John Wilson Baxter (1880 - 1963)

Born 24 Jul 1880 in Upper Waitohi, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane (Wightman) Baxter — married 1912 in New Zealand

Died 29 Apr 1963 at age 82 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

John was born in 1880. He is the son of Alice Maria Hunter of Londonderry and Robert Baxter of Donegal, Ireland. (recorded as John Neilson Baxter) ^[1]

On 22 April 1912 he married Margaret Jane Wightman in Methven, Ashburton.

Probate of John's Will was granted to William Moffat Wightman of Ashburton in 1963. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-KG34 : 27 November 2017), John Neilson Baxter, 1880; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1880/12089, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDTS-4BV : 9 March 2021), John Wilson Baxter, 1963; citing , Timaru probate files, 1871-1997, record number TU203/1963, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 005671145.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #205482197
• NZBDM Marriage 1912/9041 to Margaret Jane Wightman

• https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9792157
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QLQS-RNPG : 27 November 2017), Entry for John Neilson Baxter, 1880; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1880/12089, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.