William
Brophy
Born in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Patrick Brophy
and Bridget (Doyle) Brophy
Brother of
Cecilia Mary (Brophy) Hogan, Stephen Brophy, Patrick Michael Brophy, Denis Brophy, John Brophy, Kate Brophy and Walter Joseph Brophy
Husband of
Christina Verona (Russek) Brophy
— married
1920 in New Zealand
Father of
Patrick William Anthony Brophy, Christina Della (Brophy) Howell, Kathleen Mary (Brophy) Penney, Margaret Elizabeth (Brophy) Hardy, John Vincent Doyle Brophy, Joseph Emmett Brophy, Denis Stephen Brophy and Michael Augustine Brophy
Died
at about age 56
in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2017
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Biography
William Brophy lived in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
William was born in 1880. He was the son of Patrick Brophy and Della Doyle.
William was apprenticed to a boat builder, and in adulthood became a boat builder in his own right, living in Whangarei. He was married to Christina Veronica
He passed away in 1936 at Whangarei Hospital aged 56. William was buried at Maunu Cemetery in Whangarei. His wife died in 1982 and is buried alongside him.
Sources
- New Zealand Birth Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: William Brophy; Birth Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1880; Registration Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 3441
- New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: William Brophy; Death Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1936; Registration Place: Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 3604
- Death Notice, Auckland Star - DEATHS., Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 297, 15 December 1936
- Obituary - OBITUARY, New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22599, 11 December 1936
- New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: William Brophy; Birth Date: abt 1880; Death Age: 56; Death Date: 10 Dec 1936; Death Place: Whangarei; Burial Place: Northland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Maunu; Spouse Name: Christina Veronica Brophy
- Find-a-Grave Index - William Brophy (Unknown-1936) on Find A Grave: Memorial #150676839 retrieved 01 January 2018
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