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William (Bill) Falconer 1836–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: May 1891

Death Location: Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Falconer

Mother: Helen Redpath

Spouse(s): Julia MacNamara

Children(s): Alexander Falconer, Monica Falconer, Julia Falconer, George Rev, James Falconer, Robert Falconer, James Falconer, Helen Falconer, Redpath Falconer, Julius Falconer, Mary Falconer, William Falconer, Thomas Falconer

William (Bill) Falconer was born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Falconer And Helen Nelly Redpath. In 1841, William (Bill) Falconer resided in Bonnington Mills, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts, Midloth. William (Bill) Falconer married Julia Dulcie Macnamara, and had children including Alexander Edgar Falconer, George David Falconer Rev, Helen Sutherland Ellie Falconer, James Macnamara Falconer, Julia Daisy Falconer, Julius James Falconer, Mary Julia Mcnamara Falconer, Monica Falconer, Redpath Falconer, Robert Hewat Falconer, Thomas Falconer, William Falconer. William (Bill) Falconer passed away in 1891 in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William (Bill) Falconer was born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Falconer And Helen Nelly Redpath.
  • In 1841, William (Bill) Falconer resided in Bonnington Mills, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts, Midloth.
  • William (Bill) Falconer married Julia Dulcie Macnamara, and had children including Alexander Edgar Falconer, George David Falconer Rev, Helen Sutherland Ellie Falconer, James Macnamara Falconer, Julia Daisy Falconer, Julius James Falconer, Mary Julia Mcnamara Falconer, Monica Falconer, Redpath Falconer, Robert Hewat Falconer, Thomas Falconer, William Falconer.
  • William (Bill) Falconer passed away in 1891 in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Falconer
1795–1855
Birth Location: Midlothian, Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Helen Redpath
1799–1868
Birth Location: Westruther, Berwick, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Julia MacNamara
1846–1924
Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Falconer
1872–1955
Birth Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Monica Falconer
1883–1888
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
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Julia Falconer
1881–1950
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
JF
George Rev
1879–1951
Birth Location: Enfield, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
GR
James Falconer
1878–1956
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
JF
Robert Falconer
1876–1941
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
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James Falconer
1874–1874
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
JF
Helen Falconer
1873–1955
Birth Location: Otepopo, New Zealand
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Redpath Falconer
1871–1940
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Julius Falconer
1869–1948
Birth Location: New Zealand
JF
Mary Falconer
1868–1922
Birth Location: New Zealand
MF
William Falconer
1866–1950
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
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Thomas Falconer
1865–1937
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
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William Falconer's Ancestors

Self
William Falconer
1836–1891
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Falconer
1795–1855
Midlothian, Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland
Helen ((Nelly)) Redpath
1799–1868
Westruther, Berwick, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Falconer
1770–1855
Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland
Helen (Margaret) Brown
1760–1855
Cockburnspath, Scotland
Robert Redpath
1757–1823
Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland
Helen Belches
1763–1828
Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Falconer
1715–1775
David Redpath
1729–1800
Margaret Stirling
1730–1763
William Belshes
1716–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Redpath
–1748
James Stirling
1703–
John Belshes
1690–

