Cannot find Marriage of Rev William McRae and his second wife

[park_town]

Hello, I believe his first wife Catherine died in 1880.
1875 Catherine FINLAYSON married 8 Apr at Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church, Auckland, NZ to Rev William McRae, minister in Waipu.

I suppose Rev William McRae married soon after Catherine's death in 1880 and wife number 2 died giving birth to Rose in 1884...pos in either Bathurst New South Wales or Waipu, Northland, New Zealand.

His second wife - name unknown - gave birth to a dau Rose Theresa McRae; the dau's records [marriage cert and death cert] claim she was born 1884 Bathurst New South Wales.

Any ideas please.
Thanks,

[sparrett]

the dau's records claim she was born 1884 Bathurst New South Wales.

Hi,
What records do you mean specifically.

What certificates do you have, please?

Sue

[park_town]

Sue,

1904 marriage says: born Bathurst NSW, parents names unknown

1952 Rose Teresa Belhamine died 9 Aug Trentham, Wellington NZ aged 68, Death Cert: no names against her father, mother, where born: Bathurst Australia, How long in NZ: 40yrs.

[Pels.]

There's also this thread which might help if you know about it :

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,627552.0.html

Pels.

[sparrett]

This is confusing.

You have no record at all that William McCRAE was her father?

If the marriage and death certificates show no parents, and you cannot find the birth at all then where do you get the name William Mcrae from?

Sue

[park_town]

Sue, this is confusing. Yeah. You're not wrong, ha ha.

A family letter sets out the story of the father. Losing wife in childbirth and returning to Scotland, then returning to see his dau Rose/Rosina.
The details of the story, both in date/time frame, and places, and events such as his death in Sydney Harbour match the life and times of Rev William McRae.
No I cannot prove he is the father, yet.
That is why I am asking all these questions.
Thanks for taking an interest. Yours was a good question to ask 

[muss]

Hi

Maybe a request to the Uniting church archives may help

http://nsw.uca.org.au/church/archives.htm

Muss

[muss]

Hi

When did Rose marry Mr Belhamine  ?


Muss

[judb]

NSW Keyname search gives particulars of Intestate Estate papers for William McCrae.  I am not familiar with these records but perhaps they may give his next of kin.  You need to pay to have them copied, I think.

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexsearch/searchhits.aspx?table=Index%20to%20Intestate%20Estate%20Case%20Papers&ID=53&query=mccrae&frm=0

Judith