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William James Wyllie (1899 - 1972)

William James "Grant" Wyllie
Born in West Taieri, Otago, New Zealandmap
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Husband of — married about 1931 in New Zealandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 73 in Greater Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealandmap
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Biography

New Zealand
William Wyllie lived in West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand.
New Zealand
William Wyllie lived in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand
William Wyllie lived in Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand.

William was born William James Wyllie on the 17th of August, 1899, at West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand, the 1st of 3 children of David Wyllie and Margaret Grant. [1][citation needed]

At 32, in 1931, he married Muriel Gladys Grimshaw in New Zealand and they had 4 children.[2][citation needed]

At 43, in 1942, he was a Bank Manager at the National Bank, Victoria Street, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand.[3][citation needed]

At 58, in 1957, he was a Manager living with Muriel at 62 Upland Road, Remuera, Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand.[4]

At 73 years of age, on the 22nd of December, 1972, he died in Greater Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.[5][1]

Name: William James Grant Wyllie
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 2 Dec 1972
Event Place: New Zealand
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Father's Name: David Wyllie
Mother's Name: Margaret Graham
Spouse's Name: Muriel Gladys Wyllie
Spouse's Gender: Female

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Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007" Name William James Grant Wyllie Birth Date abt 1899 Death Age 73 Death Date 22 Dec 1972 Death Place Greater Dunedin, Otago Burial Place Otago, New Zealand Cemetery West Taieri Spouse Name Muriel Wyllie Spouse Death Date 18 May 1990
  2. "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
  3. "New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945" Name William James Grant Wyllie Residence Place Dargaville, New Zealand Inferred Residence Year 1942 Publication Date 22 December 1942
  4. "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981" Name William James Grant Wyllie Electoral Year 1957 District Remuera Region or Province Auckland
  5. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3DH-DV3Z : 6 June 2019), William James Wyllie, ; Burial, , West Taieri Cemetery; citing record ID 197361274, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com."Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3DH-DV3Z : 6 June 2019), William James Wyllie, ; Burial, , West Taieri Cemetery; citing record ID 197361274, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  6. "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"

Research Notes

Cemetery Records and Find a Grave record his death date as 22 Dec 1972. Cemetery Transcripions record the date as 2 Dec 1972. I suspect the latter record is in error.





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