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William McKenzie Harcourt 1833–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1833

Birth Location: Grantown, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Mar 1925

Death Location: Athol, Southland, New Zealand

Father: George Arcoat

Mother: Margaret McKinzie

Spouse(s): Sarah Steel

Children(s): Lucy Harcourt, Richard Harcourt, Gordon Harcourt, James Harcourt, Blake Harcourt, Amy Harcourt, George Harcourt

In 1833, William McKenzie Harcourt entered the world in Grantown, Scotland, born to George Arcoat And Margaret Mckinzie. William McKenzie Harcourt married Sarah Jane Steel, and had children including Amy Harcourt, Blake Mckenzie Harcourt, George Hodgson Harcourt, Gordon Grant Harcourt, James Harcourt, Lucy Ann Harcourt, Richard Allan Harcourt. William McKenzie Harcourt passed away in 1925 in Athol, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1833, William McKenzie Harcourt entered the world in Grantown, Scotland, born to George Arcoat And Margaret Mckinzie.
  • William McKenzie Harcourt married Sarah Jane Steel, and had children including Amy Harcourt, Blake Mckenzie Harcourt, George Hodgson Harcourt, Gordon Grant Harcourt, James Harcourt, Lucy Ann Harcourt, Richard Allan Harcourt.
  • William McKenzie Harcourt passed away in 1925 in Athol, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Arcoat
1798–1867
Birth Location: Danby, North Yorkshire, England
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Margaret McKinzie
1806–1896
Birth Location: Inverness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Steel
1835–1920
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
SS

Children(s)

Lucy Harcourt
1859–1938
Birth Location: Glenrowan, near Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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Richard Harcourt
1869–1947
Birth Location: Taramakau, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
RH
Gordon Harcourt
1869–1930
Birth Location: Hokitika, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
GH
James Harcourt
1860–1948
Birth Location: Victoria, Australia
JH
Blake Harcourt
1866–1954
Birth Location: Blake Camp, Taramakau, West Coast, South Island,New Zealand
BH
Amy Harcourt
1856–
Birth Location: Victoria, Australia
AH
George Harcourt
1864–1948
Birth Location: Fiddlers Creek, near Avoca, Victoria, Australia
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William Harcourt's Ancestors

Self
William Harcourt
1833–1925
Birth Place: Grantown, Scotland
Parents
George Arcoat
1798–1867
Danby, North Yorkshire, England
Margaret McKinzie
1806–1896
Inverness, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Arcoat
1757–1836
Sarah Prudom
1762–1838
Danby, North Yorkshire, England
William Mckinzie
1785–
Inverness, Grantown, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Harcourt
1737–1837
Thomas Prudom
1727–1803
Mary Campion
1735–1778
Kenneth McKenzie
1755–
Anne Grant
1756–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harcourt
1710–1778
Anne Mason
–1777
Thomas Prudom
1693–
Dorothea Talbus
1696–
William Campion
1689–1700

