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Armed Forces / Help with identifying person or uniform.
« on: Thursday 21 July 16 13:18 BST (UK)  »
  This MAY BE my half brother Noel Percival HILL 1928-2005 (from New Zealand)
We are confused because we think this is a navy uniform, but we know he was in the J force army. However, this was among his belongings & looks very like him. Can anyone definitely recognize him or the uniform please ? His children are not sure either if it is him or not.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: NEW ZEALAND: Henare Meihana married Merika Pikaka, Grandchildrens names
« on: Tuesday 29 March 16 10:02 BST (UK)  »
Are you still seeking this info? I may be able to help  :-*

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Lincolnshire / Re: Lincolnshire - Looking for GOSLING, Mary Elizabeth - parents please
« on: Friday 08 January 16 09:24 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you KGarrad,  Geoff-E & Annette7 & pamthomas  for helps to date. rach2413

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Lincolnshire / Lincolnshire - Looking for GOSLING, Mary Elizabeth - parents please
« on: Tuesday 15 December 15 09:44 GMT (UK)  »
Mary Elizabeth GOSLING born January 1874 • Spilsby, Midville Lincolnshire (First quarter 1874 - Volume 7A Page 585 Line Number 122). I would like to find her parents, but have not been able to find any trace of her, before her marriage to Charles William PITTS Jul 1897 Spilsby (VERY productive couple!) Her birth is on Free BMD & FamilySearch, but no parents. No record of any baptism found - I don't know if she had any siblings either (At the time of her marriage, she had dropped the Mary & was being called Elizabeth.) She died Boston, Lincs Sep 1962, age 88. . Any help please much appreciated!!  :P

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Kent / Re: Parents of Florence HENRY born Shorncliffe England @ 1875
« on: Wednesday 18 November 15 10:49 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks heaps CB53 - from the Police gazette clue, I found her (Maria's death) on 3 April 1888 - no clue whether son heard in time. As you suggested, once i had the Wanganui lead, I found quite a bit more about Valentine. I wouldn't have known that Hants was Hampshire either! Thank you!

 Thank you too, Top of the Hill - your guess has proved correct !

I've got plenty more to go on with - thanks again !!

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Kent / Re: Parents of Florence HENRY born Shorncliffe England @ 1875
« on: Tuesday 17 November 15 10:58 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you ALL for your contributions. At present, I am discounting the Maidstone born family, but I've saved the info. in case !  Thank you CB53 firstly for defining where Shorncliffe & Elham are! Comments : I can't find the girl's births in New Zealand. I have tried to find a death for Valentine Micheal HENRY as i'm guessing he died as an infant but no joy so far. I found a possible R.C. baptism for him in Lancashire (mainly in Latin!) & birth 8 July 1862. I don't know about the Father's name but the Mother is Maria. I haven't found the parent's deaths or resting place either - they are not in the greater Wellington area. However he may have gained a fencible land grant, so I will look in the Auckland area tomorrow & do some more searching. I will check for the girl's births in Australia since the Shorncliffe record says they had returned from Sydney. Tomorrow I will look for James'birth. It's not all as clear as YET!! but thanks for the interest & help esp. CB53 !! I am definitely going to have to get that marriage certificate for Florence in due course. Again thank you all for leads thus far ! rach

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Kent / Parents of Florence HENRY born Shorncliffe England @ 1875
« on: Monday 16 November 15 10:34 GMT (UK)  »
The birthplace is attested on her husband's probate hearing. She married Arthur William HILL in New Zealand in 1902 but there are possible electoral roll listings from 1896 in N.Z. (living alone - no parents) The only birth I have found is 1874 registered in Elham, Kent (index only). I don't know the distance from Shorncliffe. Also, Shorncliffe seems to be a military camp, rather than a township. I may have to get her marriage certificate to find her parents. She was Roman Catholic & her husband must have converted, as they both had R.C. burials. They appear to have not had children ( if Florence pre-deceased her husband, his brother George would inherit). I can't find a HENRY family arrival in New Zealand to match. Any help would be much appreciated!!  Thank you!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Headstone Writing
« on: Tuesday 29 September 15 09:13 BST (UK)  »
Thanks heaps - yes his birth varies between 1837 & 1835.
So thank you Flattybasher9, Bookbox, jusnoneed, & Malky, for all your help & quick off the mark too ! Great guys !!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Headstone Writing
« on: Monday 28 September 15 11:20 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Malky - his death is recorded as 5 May 1920! (Death notice Auckland Star & NZ death index.)

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