Robinson Hugh Fowler
1942–1960 (Age 17)
Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
The Life of Robinson Hugh
When Robinson Hugh Fowler was born on 18 October 1942, in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand, his father, EDWARD LEONARD FOWLER, was 47 and his mother, Mata Ellen Taituha, was 40. He died on 5 July 1960, at the age of 17.
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Family Time Line
EDWARD LEONARD FOWLER
1895–1957
Mata Ellen Taituha
1902–1951
Edward Renata Fowler
1920–1972
Margaret Puai Fowler
1924–1966
Matson George Fowler
1928–1988
Maureen Roimata Fowler
1930–1986
George Halwen Fowler
1936–1969
Robinson Hugh Fowler
1938–1960
Walter Mo Mo Fowler
1923–1988
Margaret Puai Fowler
1926–1995
Anthony Prentice Fowler
1928–1951
Matson George Fowler
1933–1988
Henri Tāwhirimātea Fowler
1936–1975
John David Fowler
1937–1937
Robinson Hugh Fowler
1942–1960
Parents & Siblings
1895–1957Male
1902–1951Female
siblings
(13)
1920–1972Male
1923–1988Male
1924–1966Female
1926–1995Female
1928–1988Male
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World Events (8)
1943 · Eleanor Roosevelt Visits During War
Age 1
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt visited New Zealand during the calmer years of World War II in the Pacific. It was the first time that a first lady of the United States had visited the country alone without their husband.
1947
Age 5
New Zealand gains full independence from Britain.
1950 · The Wool Boom
Age 8
The Wool Boom was one of the greatest economic booms in the history of New Zealand. It was brought about by the need of wool from the United States during the Korean War. After the boom, the export price of wool has declined by 40% and the population of sheep on the Islands has continued to rise.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a bird-catcher (a common medieval occupation), Middle English fogelere, foulere(Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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