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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Sunday 01 April 12 20:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi all


I managed to get a copy of Samuel Paterson's service sheet. It looks as though he signed on for 12 years on the 9th January 1924 aged 19. The ships listed are Pembroke 2 (Naval barracks?), Marlborough and Veronica.


This service seems to end on December 1928 however I'm sure he was in the Royal Navy from then on until the end of the War.


There is a stamp on this service sheet that states 'record transferred to card ...........  1929). Some of the wording / numbers are unclear.


Does anyone have any idea as to why the record seems to be incomplete?


Patty

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Wednesday 28 March 12 14:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi Elizabeth, Elli and All  :)


Thanks for the information Elli. I'll send off for his Service sheet. I've found out that Samuel Paterson served on the HMS Veronica, Diomede and London, but would like to know more.


Regards.


Patty

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Friday 23 March 12 01:49 GMT (UK)  »
I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH, SO VERY MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART to ALL persons who have helped me on this (my) journey.


The individuals on this forum that seem to appear from nowhere are truly amazing. They have no idea how much good they can do. The least I can say is that they have helped heal a very broken heart.


I doubt you'll ever have any idea what this has meant for me. I don't know who my father is and had little knowledge of my mother's background until I came on here. I've found out so much about her now and have to thank so many people on this forum and from around the World for that.


I'm still trying to fill in the gaps, excluding hurtful information, and when I do I'll post on here.


THANK YOU SO MUCH TO  'EVERYONE' x

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Saturday 17 March 12 21:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Elizabeth


Thanks for sharing your story  :)


Yes it's great finding, formerly unbeknownst, relatives from other parts of the World and information about our ancestors. Strange you come from Morpeth / Ashington! Maybe we're related too  :D


Hi Sharron thanks for posting again. I'll send you a PM  :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Thursday 15 March 12 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Sharron I have been trying to send a PM to you but first of all it came up that I was over the word count and then that your PM intake had 'maxed'.

I've tried to read up on this and it seems that you have to make at least three posts before you can get any more PMs, I think!  :-\

Patty

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Wednesday 14 March 12 23:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sharron


It's great to hear from you  :)


I've been so busy between one thing and another but mostly responding to people who have been sending me so much information. Everyone has been so kind and helpful.


As the information comes in I find there are many more unanswered questions to deal with. Some of it relates to people who may be alive, so I'll have to be careful.


Sharron I wonder if you could help me find out why Minnie returned to the UK? Something has come up and that is that her father may have taken her from her mother in New Zealand and then Minnie left New Zealand to find her. There is also the question of my mother having a brother. Would any of your family members know anything about that and if so what happened to him?


I've found out that my grandmother, Minnie Todd, married again and had a family. Could this child Jamie relate to her second marriage / partnership? Maybe your Uncle could put a date to his visit to Rothesay?


More than anything I am desperate to know what happened that caused my mother and her mother to be separated. Would your Uncle / family members have any knowledge of that? If there is anything that could hurt anyone still living maybe we could communicate by PM or by e-mail. I say this as I've come across some information that's not been verified but if it were could cause upset.


I see Robert may have died from a fall. That must have been terrible for them; their only son  :(


Thanks for taking the time to contact me Sharron.


Best wishes to all.


Patty


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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Saturday 03 March 12 01:20 GMT (UK)  »
Lucy

It seems as though it is all coming together now! Great grandmother buried with her son-in-laws first wife and child. Maybe she lived with them, her oldest daughter? I don't know but I'm glad they all lie together.


And Sarah who seemed to have had so much bad luck had a long life and six children  :) It's just amazing that I can view her headstone from here: Scotland.


No issue with the data on the birth certificate.


I've learned so much about my family (ancestors) in the last few days. I can hardly believe it. I just wish that my grandmother, Minnie, had stayed in New Zealand with her family. She came home thinking she would see more of her husband and that wasn't to be. He had the child, my mother, removed from her which was terrible for them both and bad as that was he then, instead of handing her over to one of his many sisters, 'gave' her to a stranger (to his family). She never saw either parent again until she was in her early 20's (1952). My mother never knew any of the Todds or members of her father's family: the Patersons. She was brought up as an only child and I can see she had many relatives such as cousins on both sides.


It's after 1am here so I'm off to bed. I'll continue the search tomorrow.


Once again many thanks to all who have spent so much time helping me.


Patty






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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Saturday 03 March 12 00:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Craig


I've been searching for Robert re. emigration. It looks as though you found him. Thanks for that. It would seem he was their only son, too! Well that's that wont have to search for him anymore  :( Amazing how emotional you get with all of this!


I've also just found out that my grandmother's name was Wilhelmina Minnie or maybe the Minnie is just the short version of Wilhelmina. I'm going to search the emigration site for a Wilhemina Todd.


There is also a link to a family in New Zealand, on Ancestry, and I have just sent them a message. I'm sure they'll be able to fill in some, hopefuly many, gaps.


Ian see you have just posted. Margaret emigrated too and she is the link to the Carnahans! Great. I was wondering why my great grandmother was buried with them. Do you think Margaret's husband David was the former husband / father of poor Eva and Alexander?


Lucy I have just sent them a message. Thanks for the help. Can you believe there's a photograph there of Mary and my great grandmother? My mother looked a bit like her.


It would seem that the whole family did emigrate to new Zealand after all: Mother, Margaret, Charlotte, Sarah, Mary and Minnie. Minnie seems to have been the only one who returned to the UK.


These sites are fabulous  :) I can't believe what I'm finding out. It's just wonderful  :) I can't thank you all enough  :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Minnie Todd from Ashington England to Aukland New Zealand
« on: Friday 02 March 12 23:59 GMT (UK)  »
My goodness I can't believe what I'm finding (mostly by accident  ;D). I was searching the ancestry site re. emigration and a box popped up with my grandmother's name on it. I then started having a look around and found a photograph of my great grandmother and Minnie's sister Mary (number of photographs). I see she (Mary) went to New Zealand too and there is some sort of family tree!!!!!!!!

I'm off to have another look  :)

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