Iain
Foote
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Harold Victor Foote
and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 7
in Tangiwai, Ruapehu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Oct 2013
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Biography
Iain was born in 1946. He was the son of Harold Foote and Joy Martin. He passed away in 1953 while accompanying his father on a rail journey in the North Island of New Zealand. He died amongst many others, including his father, in the Tangiwai Rail Disaster.
The Tangiwai disaster occurred at 22:21 on 24 December 1953 when the Whangaehu River bridge collapsed beneath Wellington-to-Auckland express passenger train № 626 at Tangiwai.
The Rootsweb fatality list gives his last known address as 11 Brookside Terrace, Christchurch.
Iain and his father Harold were interred at Karori Cemetery in Wellington (Area 10. Block D, Row 1, Plot 1) but then a memorial was erected at Papakura Cemetery in Auckland.
Sources
- Death - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Death cert 1954/19100 aged 7Y
- Find A Grave: Memorial #87361741
See Also
- Rootsweb page with list of fatalities of the Tangiwai disaster
- WIkipedia article on the Tangiwai disaster
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Iain:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Iain:
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~0.78%
Janice (Cannon) Goodson
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