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Winifred Alice Read 1885 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1885

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 18 May 1972

Death Location: Karori, Wellington

Father: ROBERT READ

Mother: RUTH SHECKELL

Spouse(s): Walter Morrell

Children(s): Gwendrith Morrell, Robert Morrell, Frederick Morrell, Evelyn Cox

The story of Winifred Alice Read began in 1885 in Wanganui, New Zealand. Winifred Alice Read married Walter Fawcett Morrell, and had children including Gwendrith Elsie Morrell, Robert Read Samuel Morrell, Frederick Walter Morrell, Evelyn Constance Cox. Winifred Alice Read passed away in 1972 in Karori, Wellington.

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Biography

  • The story of Winifred Alice Read began in 1885 in Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • Winifred Alice Read married Walter Fawcett Morrell, and had children including Gwendrith Elsie Morrell, Robert Read Samuel Morrell, Frederick Walter Morrell, Evelyn Constance Cox.
  • Winifred Alice Read passed away in 1972 in Karori, Wellington.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT READ
1866 – 1930
Birth Location: –
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RUTH SHECKELL
1862 – 1959
Birth Location: Longhope Gloucestershire England
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Spouses(s)

Walter Morrell
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Gwendrith Morrell
1906 – 1980
Birth Location: –
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Robert Morrell
1912 – 1976
Birth Location: –
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Frederick Morrell
1917 – 1995
Birth Location: Masterton, New Zealand
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Evelyn Cox
1922 – 2003
Birth Location: –
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Winifred Read's Ancestors

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Winifred Read
1885 – 1972
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
ROBERT READ
1866 – 1930
RUTH SHECKELL
1862 – 1959
Longhope Gloucestershire England
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1842 – 1918
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Margaret (Stewart) Bowie
1847 – 1902
Waverly, New South Wales, Australia,
FREDERICK (GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS) SHECKELL
1829 – 1902
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Ruth Cudbertson
1838 – 1872
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS REID\READ
1798 – 1868
Elizabeth (Dorsey)
1811 – 1889
William BOWIE
1806 – 1874
Ann MITCHELL
1810 – 1900
Nathaniel (Shackles)
1793 – 1873
Elizabeth Pope
1800 – 1867
WILLIAM CUDBERTSON
1807 – 1866
Sarah Hamilton
1805 – 1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM (BUIE)
1785 – 1851
ANN JAMES
1790 – 1873
James Mitchell
1774 – 1861
Jean\Jannet Mcdonald
1776 –
John Sheckell
1776 – 1832
Sarah Ridler
1772 – 1866
Nathaniel Pope
1759 – 1833
Sarah Bird
1752 – 1830
William Cudbertson
1746 – 1810
MARY MOREHOUSE
1781 – 1862
William Hamilton
1756 – 1823
Ruth Glass
1760 – 1840

Winifred Read's Descendants

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Winifred (Alice) Read (April 1885 – 18 May 1972) m. Walter (Fawcett) Morrell (6 Jun 1879 – 12 Dec 1958)
  1. 1. Gwendrith (Elsie) Morrell (4 December 1906 – 10 November 1980)
  2. 2. Robert (Read Samuel) Morrell (28 September 1912 – 21 Aug 1976)
  3. 3. Frederick (Walter) Morrell (14 Jan 1917 – 31 July 1995) m. Nella (Emily) Jones (18 Oct 1918 – 25 Oct 2003)
    1. 1. Beverley (Alice) Morrell (23 June 1940 – 03 April 2012) m. Alan (David "Dave") Jackson (16 Oct 1941 – 2014)
      1. 1. Christopher (David) Jackson (08 Dec 1967 – )
      2. 2. Fiona (Marie) Jackson (06 Nov 1969 – ) m. Phillip (Joseph) Kaiwai
        1. 1. Jacob Kaiwai (2003 – )
        2. 2. Nina Kaiwai
    2. 2. Kelvin (Walter) Morrell (20 Aug 1942 – ) m. Anne (Marie) Harman (15 Sep 1945 – )
      1. 1. Janine (Helen) Morrell (12 Apr 1970 – )
      2. 2. Bevan (Grant) Morrell (12 Aug 1971 – )
      3. 3. Wendy (Anne) Morrell (19 Oct 1972 – )
    3. 3. Ngaire (Evelyn) Morrell (1945 – ) m. Justin (Charles Tasman) Taylor (12 September 1944 – 6 October 2006)
      1. 1. Darryn (Paul) Taylor (15 Sep 1969 – )
      2. 2. Raewyn (Louise) Taylor (30 Jun 1971 – )
      3. 3. Nicola (Claire) Taylor (15 Oct 1972 – )
        1. 1. Emily
        2. 2. Rebecca
      4. 4. Melanie (Jane) Taylor (04 May 1974 – ) m. Brian McFarlane m. Aaron Clarke
        1. 1. Evelyn McFarlane
        2. 2. Tayla Clarke (Abt. Feb 1998 – ) m. Sarne McGillicuddy
        3. 3. Rhys Clarke
        4. 4. Brock Clarke
    4. 4. Brian (Frederick) Morrell (09 Jan 1948 – ) m. Beverley Cooper (02 Jul 1941 – )
    5. 5. Colin (Ralph) Morrell (19 Mar 1951 – ) m. Annette (May) O'Hara (25 Aug 1954 – )
      1. 1. Scott (Rayner) Morrell (29 Jul 1976 – ) m. Natasha (Elisabeth) Tokley m. unknown
        1. 1. Milla Morrell (2002 – )
        2. 2. Rome Morrell
        3. 3. Morrell
      2. 2. Nigel (Colin) Morrell (21 Oct 1979 – ) m. Michelle J
      3. 3. James (Michael) Morrell (27 Mar 1982 – ) m. Rochelle
    6. 6. Graham (Russell) Morrell (10 Feb 1955 – ) m. Alison (Carol) Billington (30 Apr 1956 – 28 Mar 2019)
      1. 1. Ian (Wayne) Morrell (02 Jun 1981 – 30 Jan 1996)
    7. 7. Vivienne (Ruth) Morrell (09 Sep 1958 – ) m. Mark MacCallum
  4. 4. Evelyn (Constance) Cox (2 February 1922 – 1 April 2003)

Winifred Read's Timeline

2 Records

1885
April 1885
Birth of Winifred Alice Read in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1972
18 May 1972
Age 87
Death of Winifred Alice Read in Karori, Wellington
Karori, Wellington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1885
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1972
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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