarah (J) Scott
1870 – 1937
Brighton Sussex England
Grandparents
John Dunn
1835 – 1899
Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Eliza) Smith
1833 – 1900
Sandford, Oxfordshire, England
John Scott
1845 – 1908
Brighton Sussex England
Elvina Wooller
1845 – 1911
Arlington, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dunn's Descendants

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William (James) Dunn (19 July 1894 – 27 March 1941) m. Isabella (Ada) Wallace (22 August 1885 – 26 July 1978)
  1. 1. Marjory (Ellen) Dunn (18 December – )
  2. 2. Gladys (Elvina Isabel) Dunn (21 Jul 1920 – 7 Dec 1992)
  3. 3. Henry (William) Dunn (24 December 1923 – 7 February 1993) m. Dorothy Brewer (6 January 1924 – 7 Apr 2021)
    1. 1. Jeanette (Isabel) Dunn m. Grahame (Clements) Gould (30 January 1935 – 4 May 1994)
      1. 1. Virginia Gould (28 July 1965 – 28 July 1965)
      2. 2. Richard Gould m. Unknown
        1. 1. Gould
        2. 2. Gould
      3. 3. Daughter Gould

William Dunn's Timeline

2 Records

1894
19 July 1894
Birth of William James Dunn in Timaru, New Zealand
Timaru, New Zealand
1941
27 March 1941
Age 47
Death of William James Dunn in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1894
    Event Place: Timaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1941
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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