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William (Bernie) Henry Smythe 1917–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 20 Aug 1988

Death Location: Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Francis Smythe

Mother: Margaret Rosieur

Spouse(s): Kathleen Hogan

Children(s): Michael Smythe

William (Bernie) Henry Smythe was born in 1917 in Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand, the child of Francis Frank Joseph Smythe And Margaret Cornelia Rosieur. In 1957, William (Bernie) Henry Smythe resided in 28 Anzac Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand. William (Bernie) Henry Smythe married Kathleen Kathie Mary Hogan, and had children including John Patrick Smythe, Kevin Gerald Smythe, Michael Clarence Smythe, Raymond Frances Smythe. William (Bernie) Henry Smythe passed away in 1988 in Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William (Bernie) Henry Smythe was born in 1917 in Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand, the child of Francis Frank Joseph Smythe And Margaret Cornelia Rosieur.
  • In 1957, William (Bernie) Henry Smythe resided in 28 Anzac Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand.
  • William (Bernie) Henry Smythe married Kathleen Kathie Mary Hogan, and had children including John Patrick Smythe, Kevin Gerald Smythe, Michael Clarence Smythe, Raymond Frances Smythe.
  • William (Bernie) Henry Smythe passed away in 1988 in Waikato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Smythe
1880–1950
Birth Location: Wainui, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
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Margaret Rosieur
1889–1944
Birth Location: Mangonui, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
MR

Spouses(s)

Kathleen Hogan
1922–2020
Birth Location: Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Michael Smythe
1944–2013
Birth Location: –
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William Smythe's Ancestors

Self
William Smythe
1917–1988
Birth Place: Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
Francis (Frank) Joseph Smythe
1880–1950
Wainui, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
Margaret (Cornelia) Rosieur
1889–1944
Mangonui, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
Grandparents
George Rosieur
1871–1939
Mangonui, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
Mary (Anne) Sherman
1871–1931
Totara North, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Henry Rosieur
1826–1874
Margaret Rosieur
1843–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Rosier
1802–1840
Kesiah Rosier
1799–1874
Charles Cossal
1800–1858
Margaret Cossall
1814–1884

William Smythe's Descendants

1.
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William ((Bernie) Henry) Smythe (9 Jan 1917–20 Aug 1988) m. Kathleen ((Kathie) Mary) Hogan (6 May 1922–Abt 2020)
  1. 1. Michael (Clarence) Smythe 1944–2013

William Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1917
9 Jan 1917
Birth of William (Bernie) Henry Smythe in Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
1957
1957
Age 40
William (Bernie) Henry Smythe resided here in 28 Anzac Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
28 Anzac Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
1988
20 Aug 1988
Age 71
Death of William (Bernie) Henry Smythe in Waikato, New Zealand
Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Swanson, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: 28 Anzac Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1988
    Event Place: Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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