Help looking for Christopher JOHNSTON/E

[Lucy2]

Just found the death / funeral notices for John Watson VEITCH.

"Otago Daily Times" - 28 December 1888 - p. 22 / col. 5

VEITCH - on 24th December at Dunedin, John Watson VEITCH, late of Maheno, aged 48.

[No wife mentioned  ]

... same newspaper ...

27 December 1888 - page 2 / column 2

Funeral Notice (at bottom of page)

The friends of the late John Watson VEITCH are invited to attend his funeral  ... to leave the residence of his stepson, Alfred WILSON, Glen Road (above Bridgman's Tannery), this Day (27 inst.) ... for interment in Northern Cemetery.
   --  Cole and Springer -- Undertakers, 152 George Street --

Interestng.   

[Lucy2]

Hi

Why I asked about the birthplaces of the JOHNSTONE (JOHNSTON) children was, because I'd found a Christopher JOHNSTON on electoral rolls in Otago (Dunedin), from around 1884 thru to 1890.   

*   Do you happen to know what the occupation of Christopher (Snr) was ?

~  Lu

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[Janette]

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Cheers Janette

[Jeanette]

Christopher Johnston occupation was a Tanner, this was given as his occupation in the electorial rolls for years 1893, 1897, 1899 etc.
Have found a family who arrived in Hobart 1854 from Southhampton on the ship Mooltan. They had a child with them under a year old whose name was Christopher. Parents names were Christopher [of course] aged 45 and his wife Ann aged 38. There were 3 other children.
I guess I cant prove it is the family until I find the death cert ?
Thanks Jeanette

[Lucy2]

Hi Jeanette

From the Otago Nominal Roll :

JOHNSTON - Christopher

1884 to 1890  (at same address)

Residential:   Cumberland Street, Dunedin

Occupation:    Beamsman*

[Beamsman = Tanner's Beamsman :  Duties of :  ...  after skins had been soaked, they were laid over a beam to have flesh and fat removed by scraping. ]

The Hobart find sounds promising.   

~  Lu
 

[Lucy2]

Link to Otago Nominal Index  >>

http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/oni/basic.php

(Use "Advanced Search" option )

A "John VEITCH" is also listed -- last at Stafford Street, 1878-79.

As well as electoral listings, you'll see a "Criminal Offenders Record" for a Christopher JOHNSTON
[The event, (offending), occurred before 31 August 1873 - but could be same Christopher ? ]

~    Lu

[Jeanette]

Hi Lu, there is something not adding up here, given the 3 Johnston children were all registered as having been born in Auckland. [Did Margaret use poetic talents and stretch the truth as she did with the non exsistent marriage cert]
What of the electoral roll in Auck with Christopher and Margaret on it for the same yrs as the Dunedin roll???
I have found in the Otago times dated 14 April 1891 Margaret Veitch was in court for Drunkenness. Their youngest son William was b 5 March 1891 in Parnell?
The plot thickens!

Cheers jeanette

[Lucy2]

Hi Jeanette

Electoral roll information should always be treated with a degree of caution. 

It's not unusual to find people with listings at two different addresses, often many miles apart  ... or even to find them still on rolls, years after they've moved to another locality.
But if you have confirmation that the births were registered in Auckland, then that's the information you should trust as being correct.

~  Lu