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Title: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: shebalee on Saturday 12 April 14 02:02 BST (UK)
Alfred was  born in England.
He was born in 1865-1928
Points that i am looking for are he lived in Newton in Auckland at sometime then he apparently moved to  Gisborne  and died in Waihi in 1928.
Would like to find out when he moved to these places please,and his occupation as well please.
I am not sure if  Alfred married as a few of this family didnt
Any help greatly appreciated -thanks
PS not sure when he arrived in New Zealand any help there be lovely too .........thanks
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 02:53 BST (UK)
Hi Shebalee,

We don't seem to have the death of an Alfred George but there is one Alfred John Durham whose death was registered in 1928. He was aged 62 years...........


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 02:59 BST (UK)
From "Papers Past"-

'The Auckland Star' dated 12.3.1928. "Sudden Death at Waihi".

Re:Alfred John Durham[/b]. A daughter, Ethel May Durham aged 18 years is mentioned.

Obituary in same newspaper dated 5.3.1928. A. J. Durham was a widower.

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 03:11 BST (UK)
Two births found.......

Ellen born 1895 (possible?) &

Ethel May, born 1909.

Mother was Annie.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 03:13 BST (UK)
Marriage for Alfred John Durham to Annie Reay, 1892.

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 03:17 BST (UK)
Archives @ Wellington hold a Coroner's Inquest file (1928).

Archives @ Auckland hold a probate/will (1928) for Alfred John DURHAM, Engineer, Waihi.


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 03:22 BST (UK)
Annie DURHAM died in 1927, aged 55 years.


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: shebalee on Saturday 12 April 14 03:37 BST (UK)
You are all fantastic great stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) ;D
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: minniehaha on Saturday 12 April 14 04:22 BST (UK)
IF Ellen is the correct daughter, she married Thomas Leslie GEORGE in 1916 as Ellen Nellie DURHAM.

Registered at death as Ellen GEORGE, she died in 1990. Birth date, 28.4.1895.

Thomas Leslie GEORGE, died in 1965, aged 70 years.

[Sorry about the bolding, seems to have gone mad!]

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Janette on Saturday 12 April 14 05:03 BST (UK)
ER index

Alfred John Durham 1890 East Coast Hawke's Bay; Bay of Plenty; East Cape 
Alfred John Durham 1890 Newton Auckland 
Alfred John Durham 1900 Ohinemuri Waikato 
Alfred John Durham 1905-1906 Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty 
Alfred John Durham 1911 Ohinemuri Waikato 
Alfred John Durham 1914 Ohinemuri Waikato 
Alfred John Durham 1919 Ohinemuri Waikato

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: craigt on Saturday 12 April 14 08:11 BST (UK)
Hi there, you originally asked for information on Alfred George Durham and I see on FreeBDM there is an Alfred John Durham and an Alfred George Durham both born in 1865 but in quite different parts of England, one Gloucester/Worcester the other up round Lincolnshire way, where was your Alfred George Durham born in England?
Regards,
Craigt.
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 05:06 BST (UK)
Hi shebalee

* Is it Alfred DURHAM, the son of William George DURHAM (s/o William James and Margaret nee JACKSON) that you are looking for ) ?    [Seem to recall Wm. George from your other DURHAM search. ]   ;)

If so, then Alfred John DURHAM d. 1928 at Waihi, is the correct man.

There was only one appearance, in 1871, of Alfred (John) on the UK census returns (with his parents and elder brother) and unfortunately the index had the children named as "W Lo" (son aged 6) and "Aliz Fo" (son aged 5).   ;D   [I read the actual image as children "Wm. F. - age 6 - b. Islington, Middlesex" - (and there's a baptism record, London, showing he was "William Frederick DURHAM") ... and "Alfd. J?o" -(probably "Jno" the abbreviation for the name "John") - aged 5 - b. Peterboro', St. Marks. ]

Transcript of census 1871 > next post :

   ~ Lu
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 05:12 BST (UK)
1871 - Northamptonshire - Peterborough St Mark

@  Cobden Street

DURHAM - Wm Geo.  head - marr - Railway Clerk - b. Surrey, Lambeth

- Ellen - wife - 32 - b. Rotherhithe - Surrey
- Wm. F. - son - 6 years - b. Islington, Middlesex
- Alfd. J. - son - 5 years - b. Peterboro - St. Marks
HAGGARTY - John - aged 3 years - nephew - b. Bermondsey, Surrey
FROST - Edwin Hy. - boarder - 15 years - Railway Clerk - b. Camberwell, Surrey


Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 05:20 BST (UK)
Don't know if you already have marriage of Alfred John's parents ??

