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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

In 1856, William Radcliffe Preston entered the world in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Thomas Herbert Preston and Elizabeth Preston. William Radcliffe Preston married Catherine (Kate) Craw, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Preston, George Preston. William Radcliffe Preston passed away in 1914 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Radcliffe Preston entered the world in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to Thomas Herbert Preston and Elizabeth Preston.
  • William Radcliffe Preston married Catherine (Kate) Craw, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Preston, George Preston.
  • William Radcliffe Preston passed away in 1914 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Preston's Ancestors

Self
William Preston
1856 – 1914
Birth Place: Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Herbert Preston
1824 – 1884
Rusholme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Preston
1825 – 1904
West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Preston
1796 – 1845
Kirkland, Lancashire, England
Nancy Charnley
1795 – 1856
Catterall, Lancashire, England
Amelia Malalieu
1798 –
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Preston
1757 – 1817
Elizabeth Gardner
1752 –
Henry Charnley
1753 –
Elizabeth Wardley
1759 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Preston
1720 – 1766
Elizabeth Hargreaves
1722 – 1809
Thomas Gardner
1726 –
William Charnley
1725 – 1798
Ellen Polding
1725 – 1757
Michael Wardley
1728 – 1814

William Preston's Descendants

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William (Radcliffe) Preston (12 January 1856 – 15 May 1914) m. Catherine ((Kate)) Craw (9 February 1856 – June 1932)
  1. 1. Bertha (Elizabeth) Preston (2 November 1882 – 15 October 1957)
  2. 2. George Preston (21 Apr 1889 – 15 December 1961) m. Eliza (Henrietta) Preston (30 July 1891 – 24 January 1979)

William Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1856
12 January 1856
Birth of William Radcliffe Preston in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1914
15 May 1914
Age 58
Death of William Radcliffe Preston in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1914
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] 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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