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William Edwin GRIFFIN

Male 1899 - 1968  (68 years)    Has 18 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Edwin GRIFFIN 
    Birth 24 Apr 1899  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Education 26 Apr 1904  [1
    Palmerston school, Otago 
    Education From 23 Mar 1908 to 29 Jun 1908  [1
    Geraldine DHS, South Canterbury 
    Education From 01 Dec 1909 to 29 Oct 1912  [1
    Wedderburn School, Otago 
    Occupation From 1935 to 1954  [3
    Traveller, Auckland 
    Death 01 Feb 1968  Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cremation 29 Feb 1968  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 01 Mar 1968  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I9023  NZ Genealogy Project | WALKER Descendant
    Last Modified 24 May 2018 

    Father William George GRIFFIN [George],   b. 15 Feb 1874, Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jun 1935, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Isabella Sophia WALKER [Bella],   b. 06 Jun 1868, Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1938, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1896  Milton, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F2981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Elizabeth WEBSTER,   b. 27 Aug 1895   d. 12 Jun 1978, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1923  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Family ID F3073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Apr 1899 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jun 1923 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 01 Feb 1968 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 29 Feb 1968 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 01 Mar 1968 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - Griffin Brothers
    Headstone - Griffin Brothers
    In loving memory of Murray Griffin, born 1902, died 1946; Charles P Griffin, born 1902, died 1963; Alexander F Griffin, born 1900, died 1964; W Edwin Griffin, born 1899, died 1967.
    Plot: Block 67. Plot 68

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers

    2. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.

    3. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    4. [S106] Dunedin Cemetery Records, (Dunedin City Council), none.
      Surname GRIFFIN, Forename WILLIAM EDWIN; Gender Male; Date of Death 1 Feb 1968; Last Address AUCKLAND; Funeral Director - Hope & Sons Ltd, P O Box 5013, Andersons Bay, DUNEDIN; Cemetery ANDERSONS BAY; Location Block 67 . Plot 0068; Date of Burial 29 Feb 1968; Type Ashes Burial.

    5. [S106] Dunedin Cemetery Records, (Dunedin City Council), none.
      Surname GRIFFIN, Forename WILLIAM EDWIN; Gender Male; Date of Death 1 Feb 1968; Last Address AUCKLAND; Date of Cremation 29 Feb 1968; Funeral Director - Hope & Sons Ltd, P O Box 5013, Andersons Bay, DUNEDIN; Ashes Disposal - Family Plot Interment 1 Mar 1968.

    6. [S106] Dunedin Cemetery Records, (Dunedin City Council), none.

    7. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX

    8. [S344] Eleanor Leckie and Janice Poskitt, Register of Otago & Southland Marriages 1848 to 1920, (Presbyterian Church Aotearoa New Zealand Archives, 1990), none.
      Tokomairiro Parish (Milton) Marriages 1860 to 1920.

    9. [S23] Papers Past - The Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
      Otago Witness, Issue 2228, 12 November 1896, Page 29. MARRIAGES. Griffin-Walker. - On the 13th October, at the residence of the bride's parents, Comrie Cottage, by the Rev. James Chisholm, William George, third son of William Griffin, Macraes, to Belle, third daughter of Alexander Walker, Milton.

    10. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).

    11. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).