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William Henry Porter Holland 1905–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1905

Birth Location: Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 December 1996

Death Location: Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Holland

Mother: Rose Grant

Spouse(s): Gertie Wiggins, Eva Rzoska

Children(s): Ivan Holland, Shirley Day)

William Henry Porter Holland was born in 1905 in Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of William Denis Porter Holland And Rose May Grant. In 1926, William Henry Porter Holland resided in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealan. In 1928, William Henry Porter Holland resided in New Zealand. William Henry Porter Holland married Eva Frances Rzoska, Gertie Gertude Tryphena Wiggins, and had children including Allan Dennis Holland, Ivan Grant Holland, Shirley Margaret Holland Mrs Day. William Henry Porter Holland passed away in 1996 in Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Henry Porter Holland was born in 1905 in Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of William Denis Porter Holland And Rose May Grant.
  • In 1926, William Henry Porter Holland resided in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealan.
  • In 1928, William Henry Porter Holland resided in New Zealand.
  • William Henry Porter Holland married Eva Frances Rzoska, Gertie Gertude Tryphena Wiggins, and had children including Allan Dennis Holland, Ivan Grant Holland, Shirley Margaret Holland Mrs Day.
  • William Henry Porter Holland passed away in 1996 in Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Holland's Ancestors

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William Holland
1905–1996
Birth Place: Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parents
William Denis Porter Holland
1881–1955
11 Blakefield Rd, St Johns, Worcester, England
Rose (May) Grant
1883–1956
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Holland's Descendants

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William (Henry Porter) Holland (4 July 1905–30 December 1996) m. Gertie ((Gertude) Tryphena) Wiggins (22 Jul 1904–1 Sep 1989) m. Eva (Frances) Rzoska (1926–2012)
  1. 1. Ivan (Grant) Holland 1927–2008 m. Ruth (Elizabeth Gretna) Catherall 1924–2011
  2. 2. Shirley (Margaret Holland (Mrs) Day) 1928–1984

William Holland's Timeline

4 Records

1905
4 July 1905
Birth of William Henry Porter Holland in Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1926
1926
Age 21
William Henry Porter Holland resided here in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 23
William Henry Porter Holland resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1996
30 December 1996
Age 91
Death of William Henry Porter Holland in Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand
Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 July 1905
    Event Place: Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1996
    Event Place: Cashmere Hospital, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

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