Macleod

[Highlandlord]

Hi Kate and everyone else that helped i with the help of Kate and a friend have had some success with Catherine Elizabeth Macleod she Married a John James Dobbie in Gore, Otago, NZ the 24th Mar 1914 they had a son James Russell Dobbie on the 4 th Jul 1921 at Blenheim, Marlborough but unfortunately on lived a few months
Would certainly be interested to find out if the had any other children
And a very prosperous New Year to All
Regards
Allan
 

[Mk2_Zephyr]

So you got the wedding certificate of Cath and John ?
to confirm the parents.

Get Catherines death certificate and it will tell you how many kids, ages, parents,  length of time in country ...

Which brother did you lose ? (instead of us looking for all) and when did you lose him ?

[Highlandlord]

Hi
No i dont have the wedding cert but i am 100% sure this is the Catherine i am looking for i am still 2 brothers unaccounted for Kenneth and John Macleod i can find Kenneth on the 1901 census age 16 in Rosehall, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland and i can find John on the 1891 census i think John (b1882) joined the Army early ie Pre war and it is a possibly that he jumped ship in NZ (But not sure) as some family reports say he was killed at the battle of the Somme in 1916 but i can find no evidence of this as i cant find an Army No. for him.

Allan

[Kate NZ]

Hi Allan have you tried the CWGC site Commonwealth War Graves Commision
I had a quick look and there are a few John Macleod names there


Good Luck KateNZ

[Highlandlord]

Hi Kate
Yes i tried that but i could not definately connect the name and i dont know too much about him all i do know is that he was a piper and was born in 1882 in Auchintoul, Altas, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland to Donald and Betsey Macleod i have been told he was killed in hte battle of the Somme in 1916 age 34 but i can not find anything to support this anywhere.

Allan

[DotBrennan]

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