Richard John
"Dick"
Humphreys
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Humphreys
and Charlotte (Harrison) Humphreys
Husband of
Agnes Gardner (McQueen) Humphreys
— married
13 Jan 1913 in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Father of
Rose Eunice (Humphreys) Wiseman
Died
at about age 66
in Templeton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2019
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Biography
Richard John was born in 1881. He was the son of Richard Humphreys and Charlotte Harrison. . [1] He married Agnes Gardner McQueen in 1913 [2] He passed away in 1947 age 67 [3]
Death of R. J. (" Dick ”) Humphreys. The death occurred at Templeton, last Wednesday, of R. J. Humphreys, who had. been associated with horses for over 30 years. A most popular and successful trainer, he handled several good horses, the best of which was Harold Logan. Harold Logan joined the stable in 1928 and later became the idol of the racing public, including in his long of -successes two New Zealand Trotting Cups. Other good pacers trained by Humphreys were Blair Athol and Cantata. Humphreys held several positions before setting up as a public trainer at Templeton, where he was actively engaged in training horses up to the time of his death. [4]
Sources
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Birth registration 1881/5323 (as Humphries)
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Marriage registration 1913/933
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Death registration 1947/28652
- ↑ NEWS AND VIEWS Evening Star, Issue 26182, 18 August 1947
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard John 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 Richard John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard John 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 Richard John:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jeff Thomas 
:
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~1.56%
Ross Humphreys :
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