William Joseph LennaneAge: 701871–1942
- Name
- William Joseph Lennane
- Given names
- William Joseph
- Surname
- Lennane
| Birth | 27 November 1871 29 34 Naseby, Otago, New Zealand Note: DoB on military record is 1875, but registration was in 1871, so that is likely to be an error. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1871 Otago, New Zealand
sister -
Mary Anne Lennane
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| History | 1871 Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| Birth of a brother | about 1872 (Age 35 days)
younger brother -
Denis Lennane
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| Birth of a brother | about 1876 (Age 4)
younger brother -
John Patrick Lennane
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| History | 1876 (Age 4) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 5) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1878 (Age 6) Otago, New Zealand
younger sister -
Theresa Lennane
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| History | 1879 (Age 7) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 8) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| History | 1882 (Age 10) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 11) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 12) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 13) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 14) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 15) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| History | 1889 (Age 17) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| Residence | 1896 (Age 24) Naseby, Otago, New Zealand 1896 NZ Electoral roll - Lennane family, Otago |
| History | 1897 (Age 25) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 26) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 27) Note: Boer war. |
| History | 1901 (Age 29) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 31) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 32) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 33) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| Death of a mother | 20 August 1913 (Age 41) New Zealand
mother -
Johanna Shinness
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| History | 1914 (Age 42) Note: The Great War (World War I). |
| History | 1916 (Age 44) Note: Easter Rising in Dublin. |
| History | 1917 (Age 45) Note: Russian Revolution. |
| History | 1918 (Age 46) Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised. |
| Death of a father | 21 July 1919 (Age 47) New Zealand
father -
Michael Lennane
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| History | 1922 (Age 50) Note: Irish Free State established. |
| History | 1928 (Age 56) Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men). |
| History | 1936 (Age 64) Note: Spanish Civil War. |
| History | 7 July 1937 (Age 65) Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War). |
| History | 1938 (Age 66) Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich. |
| History | 1 September 1939 (Age 67) Note: The German invasion of Poland. |
| History | 3 September 1939 (Age 67) Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany . |
| History | 10 June 1940 (Age 68) Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
| History | 22 June 1941 (Age 69) Note: German attack on the USSR. |
| History | 7 December 1941 (Age 70) Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour). |
| History | 8 December 1941 (Age 70) Note: America declares war on Japan. |
| History | 11 December 1941 (Age 70) Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America. |
| Death | 1942 (Age 70) Age: 72 New Zealand |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Michael Lennane
Birth about 1842 Ireland Death 21 July 1919 Age: 77 New Zealand |
|
-5 years mother |
Johanna Shinness
Birth about 1837 Ireland Death 20 August 1913 Age: 76 New Zealand |
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Marriage: 1866 — Mount Ida, Otago, New Zealand |
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2 years #1 elder sister |
Margaret Helena Lennane
Birth 1868 26 31 Otago, New Zealand Death Yes |
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1 year #2 elder brother |
Thomas James Lennane
Birth 1869 27 32 Otago, New Zealand Death 21 December 1939 (Age 70) Age: 60 Otago, New Zealand |
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2 years #3 sister |
Mary Anne Lennane
Birth about 1871 29 34 Otago, New Zealand Death 1942 Age: 71 New Zealand |
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11 months #4 himself |
William Joseph Lennane
Birth 27 November 1871 29 34 Naseby, Otago, New Zealand Death 1942 (Age 70) Age: 72 New Zealand |
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1 month #5 younger brother |
Denis Lennane
Birth about 1872 30 35 Death 26 June 1936 Age: 64 Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
| #6 sister |
Catherine Lennane
Death Yes |
| #7 younger sister |
Theresa Lennane
Birth about 1878 36 41 Otago, New Zealand Death 1942 Age: 64 New Zealand |
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-2 years #8 younger brother |
John Patrick Lennane
Birth about 1876 34 39 Death before 25 February 1958 (Age 82) Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
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