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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Beck born in Scotland 1861 died in Aotearoa 1913
« on: Friday 29 November 24 12:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bronwen

Quote from: BronwenS on Thursday 14 November 24 20:37 GMT (UK)
I need to find his father John who died in 13 November 1884 Otautau, Otago. and his mother, Elizabeth Beck (Gillespie) died 7 June 1897 Wairio, Five Forks, Otago.  This would be for 1881 for both of them.

reference to Five Forks [North] Otago seems a long way from Riverton Southland.   Is this a mistake or a clue for a different avenue for searching?
Signal

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: oddfellows lodge roll
« on: Friday 29 November 24 12:17 GMT (UK)  »
In Papers past -  Newspapers Star (Christchurch) 26 June 1890 Page 3 there was a heading for Cust Lodge under the headline I.O.O.F.
10 of the 56 then members are mentioned by name
 
In my experience IOOF lodges were usually part of the Grand Lodge IOOF Friendly Societies.
MUIOOFS (Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Friendly Societies) were a different organisation.
There were also Masonic Lodges (The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand and  Foresters Lodges (The Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Societies).

Lodges had an air of secrecy about their meetings rituals and membership but funeral notices and some meetings were often in Newspapers.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Search for parents of Sydney Egmont Hill *completed*
« on: Tuesday 27 February 24 12:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Taonga
I have looked for descendants of Mathew in my family tree
I have only found four with names you list

1   Robert Robinson who was the second husband/partner of Hetti Patricia GORDON - neither of them blood relatives of Mathew

2   Jane Christian FLETCHER who married Arthur Robert LILEWALL - neither of them blood relatives of Mathew

3   Athol Ross WHITE who married Valmai BARTON - neither of them blood relatives of Mathew

4   George Rothwell WHITE who married a grand neice of Arthur John HILL (Mathew's oldest son so also not blood relatives of Mathew

Mathew joined the 58th Regiment who fort in the Crimean War and became the Diehards.   The regiment came from there to Taranaki.   
Mathew was he second husband of Mary BISHOP.   Mary's first husband was Wiremu TAHANA from Bell Block vicinity near New Plymouth.  We think that Mary had one or more children with Wiremu in the 5 years they were together and one Eliza seems to have become part of Mathew's family.   There is also a suggestion of another TAHANA known as Polly

The other Maori Kin in the Family tree are GORDONs   Mathew's Grandson Sidney Egmont HILL married Emma Belinda GORDON a grand-daughter of John GORDON and Rina TE AKAU from Otaki.   Rina was Te Arawa from HoroHoro near Rotorua and came to Otaki with TE RAUPARAHA.


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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: John Tanfield born before 1821 father of Samuel
« on: Saturday 25 March 23 03:40 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: maddys52 on Monday 19 September 22 10:51 BST (UK)
In case you are interested, a death notice for Thomas TANFIELD:

"On Saturday, Mr. Thomas Tanfield, aged 63, and rural postman, accidentally fell from his mail cart at Sessay near Thirsk, alighting on his shoulder, thereby receiving such injuries that he died on Monday"
Saturday,  Nov. 25, 1865
Publication: Leed's Times

(Another report says he fell on his head and suffered a concussion from which he did not recover.)

"TANFIELD. - On the 20th instant, at St James Green, Thirsk, aged 63, Mr. Thomas Tanfield, many years a letter carrier."
Saturday,  Nov. 25, 1865
Publication: Yorkshire Gazette

A few other mentions in newspapers earlier if you are interested, though none that mention his children's names that i can see.

Interesting to place this item alongside the following from Papers Past

New Zealand Herald 10 July 1868
HAMILTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) July 7.
...........................
Whether it is the effect of the very wintry weather we have had, or other causes, I know not, but lately the time of the arrival of the mail at Hamilton has been getting later and later ; 2.30 p.m. is tho proper time of its arrival, but on Tuesday last it was near 1 p.m., and at Friday it did not arrive until some time after dark, causing great inconvenience to those of our settlers who have to come in some miles for their letters. If it had not been for tho courtesy of our postmaster, Mr. Tanfield, who delivered tho mail on its arrival, we should had to have waited till tho following morning, thus precluding the opportunity of replying to any business letters till to-morrow.  Some long time ago a meeting was called and a committee was appointed to raise funds for the erection of a bridge, and the making of a road on the east side of the river from Hamilton to Ngaruawahia, but since then the project seems to have died a natural death, as no bridge or road has been made; and bore we have the Rangiriri diggings commencing when the road would be of the greatest service to both East Hamilton and Cambridge. If it is intended to be done, if left much longer, I fear that if the funds are forthcoming there will be some difficulty about the labor.