William Falconer's Descendants

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William ((Bill)) Falconer (6 Mar 1836–May 1891) m. Julia (Dulcie) MacNamara (4 May 1846–Nov 1924)
  1. 1. Alexander (Edgar) Falconer 1872–1955 m. Minnie ((Eileen)) Stowe 1873–1965
    1. 1. William (Douglas (Douglas)) Falconer 1896–1966 m. Victoria (Gertrude (Gertrude)) Knight 1902–1974
      1. 1. Alexander (Edgar (Alec)) Falconer 1925–2018
      2. 2. Nola (Isabel) Falconer 1926–2019 m. Kenneth (Dee) Ford 1924–2014
      3. 3. Monica Falconer 1923–2013 m. Harry (Hayes Stockdale) Moore 1921–1988
      4. 4. Heather Falconer 1929–1992 m. James (Bertram (Jim)) Ashdown 1925–2004
    2. 2. Alexander Falconer 1898–1898
  2. 2. Monica Falconer 1883–1888
  3. 3. Julia ((Daisy)) Falconer 1881–1950 m. David Isdale 1870–1948
    1. 1. Alistair (Murray) Isdale 1911–2001
  4. 4. George (David Falconer) Rev 1879–1951 m. Elizabeth (Mary (May)) Wild 1887–1954
    1. 1. Monica (May) Falconer 1910–1998
    2. 2. Ian (Roderic) Falconer 1912–1999 m. Marguerita (Dorothy) Taylor 1909–2007
    3. 3. Betty (Margaret) Falconer 1919–1992
    4. 4. Florence (Patricia Elizabeth) Falconer 1927–2017
  5. 5. James (MacNamara) Falconer 1878–1956
  6. 6. Robert (Hewat) Falconer 1876–1941
  7. 7. James (Macnamara) Falconer 1874–1874
  8. 8. Helen (Sutherland (Ellie)) Falconer 1873–1955 m. John (Henry) Kraft 1873–1931
    1. 1. Linda (Myrtle) Kraft 1906–1965
    2. 2. William (Henry) Kraft 1911–
  9. 9. Redpath Falconer 1871–1940 m. Elizabeth McGaw 1868–1926
  10. 10. Julius (James) Falconer 1869–1948 m. Clara (Louisa) Herbert 1878–1961
    1. 1. Clarence (Walter) Falconer 1905–1981 m. Cecelia (Dagmar) Lemberg 1897–1987
      1. 1. Freda (Jean) Falconer 1932–1981 m. Sidney ((Sid)) Littleton 1936–1984
    2. 2. Ronald (Maxwell) Falconer 1903–1977 m. Florence (Beatrice Castle) Taylor 1907–1974
      1. 1. Beatrice (Alma (Betty)) Falconer 1931–2009 m. Alan (Walter (Kiwi)) Blake 1922–2010
      2. 2. Lionel (Ronald) Falconer 1934–2008
      3. 3. Malcolm (Hugh Lester) Falconer 1930–1998
      4. 4. Rex (Reginald) Falconer 1937–1948
    3. 3. Alice (Myrtle) Falconer 1910–1983
    4. 4. Leslie (Lawrence) Falconer 1908–1942 m. Inez (Hinemoa) Spring 1900–
    5. 5. Doreen (Mary) Falconer 1917–
    6. 6. William (Herbert) Falconer 1902–1966 m. Margaret (Kearnes) Hart –1980
    7. 7. Florence (Ethel May) Falconer 1902–
    8. 8. Ruth (Evangeline) Falconer 1913–
    9. 9. Julia (Dulcie) Falconer 1924–1924
    10. 10. Mavis (Monica) Falconer 1924–1925
  11. 11. Mary (Julia McNamara) Falconer 1868–1922
  12. 12. William Falconer 1866–1950 m. Mary McTaggart 1870–1933 m. Jane Higgie 1892–1957
    1. 1. Georgina (E) Falconer 1896–1971 m. George (Robertson) Humphrey 1892–1962
      1. 1. Doris (Millicent) Humphrey 1932–2002
      2. 2. Colin (Falconer) Humphrey 1936–1993
    2. 2. Olive (May) Falconer 1898–1961 m. Gordon (Stuart) Martin 1896–1982
    3. 3. William (Scott) Falconer 1899–1908
    4. 4. Allan (Fairley) Falconer 1902–1956
    5. 5. Doris (Monica) Falconer 1905–1972 m. Leonard (Graham) Richards 1905–1976
      1. 1. David (Graham) Richards 1933–2019
    6. 6. Jean Falconer 1922–1988 m. James (Edwin) Comber 1921–1993
    7. 7. Ronald (James) Falconer 1924–1974
    8. 8. Walter ((Wally)) Falconer 1932–2007 m. Elaine (June) Wilkins 1934–1994
    9. 9. William Falconer 1920–1964
  13. 13. Thomas Falconer 1865–1937 m. Jane (Dora) Pinker 1865–1939
    1. 1. Julia (Dorothy) Falconer 1900–
    2. 2. Emily (Ethel) Falconer 1908–
    3. 3. Alfred (William Thomas) Falconer 1903–1958

William Falconer's Timeline

8 Records

1836
6 Mar 1836
Birth of William (Bill) Falconer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 5
William (Bill) Falconer resided here in Bonnington Mills, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Bonnington Mills, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
1861
Aug 1861
Age 25
William (Bill) Falconer was employed in France's block near the beach, Oamaru, New Zealand
France's block near the beach, Oamaru, New Zealand
1861
Oct 1861
Age 25
William (Bill) Falconer - Education in Oamaru, New Zealand
Oamaru, New Zealand
1873
1873
Age 37
William (Bill) Falconer was employed in Otepopo, New Zealand
Otepopo, New Zealand
1875
1875
Age 39
William (Bill) Falconer was employed in Endsleigh Farm, Enfield, Windsor Valley, New Zealand
Endsleigh Farm, Enfield, Windsor Valley, New Zealand
1891
11 May 1891
Age 55
Death of William (Bill) Falconer in Waiareka, Oamaru, New Zealand
Waiareka, Oamaru, New Zealand
1891
May 1891
Age 55
Burial of William (Bill) Falconer in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 46A; Page: 2; Line: 960; Year: 1841
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2137; Item: [44792]
    [3] Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696
    [4] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [5] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [6] Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bonnington Mills, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 46A; Page: 2; Line: 960; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 May 1855
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2137; Item: [44792]
    [2] Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 May 1855
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Oamaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Aug 1861
    Event Place: France's block near the beach, Oamaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: Oct 1861
    Event Place: Oamaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Otepopo, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Endsleigh Farm, Enfield, Windsor Valley, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1891
    Event Place: Waiareka, Oamaru, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1891
    Event Place: Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
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