Private
Edward
Blackburn
Born in Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Bridget (Blackburn) Merrill [half], Catherine (Blackburn) Kenny [half], Charlotte Maria (Blackburn) Gerrard [half], Arthur Joseph Blackburn [half], Agnes Blackburn [half], [private sister (1920s - unknown)] and Joan Charlotte (Blackburn) Douglas
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sandah Blackburn
Died
at age 77
in Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2015
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Biography
Edward was born in 1928. He was the son of Albert Blackburn and Mabel Harrison.
He was in the Navy. He served as a Private with the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (R.N.Z.I.R.) in Malaya. Service No. Malaya 13488.
He married Shirley Portland. They had one daughter.
Eddie passed away in 2006 at the age of 77.
Burial
14 March 2006 - Pyes Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. Block: NEW RSA, Row: RSA 1, Plot Location: 100[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208025923/edward-blackburn), memorial page for Edward Blackburn (29 Sep 1928–8 Mar 2006), Find a Grave Memorial no. 208025923, citing Pyes Pa Memorial Park, Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand ; Maintained by Carol (contributor 48954699)
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
- NZ BDM Death Records Online: Registration No: 2006/6553 | Family Name: Blackburn | Given Name(s): Edward | Date of Birth: 29 September 1928 | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
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Sandah Blackburn
Dad died on the 9th of March. Missing you Dad xxx
posted 8 Mar 2021 by Sandah Blackburn
[thank Sandah]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Edward:
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~3.12%
Terek Reid
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tereina21
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Kerry Brear :
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