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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: George KELLY in Auckland in 1900
« on: Sunday 15 June 08 01:04 BST (UK)  »
If this is any help at all, I can tell you Florence Emily SILBERY is one of mine. She was born in Petone (Near Wellington), NZ on 25 October 1876, and died on 8 May 1914. She eloped at the age of 17 and married Charles KELLY (born 17 Aug 1866). The children that I have recorded are Lillian Maude Kelly (1899), Albert (1903) and Lilly (no date). It is all a bit of a mystery, but my family legend has it that Cardinal Thomas Williams is a descendant, but somehow there is an adoption in there somewhere. I think it may have been a shock when she eloped with a Catholic (her parents being Protestants).
Florence Emily SILBERY was the daughter of Joseph SILBERY and Emily Harriett (JAGGS) who migrated to NZ from London in the 1860s. SILBERY is a very rare name in Britain now (including variants Silberg and Silberry), but thanks to Joseph and his Uncle Jim Silbery, New Zealand is probably the World centre for SILBERYs these days! (Joseph was my g-g-grandfather).
If anyone can shed any light on the above confused story, I would be delighted to hear about it. Meanwhile, I hope this helps someone.

Berar

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Church of England records Wellington
« on: Saturday 14 June 08 11:06 BST (UK)  »
Hera,
it is St Johns, Trentham, and appears to be the first Anglican church in Upper Hutt (1861), and it has a significant graveyard around it. The nearest similar church is Christ Church at Taita, but that is in Lower Hutt City.
See www.stjohnstrentham.org.nz/
Ask them if they have a burial register.
cheers
Berar

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Church of England records Wellington
« on: Saturday 14 June 08 07:49 BST (UK)  »
Hera,
the fact that Upper Hutt city don't have a record means that it was entirely a Church of England burial and must be in a C of E churchyard. My guess would be the one at the corner of Moonshine Road and Fergusson Drive. It is a lovely little church and churchyard. Try the Wellington Diocesan  Board of Trustees. I could try to find out what the church is called. There may be others, of course. An Upper Hutt person should be able to tell you.
cheers
Berar

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