trying to find birth in dunedin *COMPLETED*

[karenoz]

hi,

we got his death c way back ,but put it aside as his age didnt fit and saying he was born in scotland,where ours was born in dunedin ,. so till we found out the date of death of our james being the same date as this guy in napier, and there isnt another james dieing on the same date.

so really not sure how we gona to prove he is the same guy.

hopefully the birth records of his son may tell us more.

but as you say ,its going to be hard if these kids where put in foster homes.

Thanks Lu  any ideas is ready appreciated
karen

[Lucy2]

Hi Karen

Hmm ... didn't realise you already had the death printout for this James (1916).   
(Maybe that's where the info about Annie GEIRS comes from ?)

Yes ... so the next thing to do would be to get the birth printout for the child John Scott HENDERSON.     That will give you father's age and place of birth.   

("Place of birth - Scotland" on death printout may not of course be correct - might be just a guess on the part of the informant.   Obviously nobody was sure of his real age either ?    Surprised too that this 1916 James had the occupation of "joiner" - that's probably something that needed a bit a training for.   Does this particular occupation show on any of the records you have for his children to Lilly ?)

I'm only surmising that his orphaned children were adopted or fostered out (largely because I can't see a marriage or death for the "John Scott" child (or his sister). 

Let me know when you get the printout.   

~   Lu

 

[Lucy2]

we got his death c way back ,but put it aside as his age didnt fit and saying he was born in scotland,where ours was born in dunedin ....

Hi again Karen

*    Parents names of this James, NOT given on this death printout   ... is that right ?

*    Was there an inquest into his death ?    [It will be stated on the printout if there was. ]

*    Birthplace is just given as "Scotland" ... right ?

*    Is "Annie" stated as his "widow"   ?   (If he's Lilly's husband then they obviously weren't married - but I'm interested to know if that is on the printout.]

I'll post some other ideas (where you might get additional info from), tomorrow.

[karenoz]

hi

we found a Annie Gear Henderson died age 40 on 6.12.1914 in napier headstones. no mention of james or the children. ( we question the Gear put down as well as henderson,thinking that she really wasnt married)

on the death C for james in napier ,no parents where down. only born in scotland.and the age was a guess.

thanks Lu

karen