Sutherlands in Christchurch 1860 +?

[ruthel]

and happy new year to you too Gwenn02 and TrevK and all other descendants of Isabella and John Keating . . .
let's see what we can unearth this year

[Gwenn02]

a photo of the headstone of John and Isabella KEATING at Napier Old Cemetery

[ruthel]

Hello

Trev, wondering if you found anything else about that Isabella Sutherland aged 22 who arrived in Lyttelton from Caithness on the Blue Jacket on 14 October 1866?  It all matches, doesn't it. Do you know if it's possible to get a manifest, find out any more info about her?

[ruthel]

I checked out NZBDM and found Arthur Ernest Keating born 1878 (the right year for the 6yr old) Father John Keating and Mother Josephine Keating (another mistake ?). Marriage record for 1901 to a Annie Leith (which is interesting as John Joseph Keating married Christina Mary Leith), and a death record for 1936.
Trev

Just to raise another option for that 6yo . . .there is an 1879 Birth on BDM (1879/8065) for a Francis McKenzie, son of Isabella and father Not Recorded.   John Keating forfeited bail for drunkenness in October 1878 and was declared bankrupt in October 1879, so maybe amidst the stress of that, Isabella left him, gave the son her maiden name and her brother's fist name?  what do you think?

[trevk]

Hi,
Sorry I haven't answered for a while, have been very busy with other things. I found the passenger list for Isabella Sutherland on the web at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/bluejacket.htm. I have also come across the following site http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/tipp/BANSHABAPTISMS.htm it has a lot of baptisms for the Keating family.
Trev

[janiemitch]

we are the descendants of Arthur Ernest Keating and Annie Leith. The two brothers John Joseph and Arthur married two sisters Christina and Annie Leith from Ngaruawahia. The girls father was James Leith from Wick Caithness. His half siblings from his father Alexanders 1st marriage were with a lady called Christain (Christina?) Sutherland of Wick. The names that have been mentioned in these posts are family names that have been handed down and tie in with our findings. We have a theory that James and Isabella Sutherland may of been related through the relationship of his father and 1st wife.
We believe that James would of arrived at a similar time as Isabella but at this stage have no details. They were born approximately the same year.
Fantastic learning more about the Keating side as we only had info on John Joseph and Arthur no further back.
Would be great to hear from you all with any more info.  Jane and Michelle x

[kezd]

My G G Grandmother was  Lillias Sutherland   Birth 1851 in Latheron, Caithness shire
    Death 5 Jul 1924 in Seacliffe Mental Hospital, Oamaru, New Zealand.

Parents were Benjamin Sutherland
    Birth 5 June 1810 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
    Death 2 July 1900 in Portomine, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

   

Elizabeth Gunn
    Birth 10 May 1821 in Dunbeath Inn, Caithness, Scotland
    Death 29 Jun 1897 in Portomine, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

I think we are talking about the same family.