Michael FitzGerald, Surveyor, Hawke's Bay

[KaeDee]

Michael FitzGerald married Fanny BELL, 29 Jan 1859, By Rev. D. Bruce, at Auckland.
Michael FitzGerald worked as a Surveyor in Hawkes Bay and lived in Havelock North.

In various newspapers births I have found three children born in "Ahuriri". This was the common name for Hawkes Bay.

Caroline in 1860
Nora C.  1861
Brenda Fanny 19 Jan 1864.


Fanny Bell is the daughter of Frederick Augustus Bell (1799-1874). He was a Justice of Peace in Auckland. Her mother was Caroline Cordell (1804-1843)


Has anyone information about this family?  What happened to the family?

[Lucy2]

    What happened to the family?

Hi

Have you checked the NZ BDM indexes (online), for marriages of the daughters   ...  deaths of the parents etc.  ?

(Perhaps this family left New Zealand ? )

Lu

[babu]

"Has anyone information about this family?  What happened to the family?"

Ah-ha, Frederick Augustus Bell had ten children and countless descendants, many of whom appear in our not-for-publication family tree. 

Are you related? FAB was actually my 2nd great-great-uncle, one of the 17 children of William Bell and Annie Young

[Lucy2]

Hi babu

No, I'm not related at all - was just attempting to assist the poster KaeDee back in September 2009.     KaeDee has been active on RootsChat as recently as this November, so maybe if you don't get a reply here, you could try sending a personal message ?

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Babu  ... I've just done some more checking of updated online records, and as I'd previously suspected the FITZGERALD family moved to Australia.

There's a marriage notice for daughter Brenda Fanny Cordell FITZGERALD to William Montagu COWARD in the "Sydney Morning Herald" - 7 March 1884 - page 12.

  ... d/o M. FITZGERALD, late of Napier, NZ

Go here to view  >

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Death of their daughter - Rosamund Geraldine COWARD, 3 months - "SMH" - 1891

   ... and lots more.

[Lucy2]

Also this death registration at Burwood, NSW, AUS

Fannie [sic] FITZGERALD
Died:  1909
Father:   Frederick A.
Mother:  Caroline

[Lucy2]

Marriage - NSW - AUS

1903
Nora C. FITZGERALD
Egerton S. HAYMAN
Reg'd.  Burrowa, NSW

[Lucy2]

Death - Reg'd. Chatswood, NSW - AUS

1928
Nora C. HAYMAN

Father:   Michael
Mother:  Fanny

[Lucy2]

Marriage - Reg'd. Leichardt, NSW - AUS

1893

Caroline M. FITZGERALD
John P. GREGSON