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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: pinkie6 on Friday 15 February 08 02:37 GMT (UK)
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Could someone please look up the following.
from naval and millitary land claims commissions 1896-1910, from record group, Dept lands,surveys head office, for,
john ryan H.M 65th regiment c/o G Carter, albert Street, Auckland.
Agency LS
series 69
box item 29
record 1736
Am wondering what is held and would appreciate all details forwarded, thanks in advance if someone can help :)
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Do you know which archives (i.e. Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin etc) this is held?
I'm planning a trip to Ak Archives in a couple of weeks - sp may be able to help.
Fiona
Auckland
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sorry, held in wellington :(
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can anyone in auckland who is visiting archives please look up this one for me, many thanks and would be much appreciated!! :) ??? ???
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Pixie (and other who are waiting for my archives trip ;))
Sorry, but Fridays (my only weekday off) have been cluttered by such stimulating things like waiting for electrians to fix my hot water cylinder and emergency trips to the vet (how to cats know you have something else planned for the day before they decide to fall out of a tree?)
And now next Friday is Good Friday - but I'll be at the Archives (with bells on - no, wait - that might annoy the archivists ;D) the following Friday. Just need to convince Bentley (the yawning ginger) that going to the Archives is much more fun than taking him to the vet.
Cheers
Fi
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awesome, thanks heaps! ;D and yes I know what cats are like!! hope you don't mind looking things up as archives are lucky i don't live near them as i would be living in their premises for all the stuff i would like to find, i would be a serial researcher!!! thankyou and look forward to seeing what you find, many thanks!
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just wondering if this had been followed up?
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Pixie
Sorry missed this one on my last trip (thought it was in Wellington - and then saw your later post :D). I'm off again in a couple of weeks - so will add it to my list for then.
Cheers
Fiona
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thankyou very much, haven't had much luck with my postings so will forward to any info you find regarding this, much appreciated, thanks. :) :) :)
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could someone in wellington please look this up for me, many thanks.
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To cut out the confusion as to which office this record is at, it would help if you put the city name in the title.
You might get somewhere then.
If it's urgent, you always have the option of contacting Archives direct....
Bren.
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Hi pixie6,
I'll look for this in the next week or so.
Regards, riley
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thank you very much riley :)
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Hi again pixie6,
Land claim of Private John RYAN late of the 65th Regiment.
Decision: Rejected. Already received land for service in the Waikato Militia.
Details provided in Application:
Discharged: 28 April 1863
Length of service: 12 years
Period of service: 21 Jan 1851 – 28 Apr 1863
Months actually engaged against the Queens enemies: about 24 months
Present address: care of M. LORD Innkeeper Henderson
Certificate of Good Conduct on retirement: Character Indifferent reported by Horse Guards
Signature of John (his X mark) Ryan
In a précis of a letter to the Crown Land Commissioner Auckland dated 20 September 1889, John RYAN stated that:
He was in 10 Company 65th Regiment (under) Captain MACGREGOR and his service number was 2861. He enlisted in Ireland on 20 January 1851 and was discharged at Otahuhu in January 1862.
His discharge papers were destroyed in his whare by a bush fire at Coromandel in 1865.
He was in engagement under Col. GOULD on 17 March 1860 at Taranaki and also in engagement under Col. GOULD in operation at Manutahi and at Koru in the same year.
In an application dated 22 August 1893 John RYAN stated that he fired the first shot on 17 March 1860 at Taranaki under Col. Gould. Twelve months from that date he cut down the Native Flag at Thompson Pa. He was alongside Mr. MCNAUGHTON the day he (MCNAUGHTON) was shot.
Regards, riley
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thanks heaps riley, i was hoping it was the john ryan i was looking for and wonder how many john ryan's there were in the 65th regiment as the one i am trying to find info on drowned in 1863 shortly after receiving the victoria cross. will do some more digging, you are a gem!!! thanks again!!