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William Smillie Paton 1878–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Sep 1922

Death Location: Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Robert Paton

Mother: Jane Smillie

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William Smillie Paton was born in 1878 in Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Blair Paton And Jane Smillie. In 1914, William Smillie Paton resided in New Zealand. In 1916, William Smillie Paton resided in Waitaki, North Otago, New Zealand. William Smillie Paton passed away in 1922 in Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Smillie Paton was born in 1878 in Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Blair Paton And Jane Smillie.
  • In 1914, William Smillie Paton resided in New Zealand.
  • In 1916, William Smillie Paton resided in Waitaki, North Otago, New Zealand.
  • William Smillie Paton passed away in 1922 in Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand.

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William Paton's Ancestors

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William Paton
1878–1922
Birth Place: Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Blair Paton
1841–1923
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane Smillie
1857–1936
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Paton
1805–1864
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Blair
1812–1878
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Blair
1790–1859
Margaret Black
1791–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Black
1758–
Jean (Carr)
1762–

William Paton's Timeline

4 Records

1878
31 Dec 1878
Birth of William Smillie Paton in Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
1914
1914
Age 36
William Smillie Paton resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1916
1916
Age 38
William Smillie Paton resided here in Waitaki, North Otago, New Zealand
Waitaki, North Otago, New Zealand
1922
3 Sep 1922
Age 44
Death of William Smillie Paton in Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Pukeuri Junction, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Waitaki, North Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ōamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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