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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: Stephen KESSELL Marriage
« on: Monday 28 May 12 11:39 BST (UK)  »
Hi Debbie,
                Thankyou so much for replying to my post about the Kessell family.
I am based in the far south east of NSW Australia and I am trying to help solve the mystery of why Sophie's Great Grandma left New Zealand to come to Australia during WW1.
I am wondering if you would know (as stated in your posting from 8/5/2011 ) about the letter that describes why the Kessell family moved to New Zealand  or details of the trip. It would be great to be able to provide Sophie with details such as these.
                       Sophie is descended as follows:
                                       Sophie
                                           |
                                        Howard   (father)
                                           |
                                       Allan John (GRANDfather)
                                           |
                                       Vera Winifred kESSELL (Great Gramdmother born 1886)
                                           |
                                        Caroline Kessell    ( Great Great Grandmother daughter of John and Mary Ann Kessell born 1861)
                     Thanks again Debbie
Regards: Jo

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: Stephen KESSELL Marriage
« on: Saturday 26 May 12 14:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi Trish
Thankyou very much for your posting, I will keep you posted if I discover any more details. Since writing the first post I have discovered that following Caroline's marriage she went on to have at least 9 more children( she had a little girl one year before her marriage) and this girl named Vera Winifred Kessell moved to Australia sometime before 1916.
Regards: Jo

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re:John and Mary ann Kessell moving to NZ
« on: Saturday 26 May 12 13:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi Debbie,
I am researching some  family history as a favour for my girlfriend Sophie who has exhausted all avenues in trying to trace her ancestors.
I have managed to trace her paternal line back to her great great Grandmother called Caroline Kessell born 1861, whose brother was also  Martin born 1863.
I am almost convinced we are researching the same family , the reason being that I managed to find Martin's death notice in 1878  published in the
                Nelson Evening Mail
                 Vol XIII 20 April 1878 Page 2  which reads:
KESSELL- April20, Martin, eldest son of John and Mary Kessell Shelbourne Street aged 15 years.
Also in another newspaper was Caroline's marriage notice  published:
               Nelson Evening Mail
               Vol XXI 6 September 1887 page 2 which reads:
WORTH-Kessell On the 16th August at St Mary's of the Angels , by the Rev.P. kerrigan William T Worthy of Wellington to Carrie, second daughter of John and Mary Ann Kessell , of Nelson.
Any information about the family would be wonderful especially why they moved to New Zealand.
Thankyou  kind regards

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