Michael FitzGerald, Surveyor, Hawke's Bay

[Lucy2]

Death - Reg'd. at Chatswood, NSW - AUS

1931

Caroline M. GREGSON
Father:  Michael
Mother: Fanny

[Lucy2]

Hi babu

I can see on ancestry.com that someone has entered (scant) details in a family tree for Michael FITZGERALD - Fanny BELL.   Their daughters names and years of their births are given but there no information pertaining to them, beyond that.

Perhaps try "googling" to see if there is a more recent tree or updates.  (Some ancestry trees are now viewable at the free site, MUNDIA. )

  ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

 and oops ... forgot to mention that tree has listed the death of Fanny FITZGERALD as >

"  2nd May 1909 at Homehurst, NSW "

   ~  Lu

[KaeDee]

Just had a notice that this topic woke up!

I'm not related to the FITZGERALD family.  The FITZGERALD family were unaware of this brother called Michael. Over time historians have confused Michael FITZGERALD, the  surveyor, with a much younger person with the same name.

[KaeDee]

A big thank you to Babu and Lucy 2

See if you wait long enough on Rootschat you get your answers


I now have the four children of Micheal FitzGerald and Fanny BELL - Caroline, Nora, Brenda, Fanny.
The family moved from Napier, NZ to NSW, Australia.

I can now confirm that Michael FitzGerald is the younger brother of Thomas Henry FitzGerald and Dr John Patrick FitzGerald and Emily FitzGerald.

NOW... I can move onto  Dorothea (Dora) Frances FitzGerald who married Peter BURKE (Napier and Otane postmaster) and lived next door to Thomas, Michael and Emily in Ahuriri, Napier.

Is she a sister?

Burkes Peerage has her as title Lady!

[dweeck]

I am a descendant of T H FitzGerald and was wondering what proof you have for Michael FitzGerald being the younger brother of T H ?

[KaeDee]

Hi Tweeck,
This interweb thing is amazing.... I searched for FitzGerald family several years ago for a project that's now complete. 
Look at the first land sales in Ahuriri and TH has bought his land either side of Michael. Michael was his apprentice and signs the paperwork. Other survey documents mention them as brothers.
Dublin, Ireland, records - Michael birth has same parents as TH.

Separating Hawkes Bay land from the Wellington Province was extremely controversial.  TH relatives have been historical blurred, then recreated into some unimportant person of the same name. Several respected historians have picked up those notes and republished them.

I'll try to send a person note
Happy Christmas
from KaeDee

[spades]

Hi Kaedee,

Dweeck will need to post two more replies to this topic to enable their Personal Message (PM) facility and send and receive messages.

Even a couple of smiley's will do.

Spades

[KaeDee]

Thanks Spades,

 Tweeck, you CAN post  a couple of smile   

KaeDee