William Harcourt's Descendants

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William (McKenzie) Harcourt (13 Jan 1833–01 Mar 1925) m. Sarah (Jane) Steel (1835?–19 May 1920)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Harcourt 1859–1938 m. Alexander Meharry 1851–1931
    1. 1. Winifred (Emma) Meharry 1885–
  2. 2. Richard (Allan) Harcourt 1869–1947 m. Lilias Cumming 1876–1960
    1. 1. Richard (Andrew (Chum)) Harcourt 1905–1960 m. Martha Clausen 1915–2007
      1. 1. Paul (Thomas) Harcourt 1951–1980
    2. 2. William (McKenzie (Mac)) Harcourt 1900–1989 m. Rachel Johnston 1905–1993
    3. 3. Lillias (Jane) Harcourt 1902–1995
    4. 4. Thomas (Seddon) Harcourt 1911–1986 m. Madge (Campbell) Dale 1911–2006
  3. 3. Gordon (Grant) Harcourt 1869–1930 m. Maria (Lavinia) Harris 1875–1947
    1. 1. Amelia (Lucy) Harcourt 1885–1982 m. Sidney (Harold) Death 1885–1930
      1. 1. Harold Death 1917–1982 m. Ellen (Ann) Lilley 1916–1987
      2. 2. Maurice Death 1919–1976
      3. 3. Evelyn Death 1920–2006 m. Lawerance (S) Murray 1920–2007
      4. 4. Joyce Death 1923–1996 m. Spencer (Murray) Gyde 1922–2001
    2. 2. Grace (Harris) Harcourt 1902–1995 m. Fred Cleaver 1893–1970
      1. 1. Alison (Gwendoline) Cleaver 1930–1985
    3. 3. Gwendoline (May) Harcourt 1911–1994 m. Alan (Norwood) Gray 1907–1979
    4. 4. Thomas (Gordon) Harcourt 1899–1900
  4. 4. James Harcourt 1860–1948 m. Rona (Winifred) Haylock 1864–1947
    1. 1. Winifred (Mary) Harcourt 1889–1966
    2. 2. Margaret (Cecilia) Harcourt 1892–1966
    3. 3. Kathleen (Victoria) Harcourt 1899–1954 m. George (William) Mellar 1897–1972
    4. 4. Rachel Harcourt 1903–1905
    5. 5. Aileen ((Annie) Elizabeth) Harcourt 1894–1986 m. Arthur (Owen) Robinson 1883–1963
      1. 1. Arthur (Gordon) Robinson 1915–
      2. 2. Raymond (Addison) Robinson 1918–1989 m. Marjorie (Beatrice) Hyland 1930–1995
      3. 3. Gordon (Frederich Joseph) Robinson 1920–1987
      4. 4. Aileen (Elizabeth (Betty)) Robinson 1923–2013
      5. 5. Margaret Robinson 1922–1988 m. James (Arthur) Franks 1928–2020 m. Robert (Bruce) Wallace 1922–1997
    6. 6. James (Haylock) Harcourt 1908–1942 m. Dorothy Haynes 1911– m. Audrey (Joyce (Joyce Lorraine)) Carroll 1918–1993
    7. 7. Lucy (Thelma) Harcourt 1902–1975
    8. 8. Adelaide (Jane) Harcourt 1886–1964 m. Thomas (William Henry) Wilson 1881–1928
  5. 5. Blake (McKenzie) Harcourt 1866–1954 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Ringwood 1874–1962 m. Emily Vartha 1865–1934
  6. 6. Amy Harcourt 1856–
  7. 7. George (Hodgson) Harcourt 1864–1948 m. Martha Meharry 1871–1942
    1. 1. Sarah (Beatrice) Harcourt 1891–1984 m. Malcolm (Frank) Washer 1878–1940
      1. 1. Royden (Harcourt) Washer 1912–1972 m. Gladys (Gwendoline) Doel 1917–2011
        1. 1. Graeme (Harcourt) Washer 1943–1946
      2. 2. Errol Washer 1927–2021 m. Leslie (Downing) Triggs 1920–1965
      3. 3. Maureen (Isobel) Washer 1913–1994 m. Kelvin (Ashworth) Speak 1912–1986
        1. 1. Neville (Ashworth) Speak 1937–1993
      4. 4. Audrey (Evelyn) Washer 1916–1994 m. Herbert (Sugden) Eckford 1915–1997
        1. 1. Garry (Sugden) Eckford 1942–2023
      5. 5. Neva (Muriel) Washer 1919–2015 m. Joseph (Frederick) Smeith 1922–1982
        1. 1. Ashley (Wayne) Smeith 1949–2014
    2. 2. William (McKenzie) Harcourt 1899–1976 m. Mary (Magdalen) Carroll 1912–1988
      1. 1. William (McKenzie) Harcourt 1929–2001 m. Pamela Patchett 1934–1988
      2. 2. Trevor (Carroll) Harcourt –2001
      3. 3. Pamela Harcourt –1988
      4. 4. Margaret Harcourt –2024
    3. 3. Doris (May) Harcourt 1903–1975 m. John (Joseph) Nelson 1902–1975 m. William ((Bill) George) Lynch 1899–1967
      1. 1. Eugene Nelson 1924–
    4. 4. Leslie (George Vernon) Harcourt 1912–1981 m. Mary (Alice) Brown 1911–1968
      1. 1. George Harcourt 1941–1941

William Harcourt's Timeline

6 Records

1833
13 Jan 1833
Birth of William McKenzie Harcourt in Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1833
13 Jan 1833
Birth of William McKenzie Harcourt in Grantown, Scotland
Grantown, Scotland
1833
04 Apr 1833
William McKenzie Harcourt was christened in Grantown, Scotland
Grantown, Scotland
1925
27 Feb 1925
Age 92
Death of William McKenzie Harcourt in "Glenquoich", Athol, Lumsden, Otago, New Zealand
"Glenquoich", Athol, Lumsden, Otago, New Zealand
1925
27 Feb 1925
Age 92
Death of William McKenzie Harcourt in Athol, Southland, New Zealand
Athol, Southland, New Zealand
1925
01 Mar 1925
Age 92
Burial of William McKenzie Harcourt
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Grantown, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1833
    Event Place: Grantown, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gold Miner

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1925
    Event Place: "Glenquoich", Athol, Lumsden, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Athol, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1925
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