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Wilhelmina Sangster (Fairbairn) Playfair (1884 - 1967)

Wilhelmina Sangster (Williamina) Playfair formerly Fairbairn
Born in Awarua, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 16 Feb 1909 in Riverton, Southland, New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at age 83 in Riverton, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Wilhelmina was born in 1884 in Big Bay (aka Awarua Bay), Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. She was the daughter of Andrew Fairbairn (a Shepherd/Gardener/Storekeeper) and Elizabeth Sangster. She passes away in 1967 in Riverton, Southland, New Zealand.

NAME AT BIRTH

Surname: FAIRBAIRN
Given Names: Wilhelmina Langster
Preferred Names: Williamina Sangster[1].

BIRTH

Date: 6 AUG 1884
Place: Big Bay (aka Awarua Bay), Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand[2][3].

MARRIAGE

Date: 16 FEB 1909
Spouse: Hercules PLAYFAIR
Child: Annie Elizabeth (b.25 Oct 1910)
Child: Jean Harris (b.9 Oct 1913)
Child: Margaret Joy (b.7 Oct 1917)
Child: John Scott (b.1921)
Place: Riverton, Southland, New Zealand[4].

RESIDENCE

Date: 1890
Description: Living with her parents Andrew and Elizabeth (Sangster) and siblings
Place: North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand[5].
Date: 1896
Description: Living with her parents Andrew and Elizabeth (Sangster) and siblings
Place: North Invercargill, Freehold, Sections 3, 4 & 5; Block 2[6].
Date: 1900
Description: Living with her parents Andrew and Elizabeth (Sangster) and siblings
Place: Melbourne Street, North Invercargill; Sections 3, 4 & 5; Block 2[7].
Date: 1905 to 1906
Description: Living with her parents Andrew and Elizabeth (Sangster) and siblings
Place: Melbourne Street, North Invercargill; Sections 3, 4 & 5; Block 2[8].
Date: 1911
Description: Living with her husband Hercules and daughter, Annie Elizabeth
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Wallace District, Southland, New Zealand[9].
Date: 1914
Description: Living with her husband Hercules and children Annie Elizabeth and Jean Harris
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Wallace District, Southland, New Zealand[10].
Date: 1919
Description: Living with her husband Hercules and children Annie Elizabeth, Jean Harris and Margaret Joy
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Wallace District, Southland, New Zealand[11].
Date: 1928
Description: Living with his her husband Hercules and children Annie Elizabeth, Jean Harris, Margaret Joy and John Scott
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Wallace District, Southland, New Zealand[12].
Date: 1935
Description: Living with her husband Hercules and daughter Jean Harris and John Scott
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Wallace District, Southland, New Zealand[13].

OCCUPATION

Date: 1901 to 1914
Occupation: Teacher
Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].

DEATH

Date: 9 SEP 1967
Cause: Unknown (probable Old Age)
Place: Gummies Bush, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand[24].

BURIAL

Date: AFT 10 SEP 1967
Place: Riverton Cemetery, 93 Riverton-Otautau Road, Riverton Racecourse, Southland, New Zealand
Grave Location: 25 Anglican Section Row M[25].

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION

Hercules husband of Williamina PLAYFAIR died at "Bonniefield" 11 Sep 1937 age 63 years also his cousin Margaret Gilruth MELVILLE died 29 Mar 1938 and his wife Williamina Sangster died 9 Sep 1967 age 83 years and granddaughter Eileen Margaret and her husband Albert TAMIS died at Tahiti 22 Jul 1973.
Anne Elizabeth DWYER died at Oamaru 7 Aug 1985
WILSON. Margaret Joy (Peg) nee PLAYFAIR born 7 Nov 1917 died 14 Jan 1995 wife of Robert James Calder born 16 May 1913 died 6 Nov 1995 parents of Eileen, Joan, John, Marian, Pat and Cliff[26].

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records (New Zealand Government); (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home); Reference: (Birth Year-1884); Registration No. 1884/8978
  2. ↑ Source: Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records (New Zealand Government); (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home); Reference: (Birth Year-1884); Registration No. 1884/8978
  3. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Jul-Sep 1884); Registration Place: Big Bay; Region or Province: Southland; Folio No. 3394
  4. ↑ Source: Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records (New Zealand Government); (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home); Reference: (Marriage Year-1909); Registration No. 1909/7247
  5. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Invercargill; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 364 & 365; Page No. 8
  6. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Invercargill; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 1342 & 1343; Page No. 28
  7. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Invercargill; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 1130 & 1131; Page No. 25
  8. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Invercargill; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 7033 & 7034; Page No. 128
  9. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 4274 & 4275; Page No. 87
  10. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 3785 & 3786; Page No. 77
  11. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 4595 & 4596; Page No. 93
  12. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 6402 & 6403; Page No. 130
  13. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (Ancestry.com Operations); Registration District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland; Record Nos. 6601, 6602 & 6603; Page No. 134
  14. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1901); Record No. 35; Page No. 540
  15. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1904); Page No. 745
  16. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1905); Page No. 1666
  17. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1906); Page No. 1886
  18. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1907); Page No. 2067
  19. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1908); Page No. 1902
  20. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1911); Page No. 2126
  21. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1912); Page No. 2121
  22. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1913); Page No. 2060
  23. ↑ Source: New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1914); Page No. 2604
  24. ↑ Source: Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records (New Zealand Government); (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home); Reference: (Death Year-1967); Registration No. 1967/44790
  25. ↑ Source: Cemetery Search (Southland District Council); Reference: (Year-1967); (https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/my-southland/cemeteries/cemeterysearch/getperson/2864)
  26. ↑ Source: Find A Grave Database (Find A Grave); Reference: (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58613846/williamina-sangster-playfair)




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