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William Henry Summers 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1898

Birth Location: Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 Jun 1980

Death Location: Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Summers

Mother: Mathilde Vette

Spouse(s): Gladys Adams, Florrie Fish

Children(s): Ethel Summers, Noeline Summers, Lois Summers, Evelyn Summers

In 1898, William Henry Summers entered the world in Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Thomas Henry Summers And Mathilde Margrethe Vette. In 1940, William Henry Summers resided in 824 Stormont Avenue. William Henry Summers married Florrie Fish, Gladys Clarice Adams, and had children including Ethel Irene Summers, Evelyn Gladys Snowy Summers, Lois Mary Summers, Noeline Margaret Summers. William Henry Summers passed away in 1980 in Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1898, William Henry Summers entered the world in Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Thomas Henry Summers And Mathilde Margrethe Vette.
  • In 1940, William Henry Summers resided in 824 Stormont Avenue.
  • William Henry Summers married Florrie Fish, Gladys Clarice Adams, and had children including Ethel Irene Summers, Evelyn Gladys Snowy Summers, Lois Mary Summers, Noeline Margaret Summers.
  • William Henry Summers passed away in 1980 in Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Summers's Ancestors

Self
William Summers
1898–1980
Birth Place: Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Henry Summers
1864–1935
Bathurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mathilde (Margrethe) Vette
1869–1956
At sea
Grandparents
(William) (Henry) Somers
1837–1910
Stillingfleet with Moreby, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann Ellen) Gash
1842–1911
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Andreas Vette
1839–1879
Nordborg, Southern Jutland, Denmark
Botille Callesen
1839–1912
Lojt Kirkeby, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Summers
1807–1884
Jane Cross
1808–1893
Thomas Gash
1801–1856
Mary Bullamore
1807–1886
Frederik Vette
1790–1877
Ingeborg Petersen
1797–1867
Volle Callesen
1813–1861
Christine Hende
1814–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Summers
1773–1770
Mary Peck
1774–1842
Susanna Elliots
–1810
Thomas Gash
1773–1852
Mary Tewson
1772–1851
Robert Bullimore
1786–
Jacob Vette
1766–1842
Eleonore Vette
1766–1825
Andreas Petersen
1756–1831
Charlotta Franzen
1763–1813
Jurgen Callesen
1796–1878
Bodel (Dreier)
1773–1847
Christian Hende
1786–1835
Anna Hansen
1777–1819

William Summers's Descendants

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William (Henry) Summers (16 Jul 1898–10 Jun 1980) m. Gladys (Clarice) Adams (11 Oct 1893–13 Apr 1931) m. Florrie Fish (4 Aug 1904–12 Dec 1989)
  1. 1. Ethel (Irene) Summers 1920–
  2. 2. Noeline (Margaret) Summers 1929–1974
  3. 3. Lois (Mary) Summers 1941–1995
  4. 4. Evelyn (Gladys (Snowy)) Summers 1922–2011

William Summers's Timeline

3 Records

1898
16 Jul 1898
Birth of William Henry Summers in Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1940
Abt 1940
Age 42
William Henry Summers resided here in 824 Stormont Avenue
824 Stormont Avenue
1980
10 Jun 1980
Age 82
Death of William Henry Summers in Papamoa, Western Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Papamoa, Western Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Taonui, Fielding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1940
    Event Place: 824 Stormont Avenue
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Princeton Daily Clarion; Publication Date: 27 Mar 1940; Publication Place: Princeton, Indiana, USA; ,0.8370314,0.27595162,0.96525913&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1980
    Event Place: Papamoa, Western Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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