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Catherine Ann Brown 1860 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1860

Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 03 Nov 1936

Death Location: Tauranga, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Brown

Mother: Alice Hudson

Spouse(s): Frederick Dorrington

Children(s): Walter Dorrington, Female Dorrington, Alice Dorrington, Ruby Dorrington

Early life: Catherine Ann Brown arrived in Nelson, New Zealand in 1860, born to Thomas John Brown and Alice Hudson. Over time, Catherine Ann Brown formed a family with Frederick George Dorrington, which included Walter Percy Dorrington, Female Dorrington, Alice Dora Maud Dorrington and Ruby Ella Dorrington. Catherine Ann Brown concluded life in Tauranga, New Zealand in 1936.

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Parents

Thomas Brown
1833 – 1919
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
TB
Alice Hudson
1842 – 1914
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Frederick Dorrington
1856 – 1926
Birth Location: Dyswell, Hertfordshire, England
FD

Children(s)

Walter Dorrington
1887 – 1950
Birth Location: Greymouth, New Zealand
WD
Female Dorrington
1890 –
Birth Location: Tainui St, Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
FD
Alice Dorrington
1891 – 1964
Birth Location: Greymouth, New Zealand
AD
Ruby Dorrington
1894 – 1971
Birth Location: Greymouth New Zealand
RD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1882
    Event Place: Westland
    Record Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1886
    Event Place: Grey
    Record Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1896
    Event Place: Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1896

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1914
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1914

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Wellington Suburbs, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1935

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 03 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Tauranga, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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