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Hi Dunscore

As I have mentioned in my previous message to your other posting, I would clarify a few thigs which my grandfather told us.

Alexander Corrie (not sure of d.o.b) travelled from the Gilbert ISlands to the Ellice Islands and married a native lady -Fetukula - they had 2 daughters Samalia and Meli (Mary). He went back to the Fiji Islands and later asked Fetukula to come over there.
They did not take their children as they were travelling around.
Samalia was my great grandmother. Names such as Agnes, Elizabeth are all in our family.
One of my grand father's brother is still alive and live in Tuvalu (Ellice Islands).
It was possible Alexander (Alec) married a native from Fiji as there is an extended Corrie family in Fiji whom our family from Tuvalu stay with when passing through.

I just hope this helps you a little bit with your searching.

Yours sincerely,

Silou

New Zealand

Hi Dunscore

My name is Silou and I'm from the Tuvalu Islands (formerly known as the Ellice Islands).
There is a huge extended Corrie family in Kiribati (formerly known as the Gilberts Islands) which I think are all descendants of Alexander Corrie. The latter's 2nd wife was our great great grandmother Fetukula and was from the Ellice Islands. (Remember the Gilbert and Ellice Islands were once a British colony).
From what we heard from our grandfather, Iosefa (Joseph) his mother, Samalia got a sister called Meli. These two were Alexander Corrie's daughters from the Ellice Islands before he left for Fiji.
Fetukula later joined him in Fiji and from what we know, have other children borned in Fiji too hence the Corrie Family in Fiji.
It's unfortunate I cannot provide exact dates for Alexander's arrival in the Ellice Islands and the dates of his departure as nothing was written down in those days by our ancestors.
It is exciting knowing that the Alexander and Elizabeth names appear in your posting as we have those names in our family as well.
As far as we know, Alexander had a brother called Ben who was resided in the Gilbert Islands but did not come to the Ellice Islands.

I just hope this information will give you an idea that we know of the people you were looking for.

Yours sincerely,
Silou