Andrews Family - Wellington

[Pentony]

I thought she may have been on the staff, but have checked Southern life website out for Brockenhurst, cannot see her name..  have you sent away for his Military File from Trentham? makes good reading...

[KGee]

Hi there!

My name is Karin Grice & I live in Wellington NZ. Edwin Simpson Andrews is my Great Grandfather and his daughter Phyllis was my Nana. It is my understanding that Uncle Bill is still alive (albiet very old now!) but sadly my beloved Great Aunt Joan passed away a few years ago  I have a great Aunt ^(*) (married to Arthur Andrews - now deceased) and she has done a lot of work on our family tree & may be able to help you.

Karin 


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[spades]

Hi KGee, and welcome to RootsChat.

The original poster of this topic hasn't visited the forum for some time so you may not get a response. In case they don't receive a notification of your reply I will send them a Personal Message.

I have edited your reply above to remove the name of a living person, as this forum makes every effort to protect personal privacy.

I hope you get a response.

Regards,

Spades
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[KGee]

Hello RootsChat,

Thank you very much for your trouble, greatly appreciated! I have only just come across this conversation thread due to my daughter doing some research on WW1 and her great, great Grandfather. NickyHug mentioned that Edwin & Ellen had 3 three children that she knew of - they actually had 5 with Robert & Arthur Andrews being the missing names.

Thank you again for your help, what a wonderful site you have!

Warm regards

Karin (Wellington, NZ)

[nickyhug]

Hi KGee, this is Nickyhug. I have just dug out my family history research and logged back into this site. Hoping you will see this (although it has been a very long time!) and we can catch up as we are related!

[Lucy2]

Hoping you will see this (although it has been a very long time!) ......

Hello nickyhug

Yes, it is a long time  ...  and it may be that KGee does see your post here ... fingers crossed.   

But you could also try making direct contact via the PM (personal messaging) facility here ?   
(Usually it takes three postings to this forum by a newcomer, to activate the PM system - but I have known it to work with only two.   Worth a try.   ) 
Facebook might be another means of contact ?     There are also around 11 "trees"  for Edwin S. ANDREWS at ancestry website.

Good luck.

   ~  Lu

[nickyhug]

Hi Lu,
Thanks. I will try A PM. Am about to ‘renew’ my subscription to Ancestry so will have a look. It has been such a long time since doing any research and feels like I’m starting again! I did have a Quick Look at Facebook too.
Once again thank you for your reply
Nicky

[Lucy2]

Hi Nicky

Some additional info for you >

Arrival in New Zealand :   

Ellen ANDREWS arrived in New Zealand aboard the troopship > "Briton" > which had left UK on
25 December 1918 and was transporting a large number of returning soldiers (and some wives and children).
I found her name on the "Briton" passenger list (@ ancestry.com) -- indexed as "Mrs E. G. ANDREWS" -- figured that the "G" was possibly in error of "S"  - her husband's second initial.   But on looking at actual image, seems it might read as "Mrs E. I.  ANDREWS".      Aged 24 years / "travelling with husband" / future permanent residence - NZ  / contracted to land at Wellington :
Alas, the actual names of the soldiers did not appear on this passenger list (- I think it may have been for "security reasons"  ??).  And wasn't able to find a New Zealand Immigration list for this voyage either.

Eventually located a newspaper article which had a very long list of the returning troops,
[Draft 211],  amongst which was >  2nd-Lieut.  E. S. ANDREWS, Wellington :
The "Briton" arrived at the Port of Lyttelton (South Island) c. 29 January 1919.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19190123.2.79


   ~  Lu
 

[Lucy2]

Some (interesting) snippets re: the arrival in NZ of the troopship "Briton" - January 1919  > >
 
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19190125.2.49

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19190128.2.69

   ~  Lu