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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: napierite on Monday 17 January 11 07:15 GMT (UK)
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My 3xG Grandfather Robert Macdonald's obituary 15 Jun 1906 Evening Post has him coming from Scotland to Auckland in 1850 on the Normaball. I've been unable to find any other reference to this Ship.
I'm wondering if this is the correct name.
Any help would be great.
Regards
Tracey
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Hi Tracey
still hunting
but wondered if its a case of different accent there was a ship in the 1850s coming to NZ
Nourmahal
Bye
althea
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Hi Althea
You could well be right. I've had another look at the article and the date could read 1860 which ties in with his death cert which states he had been in NZ for 46 years.
regards
Tracey
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Hi Tracey
Yes, the vessel was the "NOURMAHAL" - arrived at Auckland 5th December, 1859. Your Robert MacDONALD is on the passenger list. :)
[Incidentally, I re-checked the obit reference you gave - and it says 1860 - rather than 1850. ] ;)
~ Lu
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Ah thats better
here he is
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Nourmahal1859.htm
(link updated..htm had been omitted :-[)
Bye
Althea
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oops Tracey ... our posts crossed. ;D
You can view the passenger list on the "Peter & Denise" website. (See "shipping / passenger lists" in Resources section of this board.)
~ Lu
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Hi Tracey,
Here is the ship on PapersPast
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bca/
Cheers Janette
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Thank you Althea, Lu & Janette for helping me on this one.
Much appreciated.
Regards Tracey
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This has been a very interesting thread about the name of the ship and the gentleman concerned Robert Macdonald. I am working on the history of my husbands family and Robert Macdonald and his wife Bessie Adelaide nee Elliot are relations of his. The question that has me beaten is, Robert Macdonald arrived in New Zealand in Dec 1859 on the Nourmahal and his first child Isabella Denton Macdonald was born in Auckland in 1862 but I can not find a marriage for him either here or in Scotland. Napierite do you have any information about this as he is your 3XG grandfather?
Hopefully,
Catherine.
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Here is their marriage
1861/1675 Bessie Adelaide Elliott to Robert McDonald
Cheers Janette
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Their children
1862/4863 McDonald Isabel / Bessie /Robert
1864/20322 Macdonald Robert / Bessie /Robert
1869/19624 Macdonald John / Bessie /Robert
1875/10488 Macdonald Maria Campbell / Bessie/ Robert
One Mc and 3 Mac's
Cheers Janette
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Hello Catherine
What a nice surprise.
I did some research back in 2010/11.
A copy of Register of Marriage for Robert & Bessie has them marrying on the "26th March 1861 In the Dwelling House of Charles McDonald Parnell" Auckland. It shows both aged 25 and Robert is a Cabinet Maker. They were married in the presence of Charles Scott McDonald (occ: Gardener) and Margaret McDonald. [source: Registration No. 1861/1675 BDM govt nz].
I also have a possible ship arrival for Bessie Adelaide ELLIOTT on the Frenchman
Entered Inwards. March 22— Frenchman, ship, 1156 tons, from London
Sarah & BESSY ELLIOTT
Source: Daily Southern Cross, 23 March 1860, Page 2
Shipping Intelligence. PORT OF AUCKLAND. Papers Past
Regards Tracey
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Thank you for your replies re Robert Macdonald and Bessie Elliott have learnt a valuable lesson about Macs and Mcs, check them both. I am working on completing a tree for Isabella Denton Macdonald and Robert Stevens, complicated by the recurrence of Robert as a family name and Robert Steven's mother being called Isabella also. Papers Past is a great source of information for both families.
Grateful thanks,
Catherine.