Owen Chester Holliday

[R.H.H.]

Born out-of-wedlock in Northamptonshire in 1855, Owen Chester Holliday was apparently left with his grandparents when his mother and her eventual husband, and the children from this marriage, emigrated to New Zealand in about 1870.
Owen married Mary Ann Wheeler in 1876 in Culworth, Northants, and they had two children: William (1878) and James (1880), both born in Leicestershire. In 1881 the were all living in Derbyshire  -  but none of them are in the 1901 census. Perhaps they also eventually emigrated to new Zealand, or Australia. Would welcome
help and guidance in pursuing this.

[carol8353]

Do you know where in NZ the parents went?
I have access to the BMD records in NSW ie the Sydney area and have checked between 1881 and 1945,he did not die there.
Of course Oz is a big place and each area has it's own BMD registration.

I don't know about NZ but try these sites for Aussie look ups and help.

http://groups.msn.com/NSWFamilies 
(you'll need to register-free,to use this one)

http://www.rmhh.co.uk/australia.html

They may know how you can access the NZ ones.

Just had a thought  have you followed his grandparents through to their deaths- did they leave wills? Was he or anyone connected to him mentioned in them....!

Happy hunting

Carol