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John Adams

Male Abt 1834 - 1893  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Adams was born about 1834 in Bristol, England; died on 20 October 1893 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

    John married Elizabeth Stacey on 28 Apr 1856 in Bristol, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William Stacey and Sarah Baker) was born in 1835 in Minehead, Somerset, England; died on 27 February 1877 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Ann Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1857 in Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England; was christened on 15 Mar 1857 in Bristol, Holy Trinity St Philip, Gloucestershire, England; died on 12 Jun 1932 in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 3. William Henry Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 September 1859 in Bristol, England; died on 15 September 1948 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
    3. 4. Esther Adams Evans  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales.
    4. 5. Mary Harriet Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866 in New Zealand; died on 10 December 1956 in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand; was buried in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.
    5. 6. John Arthur Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 26 February 1948 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
    6. 7. Frederick Herbert Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1871 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 11 April 1929 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Ann Adams Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 15 Mar 1857 in Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England; was christened on 15 Mar 1857 in Bristol, Holy Trinity St Philip, Gloucestershire, England; died on 12 Jun 1932 in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

    Elizabeth married John Cunningham in 1878 in New Zealand. John (son of Robert Cunningham and Betson Wilson) was born on 22 Aug 1851 in St Andrews and St Leonards,Fife,Scotland; died on 16 June 1931 in Oamaru, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Robert George Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in January 1879 in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1956 in Dunedin; was buried in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 9. Elizabeth Stacey (Bessie) Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in April 1880 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 21 Dec 1957 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.
    3. 10. John (Jack) Wilson Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1881 in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on 31 Oct 1967 in Newport News, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America.
    4. 11. William Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in January 1884 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died in January 1923 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.
    5. 12. Betson Margaret Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1885 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 04 Jul 1957 in North Shore; was buried in Auckland, New Zealand.
    6. 13. Mary Harriet Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in July 1887 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 13 Oct 1965 in Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
    7. 14. Thomas (Tom) Arthur Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in October 1889 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 16 Aug 1963 in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.
    8. 15. Eva Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in April 1892 in Kurow, New Zealand; died on 29 Jan 1974; was buried in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.
    9. 16. Ernest James Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 June 1895 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 20 May 1957 in Wellington, New Zealand.
    10. 17. Frederick Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897.

  2. 3.  William Henry Adams Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 September 1859 in Bristol, England; died on 15 September 1948 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

    William married Eliza Johnston Daggar in 1883 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Esther Adams Evans Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales.

  4. 5.  Mary Harriet Adams Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1866 in New Zealand; died on 10 December 1956 in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand; was buried in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.

    Mary married Thomas Cunningham in 1889 in New Zealand. Thomas (son of Robert Cunningham and Betson Wilson) was born in 1857 in Victoria, Victoria; died on 6 Dec 1932 in Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Oamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Irene Stacey Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1895 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 7 Sep 1961 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

  5. 6.  John Arthur Adams Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1869 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 26 February 1948 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

    John married Janet McTaggart in 1897 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Frederick Herbert Adams Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 22 May 1871 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 11 April 1929 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

    Frederick married Sarah Hurst in 1897 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Robert George Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in January 1879 in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1956 in Dunedin; was buried in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.

    Robert married Mary Jane Bennett in 1908 in New Zealand. Mary was born about 1885 in South Island, New Zealand; died on 13 Apr 1946 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Dora Lillieth Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 8 April 1974 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 20. Myra Noelene Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in January 1913 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died in November,1971 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

  2. 9.  Elizabeth Stacey (Bessie) Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in April 1880 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 21 Dec 1957 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

  3. 10.  John (Jack) Wilson Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 5 Jan 1881 in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on 31 Oct 1967 in Newport News, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America.

    Family/Spouse: Nelle Williams. Nelle was born in 1881 in Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jul 1952 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  William Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in January 1884 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died in January 1923 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.

    William married Margaret Ethel Sinclair in 1910 in New Zealand. Margaret (daughter of James Sinclair and Jessie Bain) was born in 1880 in Popotunoa, Southland, New Zealand; died on 17 Aug 1968 in Oamaru New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Margaret Jessie Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 November 1911 in New Zealand; died on 26 Feb 1986 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

  5. 12.  Betson Margaret Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in Jul 1885 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 04 Jul 1957 in North Shore; was buried in Auckland, New Zealand.

    Betson married David George Chalmers in 1909 in New Zealand. David was born in 1887 in Duntroon, Waitaki, Canterbury, New Zealand; died on 25 Jun 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Wilson Chalmers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1911 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 23. David Lloyd George Chalmers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in July 1912 in Grey, Westland, New Zealand.
    3. 24. Betson Timo Chalmers  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1915 in Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand; died in 2002 in New Zealand Ref:BDM2002/20407.

