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William Noel Rathbun 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1903

Birth Location: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Death Date: 2 Sep 1978

Death Location: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand

Father: William Rathbun

Mother: Sarah McIlroy

Spouse(s): Constance O'Sullivan

Children(s): Elizabeth Rathbun, Claire Rathbun, Bernard Rathbun, Gerard Rathbun

In 1903, William Noel Rathbun entered the world in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand, born to William Percy Rathbun And Sarah Mary Mcilroy. William Noel Rathbun married Constance Mary Josephine O Sullivan, and had children including Anthony Noel Rathbun, Bernard Joseph Rathbun, Claire Josephine Rathbun, Elizabeth Mary Rathbun, Gerard Peter Rathbun. William Noel Rathbun passed away in 1978 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1903, William Noel Rathbun entered the world in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand, born to William Percy Rathbun And Sarah Mary Mcilroy.
  • William Noel Rathbun married Constance Mary Josephine O Sullivan, and had children including Anthony Noel Rathbun, Bernard Joseph Rathbun, Claire Josephine Rathbun, Elizabeth Mary Rathbun, Gerard Peter Rathbun.
  • William Noel Rathbun passed away in 1978 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

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William Rathbun's Ancestors

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William Rathbun
1903–1978
Birth Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
William Percy Rathbun
1874–1939
Buller, New Zealand
Sarah (Mary) McIlroy
1879–1958
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rathbun's Descendants

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William (Noel) Rathbun (1903–2 Sep 1978) m. Constance (Mary Josephine) O'Sullivan (11 MAR 1901–31 Aug 1973)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Rathbun 1928–2008
  2. 2. Claire (Josephine) Rathbun 1930–2013
  3. 3. Bernard (Joseph) Rathbun 1927–2011
  4. 4. Gerard (Peter) Rathbun 1932–2012

William Rathbun's Timeline

4 Records

1903
1903
Birth of William Noel Rathbun in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
1978
5 September 1978
Age 75
Death of William Noel Rathbun in New Zealand
New Zealand
1978
2 Sep 1978
Age 75
Death of William Noel Rathbun in New Zealand
New Zealand
1978
2 Sep 1978
Age 75
Death of William Noel Rathbun in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1978
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1978
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1978
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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