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William Old 1864 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1864

Birth Location: Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Mar 1947

Death Location: Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: John Old

Mother: Mary Knuckey

Spouse(s): Emily Tozer

Children(s): John Old, Mary Old, Ada Old, Rose Old, William Old, Mary Old, Harold Old, Alfred Old, David Old, James Old, Ena Old, Alma Old, Maurice Old

William Old was born in 1864 in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of John Old and Mary Jane Knuckey. William Old married Emily Jane Tozer, and had children including John Malcom Old, Mary Old, Ada Old, Rose Old, William Percy Old, Mary Jane Old, Harold Edward Old, Alfred Arthur Old, David Clune Old, James Norman Old, Ena Doris Old, Alma Ethel Agnes Old, Maurice Raymond Old. William Old passed away in 1947 in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Old was born in 1864 in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of John Old and Mary Jane Knuckey.
  • William Old married Emily Jane Tozer, and had children including John Malcom Old, Mary Old, Ada Old, Rose Old, William Percy Old, Mary Jane Old, Harold Edward Old, Alfred Arthur Old, David Clune Old, James Norman Old, Ena Doris Old, Alma Ethel Agnes Old, Maurice Raymond Old.
  • William Old passed away in 1947 in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Old
1821 – 1896
Birth Location: St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
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Mary Knuckey
1829 – 1887
Birth Location: Cambourne, Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Emily Tozer
1871 – 1932
Birth Location: Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
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Children(s)

John Old
1889 – 1977
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
JO
Mary Old
1890 – 1890
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
MO
Ada Old
1890 – 1890
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
AO
Rose Old
1890 – 1890
Birth Location: –
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William Old
1892 – 1951
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Mary Old
1893 – 1976
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Harold Old
1894 – 1918
Birth Location: Waverley, New Zealand
HO
Alfred Old
1896 – 1966
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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David Old
1898 – 1972
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
DO
James Old
1900 – 1976
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
JO
Ena Old
1906 – 1989
Birth Location: Taihape, New Zealand
EO
Alma Old
1910 –
Birth Location: Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand
AO
Maurice Old
1913 –
Birth Location: Fielding, Manawatu, New Zealand
MO

William Old's Ancestors

Self
William Old
1864 – 1947
Birth Place: Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
John Old
1821 – 1896
St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
Mary (Jane) Knuckey
1829 – 1887
Cambourne, Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
St Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
St Columb Major, Cornwall, UK
Nicholas Knuckey
1807 – 1850
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Zenobia Odgers
1808 – 1874
Wendron, Cornwall, UK
Great-Grandparents
John Owld
1749 – 1832
Martha Ivey
1752 – 1837
Robert Liddicoat
1760 –
Margaret Rawlings
1748 – 1816
Oliver Knuckey
1766 – 1828
Margaret Chegwidden
1769 – 1851
Samuel Odgers
1777 –
Zenobia Pryor
1782 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ould
1721 – 1804
Jennifer Leverton
1724 – 1810
Stephen IVEY
1702 –
Elizabeth Brewer
1712 –
William Liddicoat
1731 –
Jane Chapell
1726 –
William RAWLINGS
1713 – 1800
Margaret Powell
1713 – 1796
Richard Knuckey
1733 – 1779
Mary Gluvyas
1736 –
Nicolas Chiggwidden
1714 – 1782
Anne Waters
Samuel Odgers
1751 –
Mary Pryor
1755 –
Simon Pryor
1744 – 1827
Jane Prisk
1750 – 1829