    Family/Spouse: John Whitten. John was born in 1881; died on 21 Dec 1945 in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand; was buried in Auckland, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mary Harriet Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in July 1887 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 13 Oct 1965 in Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

    Mary married James Shevis Duncan in 1911 in New Zealand. James (son of George Roderick Duncan and Sophia Shives Bennet) was born in 1885 in Otago, New Zealand; died in Sep 1945 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Doris Ernestine Duncan  Descendancy chart to this point was born in July 1912 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand; died on 6 Mar 2002 in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

  7. 14.  Thomas (Tom) Arthur Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in October 1889 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 16 Aug 1963 in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

    Thomas married Elspeth Johnston on 3 July 1913 in New Zealand. Elspeth (daughter of John William Johnstone) was born in January 1891 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died in July 1923 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Ernest Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in April 1914 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1984 in Hokitika, New Zealand.
    2. 27. Sergeant John Perceval Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in October 1915 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand; died on 14 July 1942 in El Alamein, Egypt.; was buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Matruh, Egypt.

    Thomas married Jessie Sutherland in 1927 in New Zealand. Jessie (daughter of John Manson Sutherland and Mary Coombs) was born on 6 Apr 1898 in Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand; died on 06 Sep 1994 in Glenwood Home, Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Eva Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in April 1892 in Kurow, New Zealand; died on 29 Jan 1974; was buried in Ōamaru, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.

    Eva married William David Whitaker in 1921 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 16.  Ernest James Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 2 June 1895 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 20 May 1957 in Wellington, New Zealand.

    Ernest married Beatrice Maud Hall in 1923 in New Zealand. Beatrice (daughter of Charles Henry Hall and Mary Alice Spillard) was born on 15 Jun 1898 in Kumara New Zealand; died on 31 Jul 1974 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. John Graham Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 August 1927 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 4 Jan 2006 in Hamilton, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.

  10. 17.  Frederick Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in 1897.

  11. 18.  Irene Stacey Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in Oct 1895 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died on 7 Sep 1961 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

    Irene married John Francis Aubrey in 1925 in New Zealand. John was born in January 1898 in Hampden, New Zealand; died on 7 Nov 1949 in Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Dora Lillieth Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Robert3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in 1911 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 8 April 1974 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

  2. 20.  Myra Noelene Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Robert3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in January 1913 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died in November,1971 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Family/Spouse: Alister Simon Bisset. Alister (son of Alexander Bisset) was born in July 1906 in Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand; died on 22 April 1996 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 21.  Margaret Jessie Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 26 November 1911 in New Zealand; died on 26 Feb 1986 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Margaret married John Paton Meikle in 1936 in New Zealand. John was born in 1903 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand; died in Nov 1967 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 22.  John Wilson Chalmers Descendancy chart to this point (12.Betson3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in Jan 1911 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand.

  5. 23.  David Lloyd George Chalmers Descendancy chart to this point (12.Betson3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in July 1912 in Grey, Westland, New Zealand.

  6. 24.  Betson Timo Chalmers Descendancy chart to this point (12.Betson3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Feb 1915 in Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand; died in 2002 in New Zealand Ref:BDM2002/20407.

    Betson married Douglas Sutley Sherwood on 29 Jan 1936. Douglas (son of William Charles Sutlej Sherwood and Edith Amy Holland) was born on 12 Feb 1903 in Nelson. New Zealand.; died on 25 Feb 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 25.  Doris Ernestine Duncan Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in July 1912 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand; died on 6 Mar 2002 in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

    Doris married Ashley Charles Eyles in 1935 in New Zealand. Ashley was born on 7 Jun 1908 in Motueka, Nelson, New Zaeland; died on 30 Jan 1984 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 26.  Ernest Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (14.Thomas3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in April 1914 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1984 in Hokitika, New Zealand.

    Ernest married Violet Mary Barbara Morrison in 1937 in New Zealand. Violet (daughter of Donald Morrison and Violet Mary Martin) was born on 23 February 1913 in Oamaru, New Zealand; died on 26 August 1997 in Oamaru, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 27.  Sergeant John Perceval Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (14.Thomas3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born in October 1915 in Oamaru Otago, New Zealand; died on 14 July 1942 in El Alamein, Egypt.; was buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Matruh, Egypt.

  10. 28.  John Graham Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (16.Ernest3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 26 August 1927 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 4 Jan 2006 in Hamilton, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.

    Family/Spouse: Betty Hetherington Garbett. Betty (daughter of Thomas Henry Francis Garbett and Ellen Gibson (Boden)) was born on 25 March 1925 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 12 January 2014 in Hamilton Waikato New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 5

  1. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (21.Margaret4, 11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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