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William Oliver JONES aka Peters 1895–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1895

Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria

Death Date: 29 Mar 1959

Death Location: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia

Father: John JONES

Mother: Mary Davey

Spouse(s): Dorothy Pennington, Dorothy Pennington

Children(s): Dorothy Jones, Leslie Jones, Ronald Jones, Edna Jones, Edna Jones, Dorothy Jones, Ronald Jones, Leslie 🦘

In 1895, William Oliver JONES aka Peters entered the world in Bendigo, Victoria, born to John Morgan Jones And Mary Jane Davey. In 1936, William Oliver JONES aka Peters resided in Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. William Oliver JONES aka Peters married Dorothy Pennington, and had children including Dorothy Jean Jones, Edna Mae Jones, Leslie William Jones, Ronald Alexander Jones. William Oliver JONES aka Peters passed away in 1959 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William Oliver JONES aka Peters entered the world in Bendigo, Victoria, born to John Morgan Jones And Mary Jane Davey.
  • In 1936, William Oliver JONES aka Peters resided in Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
  • William Oliver JONES aka Peters married Dorothy Pennington, and had children including Dorothy Jean Jones, Edna Mae Jones, Leslie William Jones, Ronald Alexander Jones.
  • William Oliver JONES aka Peters passed away in 1959 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Peters's Ancestors

Self
William Peters
1895–1959
Birth Place: Bendigo, Victoria
Parents
John Morgan JONES
1854–1903
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Mary (Jane) Davey
1862–1934
Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John (L) Jones
1820–1854
Limehouse, England
Elizabeth Jones
1810–1874
Bala, Merionethshire, Wales
Raper Jones
1837–1904
Whittlesey. Cambridgeshire, England
Catherine O'Brien
1841–
Clonaulty,Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1798–1869
Elizabeth Murray.
1802–1878
Isaac Jones
1797–1849
Eliza Raper
1799–
Thomas O'Brien
1820–
Eliza Bassar
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jones
1776–1846
Carrina Ibberson
1773–
Jonas Raper
1770–
Mary Purchas
1770–1853

William Peters's Descendants

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William (Oliver JONES aka) Peters (1895–29 Mar 1959) m. Dorothy Pennington (02 Jun 1900–04 December 1999) m. Dorothy Pennington (02 Jun 1900–04 December 1999)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Jones 1923–2013 m. Charles (Norman) Stevens 1917–1992
    1. 1. Rhonda (Jean) Stevens 1947–2011 m. Alan (Robert) WITCOMBE 1946–2010
  2. 2. Leslie (William) Jones 1925–2020 m. Beryl (Gwendoline) Cook 1925–2012
  3. 3. Ronald (Alexander) Jones 1927–2019 m. Crissie (Florence) Speechley 1928–2019
  4. 4. Edna (Mae) Jones 1928–1980 m. Walter (Henry) Randall 1928–2018
  5. 5. Edna (Mae) Jones 1928–1980
  6. 6. Dorothy (Jean) Jones 1923–2013 m. Charles (Norman) Stevens 1917–1992
    1. 1. Rhonda (Jean) Stevens 1947–2011 m. Alan (Robert) Witcombe 1946–2010
  7. 7. Ronald (Alexander) Jones 1927–2019
  8. 8. Leslie (William Jones) 🦘 1925–2020

William Peters's Timeline

5 Records

1895
1895
Birth of William Oliver JONES aka Peters in Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
1921
1921
Age 26
William Oliver JONES aka Peters was married in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
1936
1936
Age 41
William Oliver JONES aka Peters resided here in Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1959
29 Mar 1959
Age 64
Death of William Oliver JONES aka Peters in Bendigo
Bendigo
1961
3 Nov 1961
Age 66
William Oliver JONES aka Peters - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901
    [3] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [4] Australia, World War i Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
    [5] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Bendigo
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1961
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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