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William Ferguson 1859 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Nov 1942

Death Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Ferguson

Mother: Jane Ferguson

Spouse(s): Rosa Jackways

Children(s): John Fergusson, Thomas Ferguson, George Ferguson, Alice Ferguson, John Ferguson

William Ferguson was born in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland in 1859, to John Ferguson and Jane Ferguson. Later in life, William Ferguson married Rosa Winifred Jackways; among their children were John William Theodore Fergusson, Thomas Daniel Ferguson, George Edward Ferguson, Alice Margaret Winifred Taylor Ferguson and John Henry Ferguson. William Ferguson died in Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 1942.

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Parents

John Ferguson
1822 – 1862
Birth Location: Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
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Jane Ferguson
1823 – 1915
Birth Location: Kincardine By Doune, Perth, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rosa Jackways
1876 – 1953
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

John Fergusson
1901 – 1989
Birth Location: Gore, Otago, New Zealand
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Thomas Ferguson
1904 – 1981
Birth Location: Gore, Otago, New Zealand
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George Ferguson
1906 – 1969
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Alice Ferguson
1909 – 1984
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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John Ferguson
1912 – 1993
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Logie, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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