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Willie (William) WHITE 1881–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 OCT 1881

Birth Location: Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 MAY 1961

Death Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: George WHITE

Mother: Sophia BALDWIN

Spouse(s): Harriet GEARON, Laura EDWARDS

Children(s): James WHITE, Arnold WHITE, Victor WHITE, Laura WHITE

The story of Willie (William) WHITE began in 1881 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Willie (William) WHITE married Harriet Ann Gearon, Laura Elizabeth Edwards, and had children including Arnold Percy White, James Kenneth White, Laura Myrtle Myrtle White, Victor William White. Willie (William) WHITE passed away in 1961 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie (William) WHITE began in 1881 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand.
  • Willie (William) WHITE married Harriet Ann Gearon, Laura Elizabeth Edwards, and had children including Arnold Percy White, James Kenneth White, Laura Myrtle Myrtle White, Victor William White.
  • Willie (William) WHITE passed away in 1961 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie WHITE's Ancestors

Self
Willie WHITE
1881–1961
Birth Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Parents
George WHITE
1846–1921
Horsley's Green, Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England
Sophia BALDWIN
1845–1916
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry WHITE
1821–1864
Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Ann Judge) FLETCHER
1821–
Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England
David BALDWIN
1817–1884
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah ((Sally)) BROWN
1819–1872
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John WHITE
1793–1869
Alice
1791–1849
Elizabeth FLETCHER
1803–1861
Elisabeth FLETCHER
1803–
Joseph BALDWIN
1779–1869
Hannah BURROWS
1783–1862
Thomas BROWN
1793–
Susanna BEAUMONT
1796–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James WHITE
1760–1843
Ann ATKINS
1764–1824
George FLETCHER
1767–1839
Elizabeth LAWRANCE
1771–1856
John BROWN
1768–
Mary CROSS
1772–
James BEAUMONT
1772–1838
Mary COKER
1774–1836

Willie WHITE's Descendants

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Willie ((William)) WHITE (29 OCT 1881–15 MAY 1961) m. Harriet (Ann) GEARON (ABT 1885–) m. Laura (Elizabeth) EDWARDS (21 FEB 1879–7 JUL 1923)
  1. 1. James (Kenneth) WHITE 1910–1988 m. Marjorie (Olive) HUXLEY 1915–2004
  2. 2. Arnold (Percy) WHITE 1908–1966 m. Lily (May) HERON 1909–2004
    1. 1. Dawn (Dolores) WHITE 1931–2020 m. Walter (Dempsey) DOYLE 1929–2000
  3. 3. Victor (William) WHITE 1907–1931
  4. 4. Laura (Myrtle (Myrtle)) WHITE 1906–1944 m. Thomas ((Tom) John) WARD 1908–1986
    1. 1. John (Philip) WARD 1931–2022 m. Raewyn (Violet) BENNETT 1933–2006
    2. 2. June WARD 1932–2014 m. William (Edward (Ted) Lear LE) NOEL 1935–1985
    3. 3. Keith WARD 1934–2022 m. Valerie (Phyllis) ANDERSON 1934–2023
    4. 4. Merlene (Anne) WARD 1938–2009
    5. 5. Barry WARD 1935–1969 m. Nancy (Winifred) PILGRIM 1920–2000
    6. 6. Barbara WARD 1934–1940
    7. 7. Myrtle (Dawn) WARD 1940–2024 m. Robert (Llewellyn) FORD 1938–2000 m. Kenneth (Edward) JOHNS 1936–2022

Willie WHITE's Timeline

3 Records

1881
29 OCT 1881
Birth of Willie (William) WHITE in Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
1961
17 MAY 1961
Age 80
Burial of Willie (William) WHITE in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
1961
15 MAY 1961
Age 80
Death of Willie (William) WHITE in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1881
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1961
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1961
    Event Place: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

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