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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: rawiri on Tuesday 19 July 05 05:27 BST (UK)
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Alas these are my grand parents on my mthers side who has since passed on. I have nothing on them. Eric Meadowcroft was born in NZ but his parents were English I think. The Tubbs were all from Engalnd a whole heap of them- Wally, Mabel, Hilda, Madge and Rita too. I dont know my grans name though as she died in the early sevemnties and I never knew her. My mum used to go on about geoghans (irish spelling to)
Can any one help
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Where are you ?
And who is alive that might know ?
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Hi rawiri,
I've found a probate record (will) for a Eric Herbert MEADOWCROFT filed 1972 held by Archives NZ Auckland. Is that him?
I agree with Zephyr, the easiest way is to get recollections of your family by interviewing the oldest surviving generation, or in my own case, old family friends. Friends, especially women, remember a great deal about those they were close to, and here's a tip: they can often pin down dates for you by recalling the birth of their own or their friends' children, or linking them to other major events in their lives. Write down their stories because although they will often distrust their own memory, from my experience they were not often wrong.
Failing that, look for written family records that might give some clues. You'll soon start to build up a picture of those you're looking for, occupation, where they lived and possibly died, marriages, etc.
If you suspect you know where these individuals lived, check out the local library; they may appear in local history books, electoral rolls, rates books, card indexes, obituaries, newapapers in social events, etc.
Can you tell us anything else? Full names, where they might have lived? By the way, is it TUBB or TUBBS?
riley
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Yep that will be him, he died then i think. Unfortunately in our Family there were many unmarried old aunts who have all since died which has made fining them to talk to difficult but I appreciate the advice.
My nanas name was Tubb. I reside in Northland now ut will try some of your advice when in auckland
thanks
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Eric Herbert Meadowcroft Dairy Farmer
Died 1st March 1972 at 234 Blockhouse Bay Rd
Buried 4th March at Waikumete Cemetery Soldier
Section M / 10 / 10 Soldiers Section of graveyard.
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Eric Herbert Meadowcroft born 1884 Christchurch
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Maud Ellen Meadowcroft died 24th Feb 1969 aged 70
buried Waikumete Cemetery Prot section A / 10 / 97
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Death notice: E H Meadowcroft, at his residence, South Road, Henderson, husband of late Maude, father of Audrey and Betty, f in law of Ted and Bruce, gf of 8, ggf of 8.
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Possible ?
TUBB:
Walter Joseph Tubb died: 15th Jan 1975, aged 78 yrs
Tinsmith resided 24 Browns Rd, Manuwera
Husb of Pauline father of Pearl, Len, Lillian, Mavis, Ray.
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Thank you zephyr thats them and walter was my great uncle
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Now the next step is to find the marriage of Eric and Maude and then purchase a copy of it, to confirm their parents.
To narrow the search down, when was your mum (or the oldest sister) born ?
:)
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I appreciate your help
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Rawiri
I have Tubbs in my family. These Tubbs are in England.
If you go to my website http://tyndale.rootschat.net/ , select 'enter' and then the 'The Tree' button and use the search facility you will see a number of Tubbs. You never know you may connect.
Hope this helps.
Reg
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Searched 1905-1933 could find no marriage. :-\
Do you have your Auntys full name ?
Is it possible they married overseas ?
There were a couple of Meadowcroft marriages ( 1907-10) and a heap of them about 1927-30, but no Eric.
Otherwise its purchasing Eric's death certificate to find his parents. Then its back to easy street :), not too many entries in UK indexes so once you have confirmed his parents, shouldn't be too hard.
Same with Tubb, have a couple of possible candidates and really all we need is confirmation of the parents, re Marriage certificate.
Or you could try trawling thru the shipping lists, have to ask Riley about those.
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Audrey Meadowcroft and she married a Edward floyd my grnd dad was eric herbert and he married maude ellen Tubb. i think cheers
rawiri
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Found your mums birth in Cambridge and your Auntys birth in 1920 at Otrohanga, but no marriage from 1910 - 1920.
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Did Eric fight in WWI ?
maybe he married Ellen in Great Britain.
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The Gahagans would be Eric Meadowcroft's mother's family. Alice Gahagan born 1854 in Canterbury, NZ, but most older siblings born in Adelaide, South Australia. Alice's parents (Benjamin & Louisa) were on the first ship - the Coromandel - to arrive in the South Australia colony, in January 1837.