RENTON, Arthur Douglas

1910 - 1999  (89 years)

• Name	RENTON, Arthur Douglas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	12 Sep 1910	East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Don
  Residence	1963	Otago Central, Otago, New Zealand   [4]
  Residence	1966	Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [6]
  Residence	1969	Otago Central, Otago, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	1972	Otago Central, Otago, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	1978	Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  Residence	1981	Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand   [7]
  Residence	1998	Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand   [8]
  Death	21 Sep 1999	Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand   [9]
  Burial	Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand   [9]
  	Waimate Cemetery
  Person ID	I24899	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	RENTON, James Carrell,   b. 19 Sep 1879, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 10 Jan 1953, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BROWN, Janet,   b. 6 May 1879, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 Jun 1950, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1901	New Zealand   [10]
  Marriage	6 Nov 1901	East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F3664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WILLMOTT, Bessie,   b. 18 Sep 1922   d. 16 May 2015, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1951	New Zealand
  Married	1951
  Family ID	F9009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1966 - Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Residence - 1978 - Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Residence - 1981 - Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1998 - Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Arthur Douglas Renton

  
  

• Notes

  No kids in electoral roles. Both Arthur (AKA Don) and Bessie seem to have been cremated Don has a plaque in Waimate Cemetery, cannot find Bessie's final resting spot. Moved from Mosgiel to Waimate at some point in early 1970s. Cannot find anything on the 1975 electoral roll

  
  

• Sources

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