Alfred
William
Minchin
Born in Hokianga, Northland, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Humphrey Minchin
and Edith (Fennell) Minchin
Husband of
Jean Darling Lowe (Smith) Minchin
— married
1915 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Bessie Paterson (Minchin) Street
Died
at age 90
in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2014
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Alfred Minchin is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Biography
Alfred was born in 1888. He was the son of Charles Humphrey Minchin and Edith Fennell.
He married Jean Darling Smith in 1915.
They had a daughter, Bessie Paterson Minchin born December 1916 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Alfred was working as a Carpenter when the 1st World War broke out. He enlisted and departed in April 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50. Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui.
He served as a Sapper with the 11th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Engineers, No. 2 Field Company; New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
In 1976 he was living at 8 Minchin Crescent, St. Andrews, Hamilton, New Zealand.
He passed away on 2 November 1978 at the age of 90.
Burial
Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand. PLOT: RSA-11-129[1]
Sources
- NZ BDM Marriage Records Online: 1916/3195 Jean Darling Smith Alfred William Minchin https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
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~1.56%
Linda (Groom) Prole
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A944429 [compare], Ancestry member lindalouiseprole
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~1.56%
Diana (Puttman) Webster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A334589 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A334589 [compare], FTDNA kit #B125662
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~1.56%
Caroline Kades :
MyHeritage DNA
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