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Re: When was Raewyn created?
Hi,I found your post whilst researching our name which led me to this article about Rae Wynn's mother which also mentions her.https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3g7/gibson-emily-patriciaRegards,
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IS this the same person? Emily Gibson was the mother of Elizabeth Ray Wynn (nee Gibson), born 1895, who later went by Ray Wynn. If the first instances of Raewyn occur c1920, then she would be too young for anyone to base the name on her (she was married in 1924, and the biographical reference is from 1930). Unfortunately, there is also no-one else recorded in births, deaths or marriages with surname Wynn or Wyn, and a first name that is any variant of Rae or Ray. Records are only searchable for births prior to 1919, so there's no searchable record of the Raewyn born c1927 deceased 1967. The National Library of New Zealand has several references from the '50s of people named Raewyn, but it appears all of these were born after 1919, so there are nor searchable birth records.

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