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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Omand Family Dunedin
« on: Tuesday 22 October 19 03:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi Pip
Thank you for your no te regarding Thomas Omond. I have not come across any information as my family is spelt Omand. I have just looked up Thomas records on the Dunedin cemetery records and his death is recorded as 24 Sept 1911 and noted that he lived for 40 years in NZ. That makes him arriving here in 1871. You may have already looked on that site. I did find a record on Family Search that shows him married to Catherine at Port Chalmers and they had a son born1874, died 1957.
Yes I have the details of Peter Spence Omand, he was my great uncle on my mothers side and his father, Peter was my great grandfather.
Sorry that I am unable to help further.
Kind regards Bob.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Omand Family Dunedin
« on: Monday 29 August 11 04:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi Althea

Thanks for your reply.  I have tried to find the ancestor tree for Peter Omand but have had no success.  Is there a link to access this and if so can you forward it?

Regards

Bob

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Omand Family Dunedin
« on: Sunday 28 August 11 00:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi Spades

Thanks for your reply.  I don't think there is any connection in these Omands as my family came from Stenness in Orkney and had been there for several generations.

Omand is not a common name in NZ.  Peter Spence Omand married here and had 5 daughters and 1 son, John Wright Omand who was killed in WW1.  Edwin Allan Omand also married here and had 1 son and 2 daughters so there were not many chances of the name to carry on.  However there are some descendant's in NZ so some time I may make contact.

Regards

Bob

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Omand Family Dunedin
« on: Saturday 27 August 11 11:07 BST (UK)  »
I am wondering if there are any descendants of Peter Leith Omand who may see this post.  Peter was my great grandfather and was born in Orkney in 1829.  He emigrated to Victoria and married Ann Spence in Geelong in 1857.  They had 4 children there: James b.? d.1858, Peter Spence Omand b.1859, Elizabeth Ann Omand b.1861 and James Spencer Omand b.1866.  They then moved to Dunedin and had 3 more children: Alena [my grandmother] b.1874, William John b.1875 and Edwin Allan b.1880.

Alena married Walter Wright and they lived in Fairfax Street, Dunedin and that was Peter's last address when he died in 1914.  He was buried with his wife, Ann who died in 1906 in the Northern Cemetery.

I am trying to collect photos of various family members and I would be very pleased if anyone who may have any Omand family photos would share them with me. 

I have a lot of history of the Omands in Orkney including Peter's direct ancestors dating back to John Omand who died in 1520, also court records of when they first farmed land in Orkney.  I would be happy to share this with anyone interested in this family.

Regards

Bob

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: John Blackwood HOWIE Sale, Victoria
« on: Wednesday 18 August 10 03:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi Phil

Thanks for your reply.  Let me know if you can receive personal messages and if so I will send you my contact details.

Cheers Bob

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: John Blackwood HOWIE Sale, Victoria
« on: Tuesday 17 August 10 23:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello Phil

Thanks for getting in touch.  I have sent you a personal message and hope to hear from you soon.

Cheers Bob.

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: John Blackwood Howie Sale, Victoria
« on: Tuesday 18 July 06 07:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genni

Thanks for your info, I had most of John's family but don't have any work details.  I will try the Sale family history to see if they have any further info or maybe a photo.  Not likely I know but worth a try.

Bob

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Australia Lookups completed / John Blackwood HOWIE Sale, Victoria
« on: Monday 17 July 06 06:40 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for any information on my Gt Grandfather, John Blackwood Howie who lived in Sale, Victoria and married Margaret Jane Hutchinson there on 2nd October 1880.  I understand John was an accountant and newspaper reporter while living in Sale.  Their son [my grandfather] Alexander Hutchinson Howie was born in Sale in 1881.  Does anyone have John's work details or possibly a photo of him?  He later lived in Melbourne before emmigrating to Dunedin NZ where he died in 1905.

Any information would be gratefully received.

Bob

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Australia / Re: Maud May Clark
« on: Saturday 22 April 06 23:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genni

Thanks for your reply.  Yes I do have Maud's marriage certificate and this was signed by her as M M Clark, her mother was named as Elizabeth Clark however on Maud's death certifcate [copy only] her mother was named Elizabeth Hendley [I had it as Hendry] and her maiden name as Clark.  Maud's father was named as Hendley and first name unknown.  I have searched through many records and have not found any birth that would match either name nor have I found a marriage of Elizabeth Clark to a Hendley.  I don't know if Maud had any brothers or sisters. I posted the note on the board in the hope that someone may be able to help me.  I also have noted the birth of a Maud Clark to Lizzie but the date doesn't quite fit.  I would be pleased to hear from you if you can give any further help.

Regards 

Bob

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