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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: Satchwell on Wednesday 05 October 16 04:55 BST (UK)
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I am looking for deaths of Henry Hughes born Scotland 1883 & believed to have died 1969 Petone, NZ: also his wife Elizabeth Nairn Hughes (nee Chalmers) born 1887 Scotland. I believe they came to NZ via Liverpool arriving Peone/Wellington 1925 along with their three children: Henry b 1919; William 1920 & Jean b 1923. Their son William is buried in Levin cemetery. The family lived firstly at 97 Jackson Street, Petone & then 40 Beach Street, Petone.
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Hi
The passenger list on FindMyPast has more children
On board the Suffolk that left Liverpool 12th Sept,1925
Henry aged 42 occupation miner
Elizabeth aged 36 wife
Henry aged 18,miner
Christina aged 17 ,dairymaid
Andrew aged 14,pit worker
Alexander age 11 scholar
James aged 9 "
William aged 5 "
Jean aged 2
The address they left was 44 Alexander St,Dysart
Cheers Janette
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The FamilySearch list
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRY7-DHC?i=14&wc=MP7J-KJH%3A119034101%2C119032002%2C119076301%3Fcc%3D1609792&cc=1609792
Cheers Janette
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Hello...
Wellington City council cemetery search has Henry HUGHES d.1969
Age at death was 86 so born 1883-ish
http://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search (http://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search)
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This is possibly his probate file. Maybe ask for a lookup...
https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23068690 (https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23068690)
Regards
Beg
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Thank you so much for such prompt replies Janette & Beg Clonrode.
I'd been looking at deaths in Hutt area, not Wellington city - silly me.
The passenger list gives me much food for thought & more reseach to be done.
Much appreciated.
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The probate is here:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZC-2SNC-B?i=350&cat=2278074
Unindexed probates are searcheable in the Family Search catalogue, using the Archives index numbers.
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a marriage for Christina
1930/2953 Christina Nairn Hughes Ian Neville Macrae
Cheers Janette
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Her death
1976/53285 Macrae Christina Nairn born 13 March 1908
Husband's death
1982/37529 MacRae Ian Neville born 23 March 1905
Cheers Janette
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Karori
Last name MACRAE
First name CHRISTINA NAIRN
Age 68 Years
Deceased date 28/09/1976
Service provided Cremation
Cremation date 01/10/1976
Cemetery Crematorium
Record number 42198
Cheers Janette
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Death for son James
1988/40532 Hughes James Robert Burns born 25 January 1916
Cheers Janette
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The probate is here:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZC-2SNC-B?i=350&cat=2278074
Unindexed probates are searcheable in the Family Search catalogue, using the Archives index numbers.
Superb searching John :)
Probates less than fifty years old (i.e later than 1965) aren't supposed to be viewable online. Both Archives NZ and FamilySearch state this explicitly. Certainly admire what you've managed to do.
Is your search method anything like the following which will get you to the same end result but will only work if there is an associated camera icon.
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The following link will take you to "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, probate records, 1848-1991"
https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1865481 (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1865481)
Scroll down to, then click on, the relevant district.
Scroll down to the corresponding year/record range.
If there is a camera icon, click on it. This will take you to the associated images.
Double-click any image.
Click forward/backwards arrow to find relevant image.
Regards
Beg
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That's how I do it - except I estimate what page the probate is likely to be on, allowing 10 pages per file, and enter that number in the page navigator. It's usually pretty close.
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Thank you all for this wonderful info. Gives me a wonderful start to put this family together