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WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN 1902–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1902

Birth Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa

Death Date: 19 Feb 1977

Death Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa

Father: George McEWEN

Mother: Ethel "Lily"

Spouse(s): Violet Giddens

Children(s): Reta MCEWEN

In 1902, WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN entered the world in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa, born to George Mcewen And Ethel May Ashmore Lily. WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN married Violet May Giddens, and had children including Reta Violet Mcewen. WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN passed away in 1977 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa.

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Biography

  • In 1902, WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN entered the world in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa, born to George Mcewen And Ethel May Ashmore Lily.
  • WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN married Violet May Giddens, and had children including Reta Violet Mcewen.
  • WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN passed away in 1977 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa.

Immediate Family

Parents

George McEWEN
1876–1945
Birth Location: Karere, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Ethel "Lily"
1886–1965
Birth Location: Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Violet Giddens
1903–1976
Birth Location: Wairewa, Little River, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
VG

Children(s)

Reta MCEWEN
1926–1994
Birth Location: New Zealand
RM

WILLIAM MCEWEN's Ancestors

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WILLIAM MCEWEN
1902–1977
Birth Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa
Parents
George McEWEN
1876–1945
Karere, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Ethel (May Ashmore) "Lily"
1886–1965
Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
Andrew McEwen
1850–1908
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Scrimshaw
1853–1926
Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, England
William Ashmore
1861–1893
Carterton, Wairarapa, NEW ZEALAND
Kate (Elizabeth) Wareham
1867–1942
St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Great-Grandparents
David McEwen
1818–1905
Mary Neish
1814–1875
George SCRIMSHAW
1824–1898
Margaret Cox
1825–1905
Henry Wareham
1841–1871
Eliza Gillam
1843–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew McEwen
1793–1846
Agnes Henderson
1794–1871
Thomas Neish
1789–1864
Agnes Brus)
1789–1833
William Scrimshaw
1788–1866
Sarah Fowler
1790–1848
Henry Wareham
1796–1862
Sarah Collins
1803–1874
Charles Gillam
1823–1862

WILLIAM MCEWEN's Descendants

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WILLIAM (ALBERT) MCEWEN (26 Jun 1902–19 Feb 1977) m. Violet (May) Giddens (12 May 1903–22 Jul 1976)
  1. 1. Reta (Violet) MCEWEN 1926–1994 m. Frederick (Cecil) Brewer 1925–1990
    1. 1. William (Robert Michael) McEwen 1946–2015

WILLIAM MCEWEN's Timeline

2 Records

1902
26 Jun 1902
Birth of WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa
1977
19 Feb 1977
Age 75
Death of WILLIAM ALBERT MCEWEN in Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa
Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui, Aotearoa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1977
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa
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