Gordon
Alfred
Oben
Born in Wairau, Marlborough, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Alfred George Oben
and Jessie (Gilbert) Oben
Brother of
Dorothy Jessie (Oben) Knell, Gladys May (Oben) Perry, Vera Eliza (Oben) Dix, Connie Helen (Oben) Chapman and Jack Henry Oben
Husband of
Una Gertrude (Kennedy) Oben
— married
6 Aug 1936 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Wellington, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2015
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Biography
Gordon was the only surviving son of Jessie Gilbert and Alfred Oben of Blenheim.
He worked as a Fitter in Blenheim.
Gordon married in 1936 to Una Gertrude (nee Kennedy).
They later moved to Lower Hutt in the Wellington district where Gordon was employed as a Labourer and later an Assembler.
In 1942, his name was drawn in the WWII Reserves Ballot.
Gordon Oben died in 1990 age 75 and is buried at Taita Lawn Cemetery, Lower Hutt. GENERAL BURIAL, BLK 2, ROW B, PLOT 42.
Sources
- NZ Electoral Rolls
- NZ WWII Ballot List
- Birth 1911/17362 1911/17362 Oben Gordon Alfred Jessie Alfred George
- Marriage 1936/14433 1936/14433 Una Gertrude Kennedy Gordon Alfred Oben
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gordon 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 Gordon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gordon 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 Gordon:
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~1.56%
Cyril Walker
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