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William Stephen James Foley 1912–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 Sep 1995

Death Location: Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: Stephen Foley

Mother: Thomasina Rosie

Spouse(s): Laura Clunies-Ross

Children(s): Stephen Foley

William Stephen James Foley was born in 1912 in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Stephen William James Foley And Thomasina Rosie. William Stephen James Foley married Laura Nurlene Clunies Ross, and had children including David Foley, Ellenore Laura Foley, Stephen John Foley. William Stephen James Foley passed away in 1995 in Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Stephen James Foley was born in 1912 in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Stephen William James Foley And Thomasina Rosie.
  • William Stephen James Foley married Laura Nurlene Clunies Ross, and had children including David Foley, Ellenore Laura Foley, Stephen John Foley.
  • William Stephen James Foley passed away in 1995 in Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Foley
1879–1973
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
SF
Thomasina Rosie
1891–1971
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
TR

Spouses(s)

Laura Clunies-Ross
1922–1994
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand
LC

Children(s)

Stephen Foley
1946–1946
Birth Location: Marlborough, New Zealand
SF

William Foley's Ancestors

Self
William Foley
1912–1995
Birth Place: Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Stephen William James Foley
1879–1973
Auckland, New Zealand
Thomasina Rosie
1891–1971
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
William Rosie
1856–1920
Williamstown,,,Victoria
Isabella Wybrow
1858–1937
, Southland, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rosie
1828–1910
Margaret Bruce
1827–1896
"Captain" Wybrow
1814–1878
Elizabeth Newton
1839–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Rosie
1772–1862
Betsey Thomison
1789–1888
William Bruce
1796–1884
Mary Thomson
1798–1870
William Wybrow
1774–1852
Elizabeth Crookshank
1792–1844
George 🧬
1803–1853
Wharetutu 🧬
1810–1870

William Foley's Descendants

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William (Stephen James) Foley (3 Jan 1912–17 Sep 1995) m. Laura (Nurlene) Clunies-Ross (24 Sep 1922–11 Jun 1994)
  1. 1. Stephen (John) Foley 1946–1946

William Foley's Timeline

2 Records

1912
3 Jan 1912
Birth of William Stephen James Foley in Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
1995
17 Sep 1995
Age 83
Death of William Stephen James Foley in Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1995
    Event Place: Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
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