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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Thomas Law - Electoral Role etc
« on: Thursday 19 January 12 08:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, yes I did get the intention to marriage - seems his bride was underage and lied to say she was older!!  The Thomas Laws you mentioned could be my Thomas Law - perhaps they got the name wrong?  He did get into debt so it is likely there would documents like this.

Thanks
Lynda

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Thomas Law - Electoral Role etc
« on: Saturday 09 July 11 00:39 BST (UK)  »
OK, so I will summarise what I know to be true.

Born c 1838 Dublin Ireland.

Thomas Law arrived in New Zealand approx 1863 (death cert and ITM back this up).

His parents were John Law and Mary (nee McDonald) presumably of Dublin, Ireland.

He married Elizabeth Bowis (Bowie) on 13 Feb 1865.

A Thomas Law of Havelock (close to Cullensville) died in 1873.  I thought he might have been my Thomas's father but he is not (his father was John).

My Thomas Law mined on the west coast of New Zealand (Hokitika/Buller) in the 1870s as his children were born there.

My Thomas Law ran the Cullensville Pub, The Miner's Arms for about five years until 1896.  He then went bankrupt.

A Thomas Law was the proprietor of the George Hotel in Picton from aroun 1880 to 1883 and went bankrupt - the advertisements for this hotel said "Thos Law, late of Wairau".  I would presume this is my Thomas?

Electoral roles show a Thomas Law at both Hokitika and Wairau/Picton for the periods 1880, 1885, 1890, 1896 - same person, just one showing miner's rights? or different person?


Thanks for the help so far - would I be right in assuming the above is correct?  Would it be likely there was yet another Thomas Law in the same area given that one already died in 1873?  Anything else that anyone can contribute would be wonderful.

Thanks, Lynda

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Tuesday 05 July 11 00:11 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: kiwihalfpint on Tuesday 05 July 11 00:06 BST (UK)
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Yes sorry the thread was hijacked, we've asked Sapphire to start a new thread

Check my reply #14

Best I ask the moderator to split this topic


Cheers
KHP

Agreed :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 23:36 BST (UK)  »
Oh I see, you are the same person :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 23:29 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: kiwihalfpint on Monday 04 July 11 23:13 BST (UK)
Scottygirl,

I forgot to mention that when requesting death notices from the NZSG it is usually with a donation and a SAE :)


Cheers
KHP

Sorry Colin, your thread seems to be Hijacked.

Ok well best ask Sapphire to help there :)  Oh and death date for John Baker Hawes is 10/09/1989.

Yes sorry the thread was hijacked, we've asked Sapphire to start a new thread :)


Lynda

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 22:07 BST (UK)  »
Someone is looking up the death dates today at Pukekohe - I'll let you know when we have these.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 22:01 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks KHP - That is great to know.  Hopefully Sapphire will read this.

Lynda

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 21:42 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: kiwihalfpint on Monday 04 July 11 21:38 BST (UK)
Thanks Lynda,

I had already checked the website for the date.  Actually, it is not worth me going all the way to get one death notice as I live in the country.    If I am up that way then I get them, otherwise I use the NZSG Branch.    I will add this one on, but it is usually a couple of weeks before I get them sent to me.


Cheers
KHP

So can you get the death dates?  Could I ask what you mean "you use the NZSG Branch" - what info can you get there, just the death date?

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Auckland Archive Obituaries lookup please
« on: Monday 04 July 11 21:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi KHP - this is all a result of a question raised last night on the Trade Me genealogy board.  The only date of death anyone came up with was this one:

HAWES, LILY
Plot : N/A
Interment Type: Cremation
Title: Mrs
Surname : HAWES
Given Names: LILY
Age : 51
Gender : Female
Occupation: MARRIED
Date Of Death : 31-Dec-1962
Date Of Cremation : N/A
Date Of Burial : N/A
Funeral Director : LAMBERT R FOUNTAIN LIMITED
Head Stone Details : N/A

I personally don't know how to find actual dates of death but in the mean time even if you can get this one for her it would be great.

Lynda

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