William Old's Descendants

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William Old (10 Jul 1864 – 27 Mar 1947) m. Emily (Jane) Tozer (17 May 1871 – 27 Sep 1932)
  1. 1. John (Malcom) Old (1889 – 1977) m. Kathleen (Annie) Gleeson ( – 1941) m. Dorothy (Miriam) Cocks (1913 – 04 May 1963)
    1. 1. Ivan (Harold) Old (1917 – ) m. Unknown
    2. 2. Thelma (Margaret) Old (1918 – ) m. Unknown
    3. 3. Ngaire (Madeline) Old (1923 – ) m. Unknown
  2. 2. Mary Old (Bet. Jan–Feb 1890 – Bet. Jan–Feb 1890)
  3. 3. Ada Old (Abt. Dec 1890 – Abt. Dec 1890)
  4. 4. Rose Old (Abt. Dec 1890 – Abt. Dec 1890)
  5. 5. William (Percy) Old (01 Apr 1892 – 1951) m. Ani ((Annie)) Hinerau (1896 – 19 Nov 1919) m. Cecelia Ford (Abt. 1887 – 1969)
    1. 1. William (Percival) Old (Bet. 1913–1914 – 1986) m. Unknown
      1. 1. James (William) Old (1947 – )
      2. 2. Kupie Old (1947 – ) m. Katene
      3. 3. Rikki (Waru) Old
    2. 2. Maude (Adelaide) Old (05 Dec 1915 – Dec 1991) m. Kenneth (Duncan) Milne (6 Mar 1910 – 6 Mar 1985)
      1. 1. Patrica Milne (Bet. 1943–1944 – ) m. Unknown m. Unknown m. Terry Gray
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Milne (19 Sep 1945 – ) m. William (Robert Michael) McEwen (10 May 1946 – 27 July 2015) m. Unknown m. Kevin Watts (02 Jan 1950 – )
        1. 1. Karyn Watts (27 Apr 1967 – ) m. Billy Burrows m. Kenneth (William) Brinfield (3 May 1961 – 6 May 2023)
        2. 2. Wayne (Douglas) Watts (20 Sep 1968 – ) m. Tania Ralph
        3. 3. Jodee (Isobel) Watts (19 Dec 1973 – )
      3. 3. Suzanne (Isobel) Milne (Abt. 1947 – ) m. Sam Andrews
        1. 1. Brent Andrews
        2. 2. Lee Andrews
        3. 3. Noella Andrews
      4. 4. Christine (Ann) Milne (Abt. 1949 – ) m. John (L) Jackson
        1. 1. John (L Jnr.) Jackson (Abt. 1974 – )
        2. 2. Jeannette (L) Jackson (Abt. 1978 – )
    3. 3. Harata (Hinekahu) Old (1917 – 1938)
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Old (04 May 1893 – 1976) m. James Laird
    1. 1. Keith (Alexander) Laird (1915 – ) m. Berg
    2. 2. Edna (May) Laird (1916 – ) m. Newell
    3. 3. Elwin (Alma) Laird (1917 – ) m. Bloor m. Hebner
    4. 4. Archibald (Harold) Laird (1918 – ) m. Sturgeon
    5. 5. Jean (Wilson) Laird (1919 – 1989) m. Sharp
    6. 6. Ruth (Alison) Laird (1922 – ) m. Unknown Barklay
    7. 7. Leah (Mary) Laird (1928 – ) m. Sulzburger
  7. 7. Harold (Edward) Old (21 Aug 1894 – 03 Apr 1918)
  8. 8. Alfred (Arthur) Old (24 May 1896 – 01 Apr 1966) m. Mabel Wilkins (1896 – 13 Sep 1971)
    1. 1. Lola (Mavis) Old (1921 – 1975) m. Joachim (Konrad) Hunger (23 Apr 1916 – 2000)
      1. 1. Brian (John) Hunger (1939 – ) m. Gilletta
        1. 1. Warwick Hunger
        2. 2. Kim Hunger
        3. 3. Bryce Hunger
      2. 2. Ian Hunger (Abt. 1941 – ) m. Christine Hill
      3. 3. Veronica (May) Hunger (Abt. 1943 – ) m. Amos (Thomas) Muggeridge
        1. 1. Jodie Muggeridge
        2. 2. Karen Muggeridge
        3. 3. Stacey Muggeridge
    2. 2. Gwendoline (May) Old (07 Oct 1923 – ) m. Gasden
    3. 3. Myrtle (Jessie) Old (26 May 1925 – ) m. Ernest (Vaham) Bound
    4. 4. Pearl (Katherine) Old (12 Jul 1926 – ) m. Colin (Andrew) Belcher
  9. 9. David (Clune) Old (20 Feb 1898 – 26 Jul 1972) m. Dorothy (Eva) Usmar (27 Jun 1904 – 02 Sep 1981)
    1. 1. Mervyn (Francis) Old (25 Aug 1926 – ) m. Thamar (Agnes) Smith (29 May 1931 – )
