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Katherine Ann, (, Kate, ) Brown 1870 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1870

Birth Location: Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 May 1918

Death Location: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Walter BROWN

Mother: Emma SCHRODER

Spouse(s): Thomas Brebner

Children(s): Colin Brebner, Dorothy Brebner, Gordon Brebner

According to available records, Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown was born in 1870 in Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand, the child of Walter Edwin BROWN and Emma SCHRODER. Following those early years, Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown married Thomas Samuel Brebner, and their family grew to include Colin Shroeder Glendinning Brebner, Dorothy Estelle ( Dot ) Brebner and Gordon Thomas Brebner. In the later years of life, Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown died in 1918 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Parents

Walter BROWN
1848 – 1940
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, West Cowes
WB
Emma SCHRODER
1848 – 1889
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Brebner
1866 – 1931
Birth Location: Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
TB

Children(s)

Colin Brebner
1895 – 1977
Birth Location: Granity Creek, Buller, New Zealand
CB
Dorothy Brebner
1897 – 1971
Birth Location: Granity Creek, Buller, New Zealand
DB
Gordon Brebner
1899 – 1999
Birth Location: Granity Creek, Buller, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 September 1870
    Event Place: Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Birth Index, 1840-1950, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 May 1918
    Event Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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