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William Radcliffe Preston 1856 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1856

Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 May 1914

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Preston

Spouse(s): Catherine Craw

Children(s): Bertha Preston, George Preston

William Radcliffe Preston was born in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1856, to Thomas Herbert Preston and Elizabeth Preston. Later in life, William Radcliffe Preston married Catherine (Kate) Craw; among their children were Bertha Elizabeth Preston and George Preston. William Radcliffe Preston died in Auckland, New Zealand, 1914.

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Parents

Thomas Preston
1824 – 1884
Birth Location: Rusholme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
TP
Elizabeth Preston
1825 – 1904
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Craw
1856 – 1932
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania Australia, Tasmania, Australie
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Children(s)

Bertha Preston
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Belfast, Christchurch, Canterbury, Nouvelle-Zélande
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George Preston
1889 – 1961
Birth Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 January 1856
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 May 1914
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Tamaki, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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