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Title: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: lozzab on Sunday 30 March 08 05:04 BST (UK)
hi,

My g/father, Jack Ernest CAMERON was born in Wellington, NZ on 07/09/1905. He came to Sydney, Australia with siblings and parents when he was about 4 years old.

His parents were Ernest CAMERON(b:@1875 - NZ) and Adela LEVY(b:@1876 - NZ).  - I believe they married in about 1902 in Wellington, NZ.
 Is someone able to tell me the exact year and folio number for their marriage so I can order a printout/certificate?

I don't know Ernest CAMERON'S parents names but do know that Adela's father's name was Henry LEVY(b :@1837) and her mother's name was Leah (surname n/k - b:@1842).

This is my first foray into trying to track the NZ side of the family down - would appreciate any help/advice!!

Thanks,
Loz
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: Mk2_Zephyr on Sunday 30 March 08 07:19 BST (UK)
Ok,

 Henry Levy married Leah MARKS    1868    # 1449

Can't find an Ernest or Adela m.   :-\ 
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Sunday 30 March 08 08:30 BST (UK)
There is another Ernest Cameron in Wellington gets married 1909, which you may like to take note of so you sdon't get wrong one
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&srpos=3&cl=search&d=EP19090116.2.2.1&e=-------en-PubMetaEP-1----2%22ernest+cameron%22-all

Bye
Althea
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: lozzab on Monday 31 March 08 02:03 BST (UK)
Thanks for your replies.  Is there anyway of checking Henry and Leah's death folio numbers.  I think I found them on the Wellington Burial site with Leah Levy being buried on 24/09/1919 and Henry Levy buried 17/09/1918 both at Karori Cemetery.

Ernest Cameron and Adela emigrated to Australia in about 1907/1908 with their 4 children.   It was a theory of my Aunt's that they didn't actually get married as she was a Jew and they ended up coming to australia to get away from the family disapproval!

I have both their Australian death certificates which state they were married in NZ in about 1902.

thanks again,

Loz
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Monday 31 March 08 02:44 BST (UK)
YOu can order the certs, given you have the exact year you want.
MAybe thats why we can't find any marriage, because there wasn't one :)

One thing I have found is that on a school record Adela's birthdate is 13 jun 1876, Porewa Rangitikei School Admission date 25 april 1887, last school Wellington area. Guardian Mr Levy, Wellington

There are several School Inspector reports that come up with her name, for further info Archives NZ Wellington.

BYe
Althea
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: cmclayton on Monday 31 March 08 03:34 BST (UK)
Hi Loz

Henry Levy - death 1918  Folio #2275  Wellington

and

Leah Levy - death 1919  Folio #2363  Wellington


Thanks heaps Christine
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: lozzab on Monday 31 March 08 06:20 BST (UK)
Thanks again for your help - althea and christine! that's great!

Althea - was the school report you saw on-line or on fiche??

Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Monday 31 March 08 06:32 BST (UK)
THey are entries on the NZSG index CD.
BYe
Althea
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: lozzab on Monday 31 March 08 10:03 BST (UK)
Ok - thanks Althea.
Can I bother you one more time??
Can you have a looka t the school records to see if Ernest Cameron is on there?  He was born about 1876 - I believe in Wellington but I don't know his parents names yet.

Thanks again,
Loz
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Monday 31 March 08 19:10 BST (UK)
Yes initially looked at this, but sadly there are many E And Ernest Camerons

eg
Ernest Cameron who was a t Moa Flat School, Alexandra area BD 17/5/1880, father Robert
Ernest bd 25/4/1883 at MOsgiel Father Wm
Ernest Cameron at Masterton 1892 no other details. Ref is Wellington archives ED-W8/13 School INspector returns, there are more of these for subsequeent years but they would be too old for the Ernest you want.

Have you double checked for a marriage in Aus, if things were as you say they could have waited till arriving in aus

BYe
Althea
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: fiandmo on Saturday 05 April 08 02:20 BST (UK)
Loz

I have a database of the NZ CAMERON Births & deaths up to 1900 and the only Ernest I can find is:

Ernest Reid Cameron
Year: 1880
Quarter: Sept
District: Hamiltons (Otago/Southland area)
Folio: 3089

There is a William Ernest closer to your approximate birth date
CAMERON   WILLIAM ERNEST         
Year: 1876   
District: Invercargill   
Quarter: June   
Folio: 1795   

Unfortunately you'd have to order copies of the records to confirm which may be your man.


Cheers
Fiona
Title: Re: BDM look-up for LEVY and CAMERON
Post by: lozzab on Saturday 05 April 08 07:00 BST (UK)
Mmmm.  I don't hink it is either of those.  On certificates I have obtained in victoria - his middle name is down as Hugh on one and Howard on another! His death certificate says he was born in Wellington - but then that's only what the informant puts on it and his parents were put down as unknown.  If I can't fien ERnest and Adela's marriage - I don't know if I'll ever know who his parents were!

Thanks everyone for your help on this!