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Charlotte Martha (Niven) Robertson of Leith, North Leith County, Midlothian Scotland was born on March 8, 1773 in Dunfermline, Fife County, Scotland United Kingdom. Charlotte was baptized on March 14, 1773 in Dunfermline.
Duncan Niven of New Jersey was born on September 21, 1870, and died at age 92 years old in July 1963.
Jane S Niven of Carlsbad, San Diego County, CA was born on December 1, 1873, and died at age 96 years old on April 15, 1970.
Maria Niven of Barre, Washington County, VT was born on March 14, 1874, and died at age 98 years old in September 1972.
Margaret C Niven of Jacksonville, Duval County, FL was born on September 17, 1874, and died at age 91 years old on July 15, 1966.
David Niven of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on April 4, 1875, and died at age 93 years old in December 1968.
William Edward Graham Niven was born on June 24, 1877 in England United Kingdom. He was married to Henriette Julia (De Gacher), and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. He had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. William Niven was buried at Green Hill Cemetery Special Memorial F. 10. in Turkey (including Gallipoli). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Edward Graham Niven.
Mae Niven of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on June 17, 1877, and died at age 90 years old in February 1968.
Louise Niven of Providence, Providence County, RI was born on August 11, 1877, and died at age 89 years old in November 1966.
Helen C Niven of Monticello, Sullivan County, NY was born on November 10, 1878, and died at age 90 years old on June 15, 1969.
Henriette Julia (Gacher) Niven was born on March 1, 1878 in Brecon, Powys County, Wales United Kingdom. She was married to William Edward Graham Niven, and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. She had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. Henriette Niven died at age 54 years old on December 1, 1932 in London, Greater London County, England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henriette Julia (De Gacher) .
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William Niven of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, CA was born on January 18, 1916, and died at age 77 years old on December 25, 1993.
Daniel Aiden Niven of Carlton Australia was born in 1908 in Carlton, and died at age 57 years old in 1965 in Warr.
Francis Niven was born on September 19, 1918, and died at age 91 years old on January 6, 2010. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis Jean Niven.
Margaret (Niven) Neyland of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Niven Neyland.
The next year, in the box-office hit ''Around the World in 80 Days,'' Mr. Niven's acting attracted less attention than it otherwise might have, because the cast included many other stars in cameo appearances.
Reviewing ''Separate Tables,'' the 1958 screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play, Bosley Crowther said that, as the fraudulent major ''who turns out to be a particularly sad sort of person, David Niven starts weakly and gains strength, so that his final scene of gathering valor is one of the best in the film.''
In later years, Mr. Niven appeared in such comedies as the entertaining ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (1960) and ''The Pink Panther'' (1964), which was the first of the Panther series. More Recent Films
And he won warm praise from critics for his starring role in the 1966 espionage movie ''Where the Spies Are.'' Howard Thompson of The Times said that Mr. Niven gave his ''most appealing performance in several seasons'' and was ''entirely persuasive and convincing as a confused, aging but spunky novice in the cutthroat business of espionage.''
His more recent movies included ''A Man Called Intrepid'' and ''Rough Cut'' in 1979 and ''The Sea Wolves'' in 1980. Mr. Niven also worked in television, serving as host of ''The David Niven Show'' from 1959 to 1964 and starring in ''The Rogues'' in 1964 and 1965, among other activities.
Berder G Niven of Raeford, Hoke County, NC was born on December 21, 1913, and died at age 81 years old on July 11, 1995.
Henry D Niven of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on November 1, 1908, and died at age 80 years old on February 6, 1989.
Archie Palmer Niven of South Carolina was born on July 6, 1923, and died at age 86 years old on September 15, 2009.
Frank R Niven of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on August 29, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on September 21, 1996.
William E Niven of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas was born on June 13, 1921, and died at age 58 years old in May 1980.
William S D Niven of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York was born on May 31, 1913, and died at age 72 years old in January 1986.
Hugh R Niven of Dunbar, Marinette County, WI was born on February 20, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on August 13, 2004.
John T Niven Sr of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on September 18, 1940, and died at age 65 years old on December 15, 2005. John Niven was buried at Bath National Cemetery
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John H Niven of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on September 30, 1915, and died at age 67 years old in August 1983.
Vernon D Niven of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa was born on September 11, 1915, and died at age 62 years old in August 1978.
David D Niven of East Quogue, Suffolk County, NY was born on January 11, 1905 in Irish Free State, and died at age 72 years old in January 1977.
William Niven of Liverpool Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Niven.
Ellen Ellen (Ryan) Niven of Liverpool Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ellen Ryan Niven.
Henriette Julia (Gacher) Niven was born on March 1, 1878 in Brecon, Powys County, Wales United Kingdom. She was married to William Edward Graham Niven, and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. She had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. Henriette Niven died at age 54 years old on December 1, 1932 in London, Greater London County, England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henriette Julia (De Gacher) .
William Edward Graham Niven was born on June 24, 1877 in England United Kingdom. He was married to Henriette Julia (De Gacher), and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. He had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. William Niven was buried at Green Hill Cemetery Special Memorial F. 10. in Turkey (including Gallipoli). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Edward Graham Niven.
