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William Henry Lane 1846 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1846

Birth Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1914

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

Father: John Lane

Mother: Mary Lane

Spouse(s): Thomasine Hillman

Children(s): Elizabeth Lane

The story of William Henry Lane began in 1846 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. William Henry Lane married Thomasine Hillman, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Marie Hillman Lane. William Henry Lane passed away in 1914 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Lane began in 1846 in St Austell, Cornwall, England.
  • William Henry Lane married Thomasine Hillman, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Marie Hillman Lane.
  • William Henry Lane passed away in 1914 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lane
1814 – 1899
Birth Location: Par, Cornwall
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Mary Lane
1819 –
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
ML

Spouses(s)

Thomasine Hillman
1849 – 1882
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lane
1877 – 1952
Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand
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William Lane's Ancestors

Self
William Lane
1846 – 1914
Birth Place: St Austell, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Lane
1814 – 1899
Par, Cornwall
Mary Lane
1819 –
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lane's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Lane (October 1846 – 14 Aug 1914) m. Thomasine Hillman (July 1849 – 11 May 1882)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne Marie Hillman) Lane (January 1877 – 3 May 1952) m. James (Bryant) Murfitt (23 May 1862 – 29 Jun 1938)
    1. 1. William (John Burnip) Murfitt (1898-04-19 – 11 May 1982)
    2. 2. Mabel (Ann) Murfitt (03 Sep 1900 – 19 Apr 1992) m. Parry
    3. 3. William Murfitt (Sep 1901 – 1901)
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Murfitt (7 Jul 1902 – 1 Nov 1958) m. Charles Cameron (abt 1898 – 30 Apr 1967)
      1. 1. Charles (Sydney) Cameron (23 Feb 1924 – 02 Nov 1991)
      2. 2. Francis (Mary) Cameron (14mar1925 – 8 May 2008)
      3. 3. Gordon Cameron ( – 1991)
    5. 5. Frances (Ellen) Murfitt (15 Mar 1904 – 1905)
    6. 6. Martha (Bryant) Murfitt (6 Mar 1905 – 10 January 1991) m. Donald (Rongo) Ross (26 Feb 1908 – 01 Oct 1982)
      1. 1. Shirley (Margaret) Ross (1937 – 1937)
      2. 2. Donald (Bryant) Ross
    7. 7. David (Thomas) Murfitt (1906 – Jun 1906)
    8. 8. Mildred ((Millie)) Murfitt (October 1907 – 3 Jul 1988) m. Henry (Percival) Johns (July 1904 – 21 Mar 1971)
    9. 9. James (Bryant) Murfitt (19 May 1909 – 22.5.1996) m. Maria (Frances) Donaghy (20 Feb 1911 – 02 Apr 1996)
      1. 1. James (Patrick) MURFITT (Abt. 1931 – 26 Apr 1991) m. Leslie (Ann) TUTTY (03 Apr 1935 – )
        1. 1. Raewyn (Helen) MURFITT (Abt. 1944 – )
        2. 2. Sally (Ruth) MURFITT (1962 – ) m. Andrew (John) CHRISTIE
        3. 3. Alison (Maree) MURFITT (1966 – ) m. John (Lloyd) DALLINGER
        4. 4. Reg Murfitt
        5. 5. Tom Murfitt
      2. 2. Reginald (Michael) Murfitt (1934 – 2007)
      3. 3. Bridget (Patricia) Murfitt (18 May 1940 – 13 Jan 1970) m. Charles (Richard) Taplin (5 Apr 1936 – 13 Nov 1993)
        1. 1. Rickie Taplin
        2. 2. Bruce Taplin
        3. 3. Donna Taplin
        4. 4. Kerry Taplin
        5. 5. Lynette Taplin
      4. 4. Colleen Murfitt ( – 3 December 2021)
    10. 10. George Murfitt (23 Jan 1912 – 07 Aug 2004) m. Selina (Maude) Jurd (22 Nov 1924 – 2 June 2016)
      1. 1. Annette Murfitt
      2. 2. Clarence (Cecil) Murfitt
      3. 3. Denise Murfitt
      4. 4. Gary Murfitt
      5. 5. Lindsay Murfitt
    11. 11. Cecil (Samuel) Murfitt (29 Dec 1919 – 30 Jul 1944)

William Lane's Timeline

2 Records

1846
October 1846
Birth of William Henry Lane in St Austell, Cornwall, England
St Austell, Cornwall, England
1914
14 Aug 1914
Age 68
Death of William Henry Lane in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1846
    Event Place: St Austell, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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