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Frances Mary Ward 1912 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Jun 1987

Death Location: Porirua, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Ada Wright

Spouse(s): Whitford Brown

Children(s): Judith Brown, Derek Brown, Colleen Brown, Peter Brown, Christopher Brown

The birth of Frances Mary Ward took place in 1912 in Wanganui, New Zealand, to Joseph Thomas Ward and Ada Evelyn Wright. Frances Mary Ward married Whitford James Richard Brown, and together they had Judith Maureen Whitford Brown, Derek Joseph Ward Brown, Colleen Anne Evelyn Brown, Peter Richard Evelyn Brown and Christopher John McKechnie Brown. Frances Mary Ward's death occurred in 1987 in Porirua, New Zealand.

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Parents

Joseph Ward
1862 – 1927
Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England
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Ada Wright
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Hope Lodge, Christchurch
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Spouses(s)

Whitford Brown
1910 – 1986
Birth Location: Maori Creek, Greymouth, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Judith Brown
1932 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Derek Brown
1934 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Colleen Brown
1936 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
CB
Peter Brown
1941 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Christopher Brown
1947 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
CB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jun 1987
    Event Place: Porirua, New Zealand
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