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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Wednesday 19 September 18 08:48 BST (UK)  »
That makes us third cousins, Neil.  Have you done any updating of Gordon Asher Boyce's book and the family tree (as I am trying to do! I don't want to duplicate any good work that you have already done!)

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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Monday 17 September 18 12:21 BST (UK)  »
The Mary Boyce you mention (b? Feb 15 1861 ) - do you know who are her parents / spouse / children, etc? I'm not sure where she fits into the family tree.  Greenaway Wellington Boyce is my Gt Grandfather - so let me know if I can share any info with you....

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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Sunday 15 March 15 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, Davey and Kingskerwell, for all that really useful information.  It is so appreciated.  Yes, Davey, I do believe that Greenaway Wellington Boyce was baptised at the Knocknamuckly Parish church - on 22 November, 1846. 

Re Alexander (father John Boyce) - does anyone know if his (Alexander's) siblings were William, Robert, Thomas?  Any more?  And who was their mother (John's wife)?

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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Sunday 25 January 15 04:05 GMT (UK)  »
And yes, Scotmum, I have actually ordered the certificate from Ireland....  perhaps I didn't need to, as you suggested....      I don't have a subscription to Ancestry (too expensive, although I occasionally use it free at the local library), and Genes Reunited I am trying to organise information from.  Will keep trying.  I would really like to make contact with Neil Boyce - he sounds like he has a gem of information and sounds like a lovely person that would be happy to share (as it seems so many lovely genealogy people are). 

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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Sunday 25 January 15 03:59 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much, iluleah, for your helpful sharing of websites - they are fantastic bits of information to digest. 

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Armagh / Re: Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Wednesday 21 January 15 11:34 GMT (UK)  »
Wow - thank you sooo much for all that information that you have kindly given me.  I am absolutely delighted.  Today, I have followed the leads that you have suggested;  I have ordered the marriage certificate although it doesn't look like it has the forename for Greenaway's father...    The information from Neil Boyce is precisely what I need too - I don't know how to get in touch with him to see if there is any more information or anything I can help him with.  Do you know how I can do that?  It would be great to know who were the parents of Gordon Asher Boyce too.
You are quite correct in your suggestion that the Greenaway name came down through the Patton line - I have found a couple of Greenway or Greenaway Pattons, and think that one of them had a mother Mary Greenaway born c.1742 and married a William Patton. 

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Armagh / Greenaway BOYCE born 1846 or 1847 in Co. Down?
« on: Tuesday 20 January 15 10:26 GMT (UK)  »
I would love to know who his parents were....  most of the family trees on Ancestry state William and Jane (nee Patton) as his parents, but his death certificate from Invercargill, NZ, states the name John.  I would be most grateful to know if anyone has the correct information for me.   :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Arrival 1873/4 Port Chalmers Martin & Sarah Bourke
« on: Monday 29 September 14 07:58 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much, for all the help that you have given me - it is fantastic.

I am following Martin and Sarah Bourke's third child, second son, Charles, who is my grandfather.  Although the rest of the family hold great interest to me too;  I would love to find some cousins!

Re Frances/Fanny Butterick's grave;  I have been down to the Ashburton Cemetery to check it out, and find that Frances is buried with her husband, Henry, as one would expect, and not with the Coopers;  they are in the next door grave.  Clearly, the cemetery records have it incorrectly - so I will let them know.

Cheers,  Pam

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Arrival 1873/4 Port Chalmers Martin & Sarah Bourke
« on: Tuesday 01 July 14 05:38 BST (UK)  »
 :)I am so, so impressed with the amazing information that you have all provided me with;  thank you soooo much! 
No wonder, as a newbie to this, I wasn't able to find out anything - the name HARTZ makes it really difficult (but sense in the way that you have explained it to me) - HARTY, is, I believe, Martin's mother's family name - Peggy Harty. I would be really interested in your ideas as to why they felt they needed to change their name. 
And the way you have explained the deceptive "ploughman" occupation makes good (if somewhat dishonest!!) sense. 
Thank you Janette, for the passenger list, which I have now photocopied.
Where is Beaconsfield, Minnehaha?  It would be interesting to know how long Martin taught there.
Re Fanny Bourke, Lu, I understand that she was named Frances - is Fanny an alternate name for Frances?  And, yes, she did marry Henry Butterick of Wakanui.  That does seem an interesting quirk to have her buried with Sarah Cooper - there must surely be some connection there? 

Lu - to answer your last question - Martin Bourke and Sarah Keeling are my great grandparents - so it is their line that I seem to be following with great interest.
Once again, I can't thank you all enough for sharing your time and energy and enthusiasm with me - its wonderful! 
Pam :) :) :)

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