Son of William and Susan arriving in NZ in 1923. The family was originally from Scotland.
Buried in the Rubble for 3 days after the earthquake but rescued / Originally listed as dead and had obituary published in local paper
Research Notes
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"Statutory Register of Births",
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/6/134,
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 7 October 2023),
James Durning birth registered 1908 in Springburn.
Death Registration / 1997/42678 / Name: Durning, James Aloysius / DOB: 2 February 1908
"New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDF-KBJ5 : 9 August 2017), James Durning, 26 Aug 1923; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
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