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William Royston Harper 1926 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1926

Birth Location: Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Mar 1986

Death Location: Rotorua, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Mabel JOHNSTONE

Spouse(s): Maureen McCardle, Natalie Pauline

Children(s): Thomas Harper, Kerri Harper

William Royston Harper was born in 1926 in Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of Thomas William (Tom) Harper and Mabel Doreen JOHNSTONE. William Royston Harper later married Maureen Ann McCardle and Natalie Pauline, and together they raised children including Thomas Gladstone Guy Harper and Kerri Nicola Harper. In 1986, William Royston Harper passed away in Rotorua, New Zealand.

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Parents

Thomas Harper
1897 – 1967
Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand
TH
Mabel JOHNSTONE
1903 – 1963
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
MJ

Spouses(s)

Maureen McCardle
Birth Location: Whakamahi, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
MM
Natalie Pauline
1929 – 1992
Birth Location: –
NP

Children(s)

Thomas Harper
1955 –
Birth Location: –
TH
Kerri Harper
1957 –
Birth Location: –
KH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 June 1926
    Event Place: Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1945
    Event Place: Hastings, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1960
    Event Place: Hastings, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1966
    Event Place: Hastings, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Rotorua, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Rotorua, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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