Harvey Thomson and Rachel Hall of Taranaki *COMPLETED*

[seek10]

Hello all,

I am seeking information (and hopefully other family members!) on Harvey Thomson, born 1854 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Scotland, and died in Eltham, South Taranaki, NZ in 1924. He came to NZ in 1868, and possibly came with his sisters, Jessie Chalmers Thomson (married William Trimble in 1875) and Antoinette Ellen Thomson (married Frederick Ireson Jones of Wanganui in 1882). Harvey Thomson married Rachel Hall in 1883 in Normanby, South Taranaki, NZ. Harvey was a butcher with a shop in Eltham, as well as a member of the first borough council of Eltham in 1901.

I have ordered certificates and made good use of all the online services, such as the cemetery databases, BDM and Papers Past, so I’m now trying to ‘match’ the information to provide the story of Harvey Thomson and his life in NZ.

Any information on Harvey and his family would be most appreciated!

Warm regards
Catherine

[johnbarr]

You might already have these children from BDM
1884/11757   Thomson    Harvey Chalmers
1887/9599   Thomson    Jessie Rachel    
1889/12554   Thomson    Stanley Arthur
1891/13483   Thomson    Emily Alice    
1893/17076   Thomson    Antoinette Ellen
1895/9614   Thomson    Annie Elizabeth
1898/4519   Thomson    Douglas    
1899/9186   Thomson    Hester    

Harvey Chalmers enrolled at Hawera School, 8 Apr 1884 and died at age 12 1896

John B

[seek10]

Hi John,

Thanks for this information. My greatgrandmother is Antoinette, and she was born in Hurleyville in South Taranaki, where her father (Harvey) was a farmer. I am quite keen to learn more about the area at that time and other children you have mentioned - I have some information via the BDM and hope to follow their lines as well. There are also a couple of other children listed on the BDM, but are tricky to find due to typos - Lewis (b 1885), Mary Allan (b 1902), and William Horace Duncan (b 1904) - however, I would need to order the certificates to ensure these are actually the children of my Harvey and Rachel. The name William Horace Duncan seems a little random!

Cheers
Catherine

[johnbarr]

William Horace Duncan b. 24 Feb 1904, Eltham, parents H & R Thomson - looks like one of yours alright 

John B

[johnbarr]

He married 21 May 1929
1929/3486   Try-phena Adelaide    Courtney    William Horace Duncan    Thomson

John B

[johnbarr]

Tryphena died 1938
1938/25916   Thomson    Tryphena Adelaide    46Y

John B

[johnbarr]

Then he married Olive Elizabeth Thomas, 1940.
She died 1985
1985/41211   Thomson    Olive Elizabeth    9 April 1918

Cannot see where either Olive or William Horace are buried.
He died a year later.

John B

[johnbarr]

Mary Allan Thomson b. 1 Dec 1901, Eltham, parents H & R Thomson - looks like yours again. 

She married 1928
1928/4693   Mary Allan    Thomson    John Alexander    Watkins
Died 1973
1973/49432   Watkins    Mary Allen [sic]   1 December 1901


John B

[seek10]

I've just checked the South Taranaki cemetery database. William and Olive are buried next to each other at the Hawera General Presbyterian. Tryphena is at Opunake General...