Help looking for Christopher JOHNSTON/E

[Lucy2]

Hi TT

There doesn't appear to be a marriage for Margaret to Christopher JOHNSTONE (JOHNSTON).

She marries in 1917 as > Margaret Stewart VEITCH < to Otto Fredrick (Frederick) OLSEN.

Three of the children have a christian name "Johnston"
... 1879 - Christina Johnston VEITCH has a father named as "John".   [For Andrew (1881) and Annie (1882) the father's name is not recorded.]   

The later (3) children (with father named as "Christopher") are registered as  surname, "JOHNSTONE".

There may of course be another explanation for "Johnston" used as a christian name.   

~  Lu

[Lucy2]

NZ Death

1877 - VEITCH - Margaret Stewart Farquharson - aged 1 year

[Janette]

Here in mention of a Christopher Johnston failing to pay maintenence on 2 illegitimate children,also an Andrew Johnston ordered to pay support for his mother,could this be Andrew Johnston Veitch ?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0elc/

Cheers Janette

[Lucy2]

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

"Observer" (Auckland) - 18 April 1903 - Deserting Fathers - p.2

A "Christopher JOHNSTON" mentioned in above article also ? 

[Jeanette]

Many thanks for all your replies and info.
Christopher snr was born in Hobart Tasmania c 1854 [ Margaret was the informant on the birth certificates]. She also stated they were married in Dunedin 1877, no certificate. So unable to varify where Christopher was born or who parents were. Have checked through some records in Tasmania but unable to connect him.
Yes the death for Christopher in 1962 is the son. Have been unable to trace either William or Margaret because of common name and no second name.
Do you know when John Veitch and Margaret were divorced.

Jeanette

[Janette]

Hi Jeanette,

You don't need to start a new thread,you could post on your other thread,that way all the info is kept all in the one place,go to the last post on your other thread and click reply,you can then put your additional info there

Cheers Janette

[Lucy2]

Hi

Mmm .... so Christopher was the man in the newspaper article "Observer" - 18 April 1903 - page 2 -- who absconded to Tasmania ?  

I don't see a divorce listing for John and Margaret VEITCH.

I think that John VEITCH is very possibly the man who died back in 1894 ?

1894 - VEITCH - John - 35 years    (born abt. 1859)  

Can you confirm that Margaret VEITCH is the same person who lived in the South Island ?    (Dunedin / Southland)  ?
When I was searching earlier I came across a number of newspapers articles re: a Margaret VEITCH.

~  Lu  

[Lucy2]

Maybe the moderator could merge these threads ?   

 

[Janette]

Hi Lu,

I will PM the mod for Jeanette

Cheers Janette