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William John Rider 1841–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 1 Jun 1906

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: John Rider

Mother: Mary Fortnam

Spouse(s): Esther Reardon

Children(s): Ruben Rider, Lena Rider, Verbina Rider, Eliza Rider, Colin Rider, Nellie Rider, Mary Rider, John Rider, Amy Rider, Winnie Rider, Edward Rider, John Rider, Walter Rider

In 1841, William John Rider entered the world in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Rider And Mary Fortnam. William John Rider married Esther Elizabeth Penelope Reardon, and had children including Amy Isabel Rider, Colin William Rider, Edward George Rider, Eliza Mabel Rider, John Neil Reardon Rider, John Ramsay Rider, Lena Ann Fortnam Rider, Mary Fortnam Minnie Rider, Nellie Laing Rider, Ruben Bartholomew Rider, Verbina Margaret Rider, Walter Fortman Rider, Winnie Charlotte Rider. William John Rider passed away in 1906 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1841, William John Rider entered the world in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Rider And Mary Fortnam.
  • William John Rider married Esther Elizabeth Penelope Reardon, and had children including Amy Isabel Rider, Colin William Rider, Edward George Rider, Eliza Mabel Rider, John Neil Reardon Rider, John Ramsay Rider, Lena Ann Fortnam Rider, Mary Fortnam Minnie Rider, Nellie Laing Rider, Ruben Bartholomew Rider, Verbina Margaret Rider, Walter Fortman Rider, Winnie Charlotte Rider.
  • William John Rider passed away in 1906 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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William Rider's Ancestors

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William Rider
1841–1906
Birth Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
John Rider
1801–1878
Hunslet, Leeds
Mary Fortnam
1814–1894
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
John Rider
1778–1849
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Alcock
1782–1844
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rider's Descendants

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William (John) Rider (13 Nov 1841–1 Jun 1906) m. Esther (Elizabeth Penelope) Reardon (05 Nov 1844–3 Dec 1924)
  1. 1. Ruben (Bartholomew) Rider 1884–1902
  2. 2. Lena (Ann Fortnam) Rider 1880–1967 m. Arthur (Phipps) Pulley 1880–1939
  3. 3. Verbina (Margaret) Rider 1885–1933 m. Joseph (Archibald Hamilton (Joseph Archibald Hamelton) Blair) (Blais) 1881–1931
  4. 4. Eliza (Mabel) Rider 1878–1941 m. Christan Steffensen 1871–1949
  5. 5. Colin (William) Rider 1882–1916
  6. 6. Nellie (Laing) Rider 1873–1964
  7. 7. Mary (Fortnam Minnie) Rider 1875–1919
  8. 8. John (Neil Reardon) Rider 1877–1953 m. Mabel (Thurza) Graham 1893–1935 m. Effie (Murska Amelia) Short 1879–1965
  9. 9. Amy (Isabel) Rider 1871–1941 m. Laurence Arcus 1876–1946
  10. 10. Winnie (Charlotte) Rider 1883–1978
  11. 11. Edward (George) Rider 1869–
  12. 12. John (Ramsay) Rider 1867–
  13. 13. Walter (Fortman) Rider 1867–

William Rider's Timeline

3 Records

1841
13 Nov 1841
Birth of William John Rider in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
1870
1870
Age 29
William John Rider was married in Port Sorell, Tasmania
Port Sorell, Tasmania
1906
1 Jun 1906
Age 65
Death of William John Rider in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Port Sorell, Tasmania
    Record Source: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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