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Berkshire Completed Look ups / Re: Alfred Quelch iromongers assistant COMPLETED
« on: Tuesday 27 December 11 02:48 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Census source is 2011 International Genealogical Index - a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Have received burial records from Dunedin City Council Cemetery Archives.
Have also ordered Alfred James Quelch death record from NZ Internal Affairs Government Agents.  This record holds parents names, wifes name, off-spring number & age at time of deat and cause of death.  Expect delivery within next 3 weeks (slow due to time of year).  Will provide further details to you when received.
Re your last comment - it is totally feasible that separate individuals have same name even within dates closer than 2 years - even possibly related with the same job.  Having studied naming conventions; family work operations and business structures the likelihood of this occurring is highly probable during this time.  Even today my wifes sister and brother each have a daughter named Rachael both girls were born within 6 months of each other and both are nurses.  There names have a history whereas their occupations coincidential.
Regards

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Berkshire Completed Look ups / Re: Alfred Quelch iromongers assistant COMPLETED
« on: Sunday 25 December 11 20:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Firstly, my apologies Alfred died on the 12 June 1933 aged 82 and not 21 April 1943 (as I previously said).  His wife Ellen died on 21 April 1943.  He had been in New Zealand for 63 years - immigrated about 1870.  Therefore the Alfred referred to in 1871 census as ironmongers assistant may not be the same.  Also, if he was 18 years old in 1871 that makes his birth about 1853.  The census information I have is:
1861 - Alfred James Quelch male, 11 years, son, St. Ebbe Oxford, Holy Trinity Parish Oxfordshire
1851 - Alfred Quelch male, 1 year, son, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Both records aligning more closely with 1851 birth year.
FYI - Alfred's ironmonger business in Timaru lasted from 1883 to 1888 when it became bankrupt.  He had the sole contract with the Timaru Habour Board, a major client, who switched to a competitor Priest & Holdgate.  Alfred also had the agency for milking machines and a threshing grain machine.  The loss of business and capital outlay over stretched the business finances.  He returned to Dunedin in 1888 with his family.
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Berkshire Completed Look ups / Re: Alfred Quelch iromongers assistant COMPLETED
« on: Sunday 25 December 11 02:00 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Alfred James Quelch is my great grandfather.  My mother Gwen Quelch was the youngest daughter of John Hector Quelch - who was one of 5 sons and 2 daughters of Alfred James and Ellen Josephine (nee Fleming) Quelch.  I have very little on Alfred's origins apart from being born circa 1851, Oxfordshire, worked as an ironmonger and immigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1870.
He married Ellen Josephine Fleming, of Co. Limerick, Ireland (b. circa 1854 Ireland) in Dunedin 19 April 1876.  Alfred died 21 April 1943 Dunedin and is buried with his wife at Anderson Bay Cemetery Dunedin.
He ran an ironmonger business in Timaru and also operated in Dunedin.  Their home was at 2 Victoria Street, Mosgiel just south of Dunedin and still stands today - a beautiful two storey wooden homestead.
I have quite a considerable amount of information about the Quelch and the Fleming families of their time here in New Zealand.  I would be very interested in knowing about the Quelch family prior to immigrating.  I think some of his siblings ended up in Australia, but can not verify this.
Regards

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