Lee Family - Birkenhead Area, Auckland COMPLETED

[minniehaha]

Thanks for this Beg,

I shall look for HINTON.............

Minniehaha. 

[LancsCity70]

Hi Minniehaha, Janette, and Beg,

Thank you so much for all this. I'm overwhelmed you've gone to so much effort to help me. I really do appreciate it.

Just to give you a bit more background. I've been researching my family history for some time now, but earlier this year was fortunate enough to receive a wonderful photo of one set of my great great grandparents, along with 9 of their children (one of which is Mary Ellen Hadfield/Lee). The photo led me to redouble my efforts to try and find out what I could about these people. Mary was proving somewhat troublesome as all I had initially to work off was a document from a relative in Canada stating that Mary was buried in New Zealand, however the matter was somewhat confused by another relative believing the family had actually gone to Australia. I got the break I was looking for when I was sent a copy of an audio recording made by Mary's niece (who died in 2001 at the age of 99) talking about her own life. In this she confirmed the New Zealand link. This led me to finding some of the family on a 1935 Auckland electoral roll, which subsequently led me to finding where Mary and Joseph were buried. I thought that was probably where I would have to leave it, but thankfully you've now kindly provided me with this (at least potentially) new information. Many thanks again to you all.

One other thing by means of clarification. I was aware Mary, Stanley and 2 daughters came over in 1928, however there were 2 other daughters who seem to have chosen to remain in the UK and both married within months of the others leaving. It appears though that one of these may have then died in 1929, with the surviving daughter seemingly coming to join the others in Auckland with her husband in 1931 (I have I think managed to find a few things relating to them in 'Past Papers', but nothing on any of the other family, hence I'm really pleased to have received the assistance you have offered). That's why I believe there were 3 daughters in Auckland, not 2. Just thought I'd clarify that !

Thanks again
Tony

[Janette]

Hi Tony

Photos sent,

Cheers Janette

[minniehaha]

Hello Tony,

I have found a great deal of information so far from the newspaper death notices, including the name of the third sister.

Can you please send me your e-mail address and I will forward the scans to you.


Minniehaha. 

[minniehaha]

Hello again,

I will leave you to disclose the name of the third sister (if you wish to do so) but I think she died on 23.9.1991 in Wellington, where she was cremated. She was aged 85 years. On the New Zealand BDM website there are two ladies with this name whose birth dates were close to each other.

I'm not sure if I can do a Wellington newspaper look up for you as I am uncertain of the coverage in our library. I will have to check on that.

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

A little more.........

Probates for the following are held at Archives (Auckland):

Hilda CLARKE, widow (1980)

Frederick Walter HILTON, salesman, Orewa (1967)

Stanley James CLARKE, zoo keeper, Auckland (1977)

www.archway.archives.govt.nz

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Hi Tony,

Scans sent of the following newspaper death notices:

Mary Ellen LEE (Husband Joseph's death notice not found.)

Lilian HILTON

Frederick Walter HILTON

Hilda CLARKE

Stanley James CLARKE

Stanley LEE.

Mention is made in one of death notices of the name of CASCI. There are only 4 listings in the New Zealand "White Pages".

The birth of Lilian LEE was registered @ Oldham in the March quarter of 1911.

The "missing" sister's birth was registered @ Oldham in the December quarter of 1906. Her marriage was registered @ Oldham in the June quarter of 1928.

Hilda LEE'S birth registration has not been confirmed.

I hope you enjoy putting the families details together............

Minniehaha. 

[minniehaha]

Hello Tony,

Thank you for your PM re the scans.

If I am on the right track I have found death of the husband of the third sister.

He died @ Auckland on 7.10.1981, aged 72 years. The New Zealand BDM index records his birth date as 14.12.1908.

Next week I will do a newspaper look up for this death and hopefully that of his wife too, who died in 1991 @ Wellington, if I have the correct lady.

Minniehaha. 

[LancsCity70]

Hi Minniehaha,

Thanks for your update.

Excellent information again. I'm very interested in the 'third sister' as if I have the right lady it seems from what I've found in 'Papers Past' she may have been quite a well known lady in the district in the 1930's (being involved in dramatic productions, an acquaintance of the mayoress, etc), but then as you note she seems to have moved to Wellington, before possibly moving backwards and forwards between Wellington and Auckland later in life.

As such I look forward to hearing from you again in the hope you may have found newspaper death notices for her and/or her husband,

Kind Regards again,
Tony