customs dept hokitika

[cricket2]

Hi All

George Charles Limming was a Landing Waiter in the customs dept in hokitika New Zealand appointed in 1854 1st March Third Class found this on web site could anyone help me looking for help to try and find more about him is there any site which would give me some more information on George Charles Limming any help or advice about this I would be gratefull

PS have found this information
mr limming was postmaster at collingwood
mr limming was health officer at hokitika
do not know if there were more than one limming in new zealand

regards john

[alamar]

G'day John

I think 1854 is about ten years too early for anyone to have lived in Hokitika. The town did not exist until gold was found in the area in 1864.

However if you go to Paper Past http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz and search under the name Limming you will find a few reports of him in his duties. These include his appointment to Collingwood in 1863 but in 1864 he is a Customs man in Nelson and being assaulted. Later on he is in nelson where he appears as a witness in a couple of assault cases before a glowing tribute to him when he retired in July 1880.

Interestingly there is an August 1880 report of a Mrs Emma Limming causing an altercation between two men and reading between the lines you get the impression she may have been a member of the oldest profession. For the
record George Charles Limming married Emma E Tydeman in 1869. Ref1869/0979 

Gets curious eh?

[alamar]

Oops, nelson in line six should read Hokitika.

[Artemas]

Hi,

I was very interested to spot your reference to Emma E Tydeman's marriage.
Do you have any more details that might identify her ?

( I have a study which now contains 1500 Tydemans who descended from one man in Suffolk UK in the 1600's)

Thanks for any info you have

[cricket2]

Hi Artamas

Sorry no info on that name just Limming
john

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