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William James Merchant 1881–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1881

Birth Location: Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: Jan 1957

Death Location: Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

Father: George Merchant

Mother: Mary Harvey

Spouse(s): Agnes McDonald

Children(s): Mervyn Merchant, Melva Merchant

William James Merchant was born in 1881 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Henry Merchant And Mary Ann Selina Harvey. William James Merchant married Agnes May Mcdonald, and had children including Melva Edith Doreen Merchant, Mervyn George Merchant. William James Merchant passed away in 1957 in Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William James Merchant was born in 1881 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Henry Merchant And Mary Ann Selina Harvey.
  • William James Merchant married Agnes May Mcdonald, and had children including Melva Edith Doreen Merchant, Mervyn George Merchant.
  • William James Merchant passed away in 1957 in Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Merchant's Ancestors

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William Merchant
1881–1957
Birth Place: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
George Henry Merchant
1851–1928
Brixham, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Selina) Harvey
1859–1931
Byng, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
James Harvey
1817–1885
Mountfield, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (J) Gutsell
1821–1903
Westfield, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Gutsell
1792–
Hannah Gain
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Gutsell
1759–
Elizabeth Gold
1763–1851

William Merchant's Descendants

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William (James) Merchant (1881–Jan 1957) m. Agnes (May) McDonald (1888–1943)
  1. 1. Mervyn (George) Merchant 1910–1992
  2. 2. Melva (Edith Doreen) Merchant 1916–2007 m. Alonza (Arthur) McGill 1904–1966

William Merchant's Timeline

3 Records

1881
1881
Birth of William James Merchant in Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
1957
15 Jan 1957
Age 76
Death of William James Merchant in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
1957
Jan 1957
Age 76
Burial of William James Merchant in Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Pioneers Series 1788-1888
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1957
    Event Place: Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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