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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: christchurch archives lookup please
« on: Monday 20 June 11 10:05 BST (UK)  »
Hello  Montague - thanks for the reply. I have no idea why my grandfather, Jack D'Elmaine would have listed his father as Montague. As you may have read in this chat, his father's name at the time of Jack's birth, was Horace Melville D'Elmaine, and he knew that.
Did you get the death certificate?
I did Know that my uncle, Kenneth's middle name was Whiteford, the maiden name of Horace's wife, Charlotte Joanna. My aunt Valerie had as hers, Audley.
I have never known any of my Anderson rellies, Except Florence's Sister, Louise who was my Godmother.
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There may be more questions that you may be able to help with, along the way of unravelling this mystery of ours.
Fay


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: How do I send a message to a post that I now can't find?
« on: Monday 06 April 09 15:52 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all. I'm on a roll now. Just waiting for a reply, and searching in the meantime, with the usual varieties of success. Amazing that so much is now on the net - even the Australian electoral rolls. Unfortunately our laws prohibit the publishing of census data, still. There were moves afoot to allow publication. any news on that front?
So, thanks once again for getting me started. I hope I can return the help to some other newbie at some stage. Off to bed now!
Fay

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: How do I send a message to a post that I now can't find?
« on: Monday 06 April 09 14:39 BST (UK)  »
Thank you GenJen, MaryA and LKL. I am not new to computers, but certainly new to this kind of use of them. I have great respect for your abilities to get around the vagaries of all of this. I hope I haven't infringed any of the nettiquette in the process of my blundering.
So, do I now wait and hope that my post will get to its destination, and that Frank Leng will reply? Ohh the agony of waiting.
Thanks again,
Fay

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: christchurch archives lookup please
« on: Monday 06 April 09 14:26 BST (UK)  »
Hello Frank, I have just found your posting about Horace Melville D'Elmaine. Since my name is Fay D'Elmaine, I have been interested in finding my Great Grandfather's info. My Grandfather Jack, apparently his son, eloped to marry Florence Anderson, so no info was available.  Jack's daughter, Valerie, once told me that she had thought she heard her mother say to her, that Jack was the half brother of Berta Ruck. It was never followed up.  Roberta Ruck was a very popular novelist in her day, so her name was known to my Aunt Valerie.
Now, it looks as though what her mother had told her was true. How do we work out the rest of the puzzle?
I have also found refs to Horace in Western Aust. in 1880.
Fay

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Family History Beginners Board / How do I send a message to a post that I now can't find?
« on: Monday 06 April 09 14:13 BST (UK)  »
I found a post from Tuesday 21st November 2006. Title: Christchurch archives lookup please, by Frank Leng.
This person was looking for a relative of mine, and I've just started looking, and was very excited to see the posting.
The post has been sent to 'completed', by KiwiBrennan on Monday 10th November 08.
I would like to reply to the person who posted; but can't seem to make it all work. Can someone help, please?
Fay

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