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William Lewis Jenness 1880–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1880

Birth Location: Wellington. NZ

Death Date: 30 Nov 1952

Death Location: Lower Hutt, NZ

Father: George Jenness

Mother: Hannah Heayns

Spouse(s): Beatrice Alexander

Children(s): Thelma Jenness, Thora Jenness, Lewis Jenness

William Lewis Jenness was born in 1880 in Wellington. NZ, the child of George Lewis Jenness And Hannah Heayns. William Lewis Jenness married Beatrice May Alexander, and had children including Lewis Donald Jenness, Thelma Jenness, Thora Kathleen Beatrice Jenness. William Lewis Jenness passed away in 1952 in Lower Hutt, NZ.

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Biography

  • William Lewis Jenness was born in 1880 in Wellington. NZ, the child of George Lewis Jenness And Hannah Heayns.
  • William Lewis Jenness married Beatrice May Alexander, and had children including Lewis Donald Jenness, Thelma Jenness, Thora Kathleen Beatrice Jenness.
  • William Lewis Jenness passed away in 1952 in Lower Hutt, NZ.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Jenness's Ancestors

Self
William Jenness
1880–1952
Birth Place: Wellington. NZ
Parents
George Lewis Jenness
1846–1923
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Hannah Heayns
1853–1932
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Jenness
1818–1848
Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
Matilda Minifie
1824–1888
Yeovil, Somerset, England
John Heayns
1807–1868
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England
Jane Frethey
1816–1899
Great-Grandparents
John Jenness
1775–1856
Hannah Tuttle
1781–1854
Thomas Minifie
1787–1836
Elizabeth Cox
1791–1875
John Hayns
1787–1855
Ann Knight
1786–1849
Thomas Frethey
1778–
Mary Rundle
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Jenness
1746–1837
Patience Chesley
1746–1797
Paul Tuttle
1750–
John Minifie
1747–1832
Elizabeth Chinnery
1752–
John Cox
–1809
Elizabeth Tilbey
1776–1802
Thomas Frethey
1745–1803
Mary Allee

William Jenness's Descendants

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William (Lewis) Jenness (12 Dec 1880–30 Nov 1952) m. Beatrice (May) Alexander (06 Apr 1881–16 May 1958)
  1. 1. Thelma Jenness 1910–1910
  2. 2. Thora (Kathleen Beatrice) Jenness 1915–2011 m. William (Henry "Harry") Barnes 1906–1992
  3. 3. Lewis (Donald) Jenness 1911–1996 m. Dorothy Craven 1911–1993

William Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1880
12 Dec 1880
Birth of William Lewis Jenness in Wellington. NZ
Wellington. NZ
1952
30 Nov 1952
Age 72
Death of William Lewis Jenness in Lower Hutt, NZ
Lower Hutt, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Wellington. NZ
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Buried Taita Cem, Lower Hutt, NZ
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, NZ
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

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