LoneyBones Scavenger Hunt - Part 2...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[regross]

I am so glad you have ordered the divorce papers. I hope they prove to be a treasure trove for you.

Not sure what you will find about her origins. Certainly today's divorce cases don't go into that. only place and date of marriage from memory!! BUt in those times it was a most unusual occurence so they should be interesting reading.

Robyn

[majm]

Hi there to all,

I'm hoping that those 1880's divorce papers at least show what happened to their youngest lass, Matilda Alice, born 1873 ... for that should lead to where Elizabeth went, after the divorce  ....  also, perhaps there's the address for William Larson who would have been served court papers ...  I know the file I got for a forebear who divorced in NSW in 1890's had that type of info (many many many pages of info, even included the various newspaper notices detailed) and the bestest bit .... there were signatures .... which match signatures on other a) BDM certificates and b) private family records .... twas grand !

Cheers,  JM

[LoneyBones]

Well, they had 20 days on the aplication, and I sent in off at least 10 days ago, so I should get some divorce papers in another 10 days.    The suspence is ....suspenceful. 

But I'm still looking for Elizabeth. 

[majm]

 

Know the feeling...

Were you able to find passenger lists (ones that work that is ... I'm so sorry about that link ) to search for Thomas and Harriet ...

Cheers,  JM

[LoneyBones]

I did find another site for the Fencibles but no sign of Thomas Powley.
Started looking for other passenger lists. I can't seem to find any that are specific to NZ.
I'm trying. 

[Ebch]

Found a John Innes, captain of the Kelso out of London arrived Wellington November 1849.  Couldn't see him on any later sailings.

[Ebch]

Auckland Area Passenger Arrivals 1838-1889
Harriet Powley arrived 1848
Harriet Adel Powley      1848
Thomas Powley  "         1874
Thomas Elvin Powley     1848
Could you do a resume of what you want Loney Bones - (I found my Scavenger Hunt candidate whilst doing yours  so will have to cancel my hunt)

[majm]

Hi LB,

I woke up (its 3 am) and remembered that one of my NZ lot was on a jury list for Auckland in abt 1860.  So, here I am, ratting through my hard copy for my late aunt's great grandparents details ... pitch dark outside, but ....  there's  a John Innis, carpenter in Chapel St and a Thomas Powley, shopkeeper in Queen St on same jury list as my "Fencibles" (Michael Allen a bootmaker in Albert St and William Pilcher, a settler at Whau.).   It's a newspaper cutting, so I'm now checking and I've found it at papers past ....

JURY LIST FOR 1860-61.
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1294, 7 February 1860, Page 4

Well, I'd best be off,  Catch you later today, when the sun's high in the sky ...

Cheers,  JM

[Ebch]

You mentioned a shipwreck - just found there was a mutiny aboard the Kelso - John Innis commander - August 1850 on way to Singapore - two men killed and two brought to trial.  Could be a story of Chinese whispers?