Greetings
I am wondering if someone would be kind enough to give me a helping hand please. I am looking for information on a William (Travers) PAUL, who immigrated to NZ sometime at the beginning of the 1880's or close to. I have been following carefully a William Paul born 25 August 1854, son of Mary (nee Barclay) and William Paul. Wm (Travers) Paul who immigrated to NZ was a seaman and the family I have been following is shown in the 1861 census as William aged 6 and mother Mary aged 45 living in London. She is shown as a Ship Masters Wife with both mother and son having been born in Glasgow. The husband is absent from the home. This Wm Paul is in Liverpool in the 1871 census...occupation seaman, but then he disappears off the face of the earth...or did he come to NZ.? I recently purchased the death certificate of William Travers Paul (my husbands great grandfather), but unfortunately parents names and place of birth were not known (information given by his stepson). In 1905 his age was 50. Unfortunately, Wm Travers Paul and my husband's great grandmother, Susan Ann Woodgate never married because her first husband was still alive, so there is no information to be gleaned from a marriage certificate. I am interested to find the birth of a Wm Travers Paul and the one I mention above doesn't give it on the IGI. Can anyone suggest, please where else I can look. With thanks, Annie -NZ
