The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMavis Winifred (Winnie) Ginn
Birth25 Aug 1920, New Zealand
Death11 Jun 2017, New Zealand
FatherJames Ginn (1874-1939)
MotherEthel Jane May Dunstan (1879-1948)
Misc. Notes
First given name of “Winnie” from grandson Stephen James Porter and added here in April 2009.

Formal given names, maiden name, year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1940/6077. Bride: Mavis Winifred Ginn. Groom: Robert Thomas Urwin

Full date of marriage of 22 June 1940 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Date of death, estimated year of birth of “circa 1921” from Obituary for Mavis URWIN as published by The New Zealand Herald from 13 June to 14 June 2017 and found in December 2023:
https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzher...ituary?pid=185776880
URWIN, Mavis Winifred (Win). Passed away peacefully on 11 June 2017, aged 96 years. Loved wife of the late Robert Urwin. Loved mother of Margaret, Judith, Robyn and their families. A service for Win will be held at Seddon Park Funeral Home Chapel, Cnr Seddon Road and Somerset Street, Hamilton, on Friday, 16 June 2017 at 10:30am followed by private cremation. All communications to the Urwin family C/- PO Box 5523, Frankton, Hamilton 3242.

Year of death confirmed, date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
2017/15435. Urwin, Mavis Winifred. Date of birth: 25 August 1920

Full date of death of 11 June 2017 confirmed from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:

Country of birth, name of parents, from search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1920/17458. Ginn, Mavis Winifred. Mother: Ethel Jane May. Father: James

Full date of birth of 25 August 1920 confirmed from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Spouses
Birth3 Apr 1918, Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Death19 Jan 2001, New Zealand
OccupationButcher
FatherAlbert Edward Robert Urwin (1892-1975)
MotherPolly / May Howarth (1895-1990)
Marriage22 Jun 1940, New Zealand
ChildrenMargaret
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