      1. 1. Peter (John) Old (19 Nov 1954 – ) m. Melissa Reljich
      2. 2. Michael (David) Old (07 Oct 1956 – ) m. Hazel (Mary) Allan
        1. 1. Karen (Thamar) Old (11 May 1982 – )
      3. 3. Wendy (Thamar) Old (18 Oct 1958 – ) m. Brett Wardrope
        1. 1. Jac (Matthew) Wardrope (07 Jan 1989 – )
        2. 2. Sophie (Jane) Wardrope (18 Sep 1991 – )
      4. 4. Kathryn (Ann) Old (21 Oct 1961 – )
  10. 10. James (Norman) Old (1900 – 27 Sep 1976) m. Anne (Beatrice) Hawker (1903 – 1975)
    1. 1. Pauline (Beatrice Ann) Old (1925 – ) m. Unknown
    2. 2. Lexie (Irene) Old (01 Aug 1927 – 28 Apr 1976) m. Herbert Southcombe (15 Sep 1924 – )
      1. 1. Dawn (Irene) Southcombe (01 Aug 1947 – ) m. Bruce Cowan m. Rex (James) Ogle
      2. 2. Louise Southcombe (24 Mar 1951 – ) m. Martin Condon
      3. 3. Valda (Marie) Southcombe (06 Mar 1953 – ) m. Michael (Thomas) Iremonger
      4. 4. Janice Southcombe (08 Oct 1955 – ) m. Graham Lile m. Reg Johnson
      5. 5. Warren Southcombe (15 Jun 1962 – ) m. Rachel Pitt
    3. 3. Harold (James) Old (11 Oct 1929 – 10 Jan 2000) m. Ethel (Janice) Hammonds m. Lynette (June) Workman
      1. 1. Valma (Lorraine) Old (28 Feb 1957 – ) m. Stanley (Ernest) Collett m. Glenn (Joseph) Aro m. Douglas (James) Cormack
        1. 1. Daniel (Stanley) Collett (01 May 1981 – )
        2. 2. Mathew (Aaron) Aro (10 Sep 1985 – )
      2. 2. Bradley (James Oliver) Old (26 Mar 1958 – ) m. Pauline Millar ( – 1988)
      3. 3. Mark (Gregory) Old (30 Apr 1959 – ) m. Wendy Millar
        1. 1. Luke Old (Abt. 1988 – )
        2. 2. Shannan Old (Abt. 1990 – )
      4. 4. Julie (Michelle) Old (29 Nov 1960 – ) m. William (F.) Desai m. James Marsden
        1. 1. Jasmine (Anna) Marsden (09 May 1982 – ) m. Unknown
        2. 2. Toya (Janresyn) Desai (Mar 1992 – )
        3. 3. Taine (William) Desai (Feb 1997 – )
      5. 5. Peter (Michael) Old (20 Apr 1962 – ) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Taylor Old (1999 – )
      6. 6. Tony Old
    4. 4. Valerie (Edith) Old (1933 – )
    5. 5. Natalie (Edna) Old (1936 – )
  11. 11. Ena (Doris) Old (1906 – 28 Dec 1989) m. James (Thomas) Louisson
    1. 1. Kevin (James) Louisson (1926 – )
    2. 2. Alma (Joan) Louisson (1928 – 1973)
    3. 3. Barry (Harold) Louisson (1929 – )
    4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Louisson (1933 – )
    5. 5. Patricia (Jane) Louisson (1936 – )
  12. 12. Alma (Ethel Agnes) Old (1910 – ) m. Rolfe Wilkens
    1. 1. Valma (June) Wilkens (1932 – ) m. Armstrong m. Miller
    2. 2. Marie (Jane) Wilkens (1935 – ) m. Hawkins
    3. 3. Louise (Mary) Wilkens (1938 – ) m. Cole
    4. 4. George (Ross) Wilkens (1939 – )
    5. 5. Harold (William) Wilkens (1940 – )
  13. 13. Maurice (Raymond) Old (1913 – ) m. Ngahura (Eileen Jessie) Aitken
    1. 1. Raewyne (Mabel) Old (1942 – ) m. Askew

William Old's Timeline

3 Records

1864
10 Jul 1864
Birth of William Old in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
1947
27 Mar 1947
Age 83
Death of William Old in Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
1947
27 Mar 1947
Age 83
Burial of William Old in Wanganui Catholic Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui Catholic Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Wanganui Catholic Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
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