20 December 1862 - at Trinity Church, Stepney, (London) Middlesex

William George DURHAM - Clerk, G.N. Railway - s/o William James DURHAM - accountant, Dec'd.
Ellen* LYNCH - d/o James LYNCH, cooper

Witnesses:  George JACKSON / Esther DURHAM / Lilias G. DURHAM

[Note:  * Bride signed the marriage register as "Ellen" :  NZ records show her death (1893) as "Hellen" DURHAM. ]

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Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 05:36 BST (UK)
Just returning to your earlier questions :

Electoral

In 1890, Alfred John DURHAM, appears on 2 rolls - at Newton (Auck) and East Coast.

Newton - 1890

DURHAM - Alfred John - engineer
DURHAM - William George - Commission Agent
   ... both residing at Richmond Road - both have a "residential" qualification.


East Coast - 1890 - Supplementary* No. 3 roll
DURHAM - Alfred John - Maketu - engineer

[*  It would seem that Alfred John moved from Auckland during 1890 as he appears on the Supplementary roll (of late enrolments) in the East Coast district. ]

Note:   On some of the later electoral rolls, Alfred's occupation is described as "fitter".

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Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 05:55 BST (UK)
Here's a link to the Waihi Cemetery, where you can find records for Alfred John and Annie.

http://property.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/cemetery/cemetery_search.asp

Alfred and Annie also had a son - named William Frederick DURHAM (possibly in honour of Alfred's brother b. England 1864, but who's death I can't see in NZ).

NZ Birth

1898 - DURHAM - William Frederick
Parents:    Mother (name not shown on online index) :   Father:  Alfred John


William (a miner) is with his parents in 1922 living at Barry Street, Waihi.

Sadly he died in 1925 and is buried at Waihi in plot with his mother, Annie.

Archive's "Archway" site has a number of references to William Frederick DURHAM (Coroner's report / Probate file - Letters of Administration/ and under Waihi Mining Registrations, files which includes references to his sisters, Ellen GEORGE and Ethel May DURHAM.)

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Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 06:04 BST (UK)
Shebalee ... just digressing slightly ... you'll see that there is also an Alfred DURHAM d. 1928, buried at Waihi Cemetery.     I'll go back to your other thread "Seeking 2 DURHAM brothers" and add information to that.   ;)

   ~  Lu
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 06:16 BST (UK)
Alfred was  born in England.
He was born in 1865-1928

PS not sure when he arrived in New Zealand any help there be lovely too .........thanks

Now, fortunately for this branch of the DURHAM family, there was also another son (Harry) born to William George and Ellen DURHAM shortly after the 1871 UK census, and this son became a well-known citizen in Auckland.    His obituary explains where the family were after leaving England.  (see following post).

Free BMD (UK)

BIRTHS - DEC - 1871

DURHAM - Harry James     -  Registered: Peterboro' (Peterborough, Northamptonshire)

Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 06:31 BST (UK)
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

"Auckland Star" - 31 July 1931 - Obituary  (near end of column)

MR H. J. DURHAM

  ... s/o Mr W. G. DURHAM ... (Harry) spent some of his boyhood in Japan where his father was engaged in the Railway Service  ... he arrived in New Zealand in the early eightie's.
Married Emily BISSET [aka Charlotte Emily BISSET, d/o William BISSET - on 24 September 1895 - brief newspaper report].    The couple had no family ... (and) Mrs GEORGE, Miss DURHAM of Waihi and Mrs PRICE of Auckland, nieces, are the nearest surviving relatives.


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[Note:  NZ Shipping records/ passenger lists,  largely cover persons arriving under government and other sponsorship schemes, mostly from the UK.   Arrival lists from other countries are scant. ]

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Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 06:48 BST (UK)
PapersPast :   

William George DURHAM (father of Alfred John) begins appearing in Auckland newspapers from c. 1885.   For some years he worked as head bailiff / Sheriff's officer (Auckland Council ?) and later as the manager for the Auckland Merchants and Tradesmen's Account Collecting and Debt Recovery Association.   [search on "Wm G. DURHAM" ].

In case you don't have this, William George DURHAM, died 1895 and is buried at O'Neills Point Cemetery, North Shore, Auck.        His wife Ellen (recorded as "Hellen" or "Helen") died in 1893 - cemetery record at Purewa Cemetery (Auck.)

There is also a probate file for William George DURHAM at Archives NZ, Auckland.


 
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 06:53 BST (UK)
Ethel May DURHAM (d/o Annie and Alfred John) married in 1934 to Thomas Quinton McLEAN.

Archives NZ (Auckland) have a Divorce file 1946 (restricted), for this couple.

Ethel May had a further marriage in late 1940's.

NZ Death

1989 - REED - Ethel May - d.o.b.  7 May 1909
Title: Re: Durham=Alfred George
Post by: Lucy2 on Monday 14 April 14 07:00 BST (UK)
Burial(s) at Nelson :    Marsden Valley Cemetery

Ethel May REED - 80 years - d.  9 November 1989

[Husband:   Harold John REED - d. 1 June 1988 ]

http://nelson.govt.nz/