Davies and Dodd *COMPLETED*

[alisonjar]

More advise please.
How would I find the record of Herman George Davies conviction of 2 years hard labour in NZ in about 1915-1917? 
Ali

[Lucy2]

Hi Ali

Have just found (what I hope is), your DODD family. 
It's all a bit complex so need time to sift through and sort it out.    Will try and post some info shortly (though it's near midnight here in NZ) -- if not, then tomorrow.

~   Lu   

[alisonjar]

Thank you Lu.  I am sorry to keep you so busy.
Ali

[Lucy2]

Yes I would have thought same, strange though they got the 1887 one on 2 different records
Do you think the other daughter died..can't see her
Bye
Althea

Hi Althea

Looked at the school records this arvo.    I think probably that the birthdate -- 27 August 1887 -- is a clerical error (and has also been carried over to records in the following year).

Sure, the birth year is given as 1887 -- but the "last day" entry is < strangely > , also the 27 August (in 1894).
What do you reckon ?  

[I've got a few of these sorts of anomalies with some of my families -- one where a brother's birthdate has been given for his sister's school record !   ]

Great that you found that record though ... it's led me to finding a whole lot more for this family ... thanks.  

~   Lu

[Lucy2]

More advise please.
How would I find the record of Herman George Davies conviction of 2 years hard labour in NZ in about 1915-1917? 
Ali

Hi Ali

Will tackle this query later (I'm not quite sure about access to records in that time frame -- need to check it out further). 

~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Ali

Just to let you know, info is "still coming" ... I just didn't manage to get it done as hoped, today.   

~  Lu

[alisonjar]

Dear Lu

Don't worry - I'm just so grateful for your help.

Ali

[Lucy2]

DODD FAMILY  - in New Zealand

Hi Ali

Firstly, must give credit to Althea for having found a school record for young Herman DAVIES, which in turn has led to the discovery of his mothers' family in NZ. 

In February 1888, (and this was shortly after the birth of his sister Dainty in Timaru), Herman DAVIES (d.o.b. 14 August 1881), was admitted to the Arthur Street School in Dunedin (some distance from Timaru, where he'd been previously).
Walter DAVIES shows on the record as being Herman's guardian ... but the address given -- "c/- Mr. H. DODD, Scotland Street",  -- was a vital clue.

"Mr. H. DODD" was not too difficult to locate ... but better still, there were two persons of exactly the same name, who have proved to be the father and brother of Annie Elizabeth (DAVIES) DODD.

I'll give you cemetery record details shortly - they contain a few errors though, so it is necessary to firstly explain the different relationships between members of this DODD family.

~   Lu
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[Lucy2]

DODD FAMILY

Annie Elizabeth DODD arrived in New Zealand as a young girl(on an as yet unknown date), with her parents and two ? siblings.

An online index of marriages, shows that Annie married Walter DAVIES at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Dunedin on 15 February 1881.   She was aged 23 years (so born c. 1858) - Walter was 25 years.

Annie's parents were Herman (a.k.a. Henry Herman) DODD and Bethany (nee TANKERSLEY).    (Surprise    ).

Two further children were born to the couple in New Zealand.

1865 - DODD - Eva Blanche

1867 - DODD - Alfred Ernest
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Other children :

Herman Tankersley DODD - bc  1862

Catherine Tankersley DODD - bc 1864

(Birthplaces unknown ) :
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