Samuel spent a decade or so in Hamilton so not directly in touch with Auckland shipping --
Though mail arrived then in a fraction of the time it now takes.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: John Tanfield born before 1821 father of Samuel
« on: Saturday 25 March 23 03:15 GMT (UK)  »
Yes Maddy,
Spent some time scouring Papers Past for a Death Notice for John Tanfield hoping That [brother ?] Samuel might have inserted something. I didn't find anything for John Tanfield but this notice  appeared for  Alexander Forgie,the other death on the Queen Bee

 New Zealand Herald 13 January 1869 Page 4
DEATH.
FORGIE.—On board the ship 'Queen Bee' ou the 12th Nov. last, whilst on the passage from London to Auckland, Mr. Alexander Forgie, Baker, late of Lithingow[Linlithgow], Scotland, aged 62 years;

[I suspect Otago Newspapers would not have printed the typo]

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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: John Tanfield born before 1821 father of Samuel
« on: Friday 24 March 23 11:55 GMT (UK)  »
The record of John TANFIELD on the Queen Bee from Papers Past
Daily Southern Cross 9 January 1869 Page 2
ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP QUEEN BEE FROM LONDON. The clipper ship Queen Bee, 726 tons, Captain John Leslie, anchored off Rangitoto [Auckland] about six o'clock last evening, after a smart passage of 99 days from the Downs. The Queen Bee left the Downs on the 1st of October, with forty-one passengers...
We regret to state that during the voyage two of the passengers died— Alexander Forgie, on the 12th November, of dropsy in the chest and John Townfield, on December 7, of consumption.

New Zealand Herald 9 January 1869 Page 4
Two deaths occurred, the first being Mr. Alexander Forgie who died of dropsy on the 12th November, aged 62 years; and on the 7th December, Mr. John Tanfield died of consumption.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: TANFIELD Samuel 1841-1900 Who were his parents ?
« on: Friday 24 March 23 11:29 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Eyesee on Thursday 15 September 22 10:25 BST (UK)
Gravestone photo attached.

John died on the ship.

Ian C
for the record Papers Past has
 Daily Southern Cross 9 January 1869 Page 2
...
ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP QUEEN BEE FROM LONDON. The clipper ship Queen Bee, 726 tons, Captain John Leslie, anchored off Rangitoto about six o'clook last evening, after a smart passage of 99 days from the Downs. The Queen Bee left the Downs on the 1st of October, with forty-one passengers...
We regret to state that during the voyage two of the passengers died— Alexander Forgie, on the 12th November, of dropsy in the chest and John Townfield, on December 7, of consumption.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: McCurley
« on: Sunday 12 March 23 22:31 GMT (UK)  »
There are more M'CURLEYs in the Australian horse racing scene reported in PapersPast

Otago Witness 10 October 1895 Page 34
M'Curley rode Tricolour at Randwick

Lyttelton Times 11 May 1897 Page 2
Rider of a winner of a single race  J. M’Curley,

Otago Daily Times 1 February 1927 Page 10
Death of a M'Curley jockey reported from Sydney

Hutt News 7 March 1929 Page 10 [from Sydney]
W. M'Curley  persevered for half an hour finally getting  Fool's Paradise over the hurdles at Randwick
 
Evening Star 5 March 1941 Page 3 .... J M'Curley - Trainer of two winners



and Wellington Sports pages mention a J McCurley as a referee but earlier as team member

Evening Post 9 August 1929 Page 4
 SECOND C DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 (3 p.m.). Marist v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne; Mr M M'Curley.

Evening Post 16 August 1929 Page 4
ASSOCIATION      SECOND C DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (3 p.m.).
Diamonds v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne; Mr. J. M'Curley.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: McNICOL family of Waitati.
« on: Friday 03 March 23 05:22 GMT (UK)  »
Try looking at the spelling of Wetherston  Weatherstone with and without an extra s.
One of my ancestors arrived at that locality from Bendigo (and where did that name come from ?)
Then there is the related name Wedderburn/Wetherburn

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