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Mary Jane, Howie Simpson 1906 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 19 Apr 1983

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: John SIMPSON

Mother: Catherine McGREGOR

Spouse(s): Ernest Benge

Children(s): David Benge, Jeanette Benge, Robert Benge, Jeanette Benge, Robert Benge

Born in 1906 in Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand, Mary Jane Howie Simpson was the child of John Dewar SIMPSON and Catherine Cowan McGREGOR. In time, Mary Jane Howie Simpson married Ernest James David Benge, and they raised a family that included David John Benge, Jeanette Benge, Robert James Benge, Jeanette Benge and Robert James Benge. Mary Jane Howie Simpson died in New Zealand in 1983.

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Parents

John SIMPSON
1880 –
Birth Location: Totara Valley, Hunterville, Rangitikei, New Zealand
JS
Catherine McGREGOR
1884 –
Birth Location: Totara Valley, Hunterville, Rangitikei, New Zealand
CM

Spouses(s)

Ernest Benge
1894 – 1976
Birth Location: Hunterville, Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
EB

Children(s)

David Benge
1930 – 2010
Birth Location: Matamata
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Jeanette Benge
Birth Location: –
JB
Robert Benge
Birth Location: –
RB
Jeanette Benge
Birth Location: –
JB
Robert Benge
Birth Location: –
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Hunterville Rangitikei New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1926
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Apr 1983
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Matamata, Matamata-Piako District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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