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Title: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: f261064 on Sunday 24 June 07 01:06 BST (UK)
 Looking for any information or any advice on tracking down:

Nicholas QUINN. Co Down single; a labourer aged 21 and his brothe William QUINN aged 18, arrived in Dunedin , New Zealand on board 'S.S.Arawa ' on 24 Dec 1884; left Plymouth 8 Nov 1884 PL/DP
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Nicholas & William were originally from Kilkeel, Co. Down.
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They  first went to Australia to a place called Bendigo,  made some money and then moved on to New Zealand where they bought 5000 acres on the South Canterbury Plains at a place called WAIMATE.

Any help greatfully appreciated,

Fiona,
IGP County Down Coordinator

Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: piedstilt on Sunday 24 June 07 01:28 BST (UK)
Hi Fiona,

A great place for you to start looking for your Quinns is:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nzlscant

Type Quinn into their search engine and you'll get dozens of hits. I've already spotted Nicholas and William but I'll leave the fun up to you.

Cheers,

Ros
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: f261064 on Sunday 24 June 07 01:30 BST (UK)
Wonderful....I'm going to have fun.

THANKS,
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: DotBrennan on Sunday 24 June 07 01:41 BST (UK)
Hi Fiona

Here's something to start with....

1893 Electoral Roll:

QUINN, Nicholas
Number: 2691
Electorate: Waitaki
Voting Qual: Freehold
Res Address: Makikihi
Occupation: Farmer
Property Detail: Part Sec 6548, Waimate

QUINN, William
Number: 2692
Electorate: Waitaki
Voting Qual: Freehold
Res Address: Makikihi
Occupation: Farmer
Property Detail: Part Sec 6548, Waimate

QUINN, William Henry
Number: 2694
Electorate: Waitaki
Voting Qual: Residential
Res Address: Makikihi
Occupation: Farmer

QUINN, William Junr
Number: 2688
Electorate: Waitaki
Voting Qual: Freehold
Res Address: Makikihi
Occupation: Labourer

Too many William QUINN marriages....

Bren

Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: f261064 on Sunday 24 June 07 01:45 BST (UK)
Wonderful!!! I didn't expect so much help and so quickly!!!!!
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: piedstilt on Sunday 24 June 07 01:45 BST (UK)
I hope I didn't get a bit carried away. A closer look at the Nicholas and William I saw shows that are a bit earlier than your ones.

NZ Archives site http://archway.archives.govt.nz has files for Nicholas Quinn of Makikihi, but I think he could be the other one as well. Ditto William Quinn. Look for files at Timaru and possibly Dunedin and/Christchurch.

Ros
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: f261064 on Sunday 24 June 07 01:48 BST (UK)
I am also beginning to think that they may have had an uncle Henry Quinn with them.  So all the Quinns and all the dates are worth looking at.  Nicholas wasn't too common a name (compared with William) so there may be a link to the older Nicholas as well.  Here's hoping......
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: annieok on Monday 02 July 07 08:01 BST (UK)
Hi Fiona

try this site for the Waimate Cemetery
www.waimatedc.govt.nz

lots of Quinns here, including Williams and William Henry.
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: annieok on Monday 02 July 07 08:13 BST (UK)
me again

if it proves to be the right family in the Waimate Cemetery, let me know, as i visit Waimate regularly and am happy to take headstone or plot photos for fellow gene's.
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: sanderson on Sunday 30 September 07 12:16 BST (UK)
Hi I live in waimate and will take some photo's if it is needed. Also we have a Quinn's Arcade - the first shopping centre or something in New Zealand. It is an old building just purchased by the Waimate Project committee with the thought of doing it up and reopening it. I'm not informed further. However we have a really good Musem if you contact them they may be able to help.
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: Infobunny on Tuesday 02 October 07 10:20 BST (UK)
Hi Fiona,

If you go here  http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS/2007-08/1187867557 then you will see that someone in Christchurch, NZ is also onto the case of the Quinns.  But I can't find the original post which would have the email address you would want to contact the person! >:(

Cheers
Bunny 8)
Title: Re: QUINNs in WAIMATE.
Post by: peterd500 on Tuesday 05 February 08 20:09 GMT (UK)
that's me.  I've already been in touch with Fiona'when she made an enquiry via the NZ mailing list.  Mmessage to the goldfields list was informed by Fiona's information.

peter