RootsChat.Com

Hello Faith,

Thanks for the information from the discs.  Through this I have now found all the burials online.  Agnes Selina first married Charles William Jones at her step-father's house, the Wade. Shortly afterwards she and her husband left New Zealand and settled in Footscray.  Charles William died in 1886 leaving several children.  I had been searching for the death of Agnes Selina Jones for years but discovered just recently that she went back to New Zealand and married again.  Her second husband was William McCathie and the marriage took place at her half brother Trevor's home, 9 Burgess Road, Devonport.  William died 1932 I think and Agnes died 1940.  Both of them are buried at Papatoetoe.  I sent for a copy of her Probate papers and discovered that she did not mention any of her children or grandchildren from her first marriage.  She left a small amounto of money to her step-grandchildren and the rest to her step-daughter, Margaret.  Margaret had to sign a document that included the information that May Harvey, married woman, a cousin of the said deceased, believed that Agnes Selina McCathie  deceased was born in Wiltshire, England...  To know this I thought May must be a child of the Rev. Mr. Breach but after reading all the messages on this site, I now know she couldn't have been unless his first wife had children but none seem to be mentioned anywhere.  So, the connection must be through Samuel Augustus.  Perhaps it might be worth getting his Probate papers as well.

Thanks again for all the information you have sent.

Regards, Hilary

I have just found this thread via Google as I was searching for Moses Breach!  He was the brother of my husband's g.g.grandmother, Hannah Breach who married Lot Miles.  After he died she emigrated to NZ with her daughter, Agnes Selina and her brother Moses and his wife.  I have picked up a lot of information reading all the messages but wondered if anybody knows where Moses' first wife, Hannah is buried and did they have any children?  I recently got a copy of Agnes Selina's probate records and it showed she had a cousin living in the Auckland area c. 1940 called May Harvey and I am now trying to figure out where she fits into the picture!  Hannah remarried in NZ to Henry Lloyd who lived at Silverdale and they had four sons, one of them was Trevor Lloyd who was an artist.  I would also be glad to know more about Augustus or Samuel Augustus Breach is anyone has any information.

Thanks, Kernow