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William Mitchell Ferguson 1851 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 02 Aug 1929

Death Location: Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Buchanan

Children(s): Elizabeth Ferguson, William Ferguson, Helen Ferguson, James Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Arthur Ferguson, Margaret Ferguson, Catherine Ferguson

The birth of William Mitchell Ferguson took place in 1851 in Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to William Ferguson and Elizabeth Mitchell. William Mitchell Ferguson married Elizabeth Buchanan, and together they had Elizabeth Ferguson, William John (Jack) Ferguson, Helen Jean Ferguson, James Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Arthur John Ferguson, Margaret Ann Ferguson and Catherine Ferguson. William Mitchell Ferguson's death occurred in 1929 in Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand.

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Parents

William Ferguson
– 1904
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Mitchell
1825 – 1907
Birth Location: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Buchanan
1841 – 1914
Birth Location: may have been born in Tyrone
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ferguson
1875 – 1929
Birth Location: Milton, Otago, New Zealand
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William Ferguson
1876 – 1954
Birth Location: Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
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Helen Ferguson
1878 –
Birth Location: Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
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James Ferguson
1881 –
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Ferguson
1882 – 1947
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Isabella Ferguson
1884 – 1915
Birth Location: Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand
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Robert Ferguson
1885 – 1895
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Arthur Ferguson
1887 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Ferguson
1889 – 1922
Birth Location: Gabriels, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
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Catherine Ferguson
1893 –
Birth Location: Gabriels, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 02 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW, Death Notice for William Ferguson, 'Otago Witness'

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 04 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW, Burial Record for William Ferguson, Lawrence Cemetery Headstones & Burial Records, Ref. 227.
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