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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Stevens, Orari South Canterbury late 1800s
« on: Wednesday 24 June 09 08:13 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the advice.
Emily (Pierce nee Stevens) was buried in Temuka in 1946. Have not been able to find a matching William and Mary there.
Francis, is actually Emily's son as discovered from the vanilla birth record, but was brought up as part of William and Mary's family and William and Mary are listed as parents on his marriage cert. (I so had to sweet talk the clerk in BDM to get hold of this a few years ago, she was initially quite evasive about it). He moved to New Plymouth but not sure exactly when, married in NP in 1914. No haven't located them in Taranaki either.
The indication from the shipping list was that they were from Oxfordshire. Have not been able to find a likely match in 1871 census. Both William and Mary Stevens are incredibly common names in the UK in mid 1800s! Have looked for them with known children which are Emily, Mary and William Robert. Have not been able to find a Stevens - Holland marriage in an appropriate time span on Free BDM.
Emily's death cert states she was born in Staffordshire, Francis's birth cert which is probably more reliable states Oxfordshire. The one I thought might be a match in Kings Norton isn't.
The Grange Farm comes from the Timaru Herald marriage notice for Emily. I would therefore assume that Sheep Farmer is the appropriate occupation.
Have found a possible match for Mary Stevens d 1897 age 56 so will get the cert and see if I get lucky. This would make birth date only 1841 ( a bit younger than expected) - there are various reasons why the ages on the shipping records may be inaccurate although usually in the other direction. Thanks Lucy2 for the suggestion.
Emily (Pierce nee Stevens) was buried in Temuka in 1946. Have not been able to find a matching William and Mary there.
Francis, is actually Emily's son as discovered from the vanilla birth record, but was brought up as part of William and Mary's family and William and Mary are listed as parents on his marriage cert. (I so had to sweet talk the clerk in BDM to get hold of this a few years ago, she was initially quite evasive about it). He moved to New Plymouth but not sure exactly when, married in NP in 1914. No haven't located them in Taranaki either.
The indication from the shipping list was that they were from Oxfordshire. Have not been able to find a likely match in 1871 census. Both William and Mary Stevens are incredibly common names in the UK in mid 1800s! Have looked for them with known children which are Emily, Mary and William Robert. Have not been able to find a Stevens - Holland marriage in an appropriate time span on Free BDM.
Emily's death cert states she was born in Staffordshire, Francis's birth cert which is probably more reliable states Oxfordshire. The one I thought might be a match in Kings Norton isn't.
The Grange Farm comes from the Timaru Herald marriage notice for Emily. I would therefore assume that Sheep Farmer is the appropriate occupation.
Have found a possible match for Mary Stevens d 1897 age 56 so will get the cert and see if I get lucky. This would make birth date only 1841 ( a bit younger than expected) - there are various reasons why the ages on the shipping records may be inaccurate although usually in the other direction. Thanks Lucy2 for the suggestion.
