Search for Douglas William Hamilton

[johnbarr]

I am trying to get further details of this man who married my grandmother in 1908.

Marriage Cert shows him as Douglas William Hamilton, age 24, occupation Bush Contractor, status bachelor, bp Dannevirke, us. res. Dannevirke, father George Douglas Hamilton, farmer, mother Gertrude Gwendoline Hamilton/Hughes.

The only close birth I can see is William Douglas Hamilton, folio 2359, b 1881 in Paeroa which is a long way from Dannevirke?

Can anyone see a death that might be him?

Also, have not been able to find a marriage for his parents in NZ or UK.??

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

[Lucy2]

Hi John

Mmmm ... wonder if the parents married in Australia ?
(Perhaps you could post a query on the AUS board and see if anything turns up ?)

The father, George Douglas HAMILTON - died 1911 -  is buried at Dannevirke.   See >>
http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_results.asp?menu=ce


Lu

[Lucy2]

 --- In the adjacent plot (Settlers Cemetery, Dannevirke),
is (presumably the mother ?)

"Gertrude Helen Alicia Gwendoline HAMILTON" - d. 1914 - aged 61.

[johnbarr]

Excellent - many Thanks Lu

and yes, good suggestion to try for a marriage in Oz.
I'll do that now 

[Lucy2]

The only close birth I can see is William Douglas Hamilton, folio 2359, b 1881 in Paeroa which is a long way from Dannevirke?

Sure, it is a long way from Dannevirke.      

Do you have access to the 1881 Electoral Roll to check if the father George Douglas HAMILTON is living in or near Paeroa ?
[Someone on here may be able to assist with a look-up ?]

William Douglas Hamilton

Can anyone see a death that might be him?

Any idea of where he might have been living ?


Lu

[johnbarr]

Sister thinks they were living in Pukepoto near Ahipara (Northland) during WW1, where he apparently had bullock wagons and a sawmill.

She also thought he had gone off with men and horses to War - but I cannot find any sign of his WW1 service records at Archway or Cenotaph sites.

Granma was living in Wellington in 1922 when she divorced him, so I guess he was alive then, but I have no idea where

[johnbarr]

Isn't Rootschat amazing

I followed Lu's suggestion and posted on Oz board, and lo and behold a marriage not in Australia but Scotland 
- and a link to the whole amazing history of father George Douglas Hamilton at
http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2H9

So now I have some very complete details about Douglas William Hamilton's parents - but still nothing on him 

The biography detailed in the link above definitely has the parents living in Dannevirke in 1884 - so why can we not find Douglas William's birth 
or death 

[Mk2_Zephyr]

1930 probate, in New Plymouth

William Douglas 

[Lucy2]

1930 probate, in New Plymouth

William Douglas

This William Douglas HAMILTON is buried in the Hawera General cemetery (Presbyterian).    No age given ?

Grrr !    Can't get back to the South Taranaki DC's database
.... keep getting an "error message" !

Need to check who (if anyone) he is buried with ?