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Title: Where did my Helleur's come from? *COMPLETED*
Post by: kiwihelleur on Sunday 28 November 10 10:09 GMT (UK)
My grandfather was Etienne George Helleur, he died in NZ about 1958. That's all I know about him really except that he helped build the Mickey Savage Memorial on Auckland's waterfront. Does anyone have anymoe background please?
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: mare on Sunday 28 November 10 10:14 GMT (UK)
Welcome to RootsChat kiwihelleur

Etienne's death is on the bdm site https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/
1959/ 38531  Etienne George Helleur aged 53 years

 :) mare
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 28 November 10 10:18 GMT (UK)
Seems to have been a taxi driver when he died-
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?OID=1952869
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: HeatherLynne on Sunday 28 November 10 10:46 GMT (UK)
Hello and welcome! 

Having searched for Helleur on the UK censuses I found them exclusively living in the Channel Islands, mainly Jersey but one family in Guernsey also. 

Here's a list of how many individuals are indexed on each year's census:

1841 - 4 in Jersey
1851 - 15 total in Jersey and Guernsey
1861 - 10 in Jersey
1871 - 33 Jersey
1881 - 37 Jersey
1891 - 40 Jersey 
1901 - 35 Jersey

None of them are named Etienne and some have De Helleur rather than Helleur as surname.  I'm researching the Hellyer name which is more common and means roofer or tiler.

Etienne may have been born in NZ or elsewhere but it seems the family roots may well be in the Channel Islands.

Heather
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: Janette on Sunday 28 November 10 17:27 GMT (UK)
Hi KiwiHelleur,

If you have a look at BDM;s you will find his birth in NZ along with 9 siblings,there may have been more as the cut off for historical births is todays date 1910.

His parents marriage
1900 Sophia Sarah  Herbert  to Frederick Francis  Helleur 

His father's birth

1868  Helleur  Frederick Francis  to Eliza and Frederick

This is also on NZ BDM's

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Sunday 28 November 10 19:47 GMT (UK)
1911 ELECTORAL ROLL
Frederick and Sophia were farmers at PIO PIO, Taumaranui electorate

Bye
Althea
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: Janette on Sunday 28 November 10 19:53 GMT (UK)
It seems the Helleur's may have come from Jersey according to this marriage on Paperspast

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0akh/
 
Cheers Janette

Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from?
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Sunday 28 November 10 20:50 GMT (UK)
Trees at Wconnect
here's but one example
http://tiny.cc/plqv9

Bye
Althea
Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from? *COMPLETED*
Post by: nanniebobbin on Tuesday 07 February 12 19:08 GMT (UK)
ALso searching the Helleur families in New Zealand please make contact if you would like to share info I have a Wilfred Le Bon Helleur in the family tree email (*)cheers Robyn




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Title: Re: Where did my Helleur's come from? *COMPLETED*
Post by: JulesB2021 on Thursday 11 March 21 07:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Ettienne George Helleur was also mygrandfather and he passed away In kihikihi and yes he was taxi driver.we understand he had been married before, he had 3 children with my grandmother .he is buried in kihikihi, please contact me because we would love to meet