trying to find birth in dunedin *COMPLETED*

[karenoz]

yep i have run out of ideas to where to look.

thank you for all your help

karen

[karenoz]

opps forgot to answer your question, no we dont have a real date or age only guessing on being 1860s-1870s.

i find out whats on the last child birth C

thanks
karen

[Lucy2]

opps forgot to answer your question, no we dont have a real date or age only guessing on being 1860s-1870s.

i find out whats on the last child birth C

thanks
karen

Hi Karen

Yes  ... good idea to find out what's on the birth certificates for any (or all) of James' children.

We need to get a clearer idea of when he was born ... and also to see if his birthplace (which will also be noted  on his children's birth certs.), is consistent with being "Dunedin".

~  Lu

[karenoz]

hi,

think we may have narrow it down to a james henderson b 24.11.1867 living at west port chalmers,masford bay. going to the school there.

then we   have him  turn up on the school rolls for Eileen henderson his daughter,in northcote college he is down living at Birkenhead auckland in 1910. so we know he was still alive at this time.

we also know by 1914 they werent living together as lily has had a child to william devin.

karen

[Lucy2]

hi,

think we may have narrow it down to a james henderson b 24.11.1867 living at west port chalmers,masford bay. going to the school there.

Hi Karen

Yes, I also have a note of that school entry and the only thing that stopped me posting it here, was that it contained some other info which left me doubting :

... it said  >

"Last day:   8 November 1882

Destination:    Joiner --- Bauchop & Ritchie "

I take that to mean that he was leaving school to join a firm named Bauchop and Ritchie ... to become a joiner (carpenter).     So the "problem" is, that someone needs to look up the later Dunedin Electoral rolls / directories, to find this chap (working as a joiner or similar) and see whether he remains there ... or disappears ?

~  Lu     

[Lucy2]

Hi

Seeing as that entry (James Henderson -- father John -- 1882) was from the Port Chalmers School, the you might like to get in touch via email with the Port Chalmers Museum.

They have info on early settlers in the area, and so can probably give you more details, hopefully.

Link  > >

http://www.portmuseum.org.nz/

~  Lu

[Lucy2]

James HENDERSON - Births

Ooops  ... double post - info deleted by me.   

[Lucy2]

James HENDERSON - Births

1863 - registered at Dunedin (folio # 538)

1865 -   Picton    (# 348)
1865 -   Dunedin   (# 628)

1869 -   Christchurch   (# 906)
1869 -   Hokitika    (# 725)

1870 -   Invercargill  (# 1422)

[Note:  Folio numbers in italics are from the microfiche record
- they are not relevant when ordering printouts from the BDM online historical records source.]

Just these two "James HENDERSON" births registered at Dunedin.     I've only searched on "James" as there is no evidence that he had a second christian name ("James" being shown on registrations for marriage and births of his children).

There were just these two James HENDERSON births in DUNEDIN   ... so I'm not sure where the boy born "24/11/1867" would fit in ?    Maybe that James had a second christian name - which isn't shown on the school record ?

[Lucy2]

then we   have him  turn up on the school rolls for Eileen henderson his daughter,in northcote college he is down living at Birkenhead auckland in 1910. so we know he was still alive at this time.

Hmm ... interesting.     Was there a date of birth given for "Eileen" on the school record ?

I assume she is the "Ilene Rachel HENDERSON" born 6 April 1900 ?     Seems odd that at age 10, she would be going to college ?