Popular Niven Biographies
The next year, in the box-office hit ''Around the World in 80 Days,'' Mr. Niven's acting attracted less attention than it otherwise might have, because the cast included many other stars in cameo appearances.
Reviewing ''Separate Tables,'' the 1958 screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play, Bosley Crowther said that, as the fraudulent major ''who turns out to be a particularly sad sort of person, David Niven starts weakly and gains strength, so that his final scene of gathering valor is one of the best in the film.''
In later years, Mr. Niven appeared in such comedies as the entertaining ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (1960) and ''The Pink Panther'' (1964), which was the first of the Panther series. More Recent Films
And he won warm praise from critics for his starring role in the 1966 espionage movie ''Where the Spies Are.'' Howard Thompson of The Times said that Mr. Niven gave his ''most appealing performance in several seasons'' and was ''entirely persuasive and convincing as a confused, aging but spunky novice in the cutthroat business of espionage.''
His more recent movies included ''A Man Called Intrepid'' and ''Rough Cut'' in 1979 and ''The Sea Wolves'' in 1980. Mr. Niven also worked in television, serving as host of ''The David Niven Show'' from 1959 to 1964 and starring in ''The Rogues'' in 1964 and 1965, among other activities.
C Niven died on January 28, 1917, and was buried at Kilconquhar Parish Churchyard Family Grave. in United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember C R Niven.
Charlotte Martha (Niven) Robertson of Leith, North Leith County, Midlothian Scotland was born on March 8, 1773 in Dunfermline, Fife County, Scotland United Kingdom. Charlotte was baptized on March 14, 1773 in Dunfermline.
Francis Niven was born on September 19, 1918, and died at age 91 years old on January 6, 2010. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis Jean Niven.
Grizel Niven was born on November 28, 1906 in England United Kingdom, and died at age 100 years old on January 28, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Grizel Niven.
Henry Niven was born on June 29, 1902 at Buckland in London, England United Kingdom, and died at age 50 years old on March 25, 1953 at Natal in South Africa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Niven.
Daniel Aiden Niven of Carlton Australia was born in 1908 in Carlton, and died at age 57 years old in 1965 in Warr.
Jamie Niven was born in 1946 in California United States to David Niven and Primula Susan Rollo, and has a brother David Niven Jr.. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jamie Niven .
Kristina Niven was born in 1960 in Switzerland to David Niven and Hjördis Genberg, and has a sister Fiona Niven. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kristina Niven .
William Edward Graham Niven was born on June 24, 1877 in England United Kingdom. He was married to Henriette Julia (De Gacher), and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. He had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. William Niven was buried at Green Hill Cemetery Special Memorial F. 10. in Turkey (including Gallipoli). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Edward Graham Niven.
Fiona Niven was born in 1962 in Switzerland to David Niven and Hjördis Genberg, and has a sister Kristina Niven. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fiona Niven .
David Niven Jr. was born on December 15, 1942 in London, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Niven Jr. .
Margaret Niven was born on January 5, 1900 in Geneva, GE Switzerland, and died at age 81 years old on November 18, 1981 in United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Niven .
Dermot Lang Niven was born circa 1903, and died at age 43 years old on October 3, 1947. Dermot Niven was buried at Northern Suburbs Crematorium Chatswood in Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dermot Lang Niven.
Henriette Julia (Gacher) Niven was born on March 1, 1878 in Brecon, Powys County, Wales United Kingdom. She was married to William Edward Graham Niven, and they were together until William's death on August 21, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula in Gelibolu County, Çanakkale Turkey. She had children Margaret Niven, Henry Niven, Grizel Niven, and David Niven. Henriette Niven died at age 54 years old on December 1, 1932 in London, Greater London County, England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henriette Julia (De Gacher) .
William Niven of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, CA was born on January 18, 1916, and died at age 77 years old on December 25, 1993.
Christina Niven of Mill Valley, Marin County, California was born on July 24, 1891, and died at age 87 years old in January 1979.
Rose M Niven of Halethorpe, Baltimore County, MD was born on October 9, 1927, and died at age 79 years old on April 8, 2007.
Rosa Niven of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina was born on September 3, 1902, and died at age 77 years old in October 1979.
Niven Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Niven family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 531 people with the last name Niven that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Nivens
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Ida L Niven of Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, NJ was born on August 25, 1904, and died at age 102 years old on January 31, 2007.
Grizel Niven was born on November 28, 1906 in England United Kingdom, and died at age 100 years old on January 28, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Grizel Niven.
Hilda A Niven of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on September 19, 1903, and died at age 100 years old on December 14, 2003.
Margaret Niven of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on August 19, 1879, and died at age 98 years old in February 1978.
Laura Niven of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on March 19, 1887, and died at age 99 years old in October 1986.
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Maria Niven of Barre, Washington County, VT was born on March 14, 1874, and died at age 98 years old in September 1972.
Isabel B Niven of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA was born on June 17, 1906, and died at age 97 years old on February 13, 2004.
Martha G Niven of Augusta, Richmond County, GA was born on June 2, 1896, and died at age 98 years old on June 24, 1994.
Marcia L Niven of Mount Dora, Lake County, FL was born on September 26, 1902, and died at age 98 years old on November 22, 2000.
Mary Niven of Michigan was born on February 12, 1880, and died at age 98 years old in December 1978.
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