William
Cornwall
Shanks
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Gavin Shanks
and Jessie (McLeod) Shanks
Brother of
John Gavin Thompson Shanks, Agnes Elizabeth (Shanks) Kinlock, Allen William Shanks, Laura May (Shanks) Kelly, Gavin James Shanks, Ernest Alexander Shanks and Evelyn Jessie (Shanks) Flynn
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 86
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2015
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Biography
William was born in 1901. He is the son of Gavin Shanks and Jessie McLeod.[1]
He died in 1988 aged 86 years old. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of William Cornwall Shanks, child of Gavin and Jessie; citing Birth Certificate 1901/9865.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of William Cornwall Shanks, aged at death 86Y, Date of birth 14/7/1901 ; citing Death Certificate 1988/35036 .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
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