Did John DEAMS wife die, or were they divorced or ?

[kiwihalfpint]

Only a suggestion, perhaps we need to find out how many children were listed in the parent's death certificates? 


Cheers
KHP

[mineyours+ours]

Morning,

To be honest, I don't have much faith in the family trees. I made an enquiry about someone as to whether some members had heard of this person in their families or not and miraculously next time I went in he was in several trees, no checking, confirming, nothing.

Also, just being a devils advocate here, (lack of sleep), there being no confirmation of a birth for Catherine Hallisey made me wonder if that was because it wasn't her name. Having said that can't find a listing for Alice Catherines birth either!

I would have to order the death cert to find out the children wouldn't I. I was wondering myself how to find out the children.  How reliable have you found the info because I have one, for another family, which doesn't list all the children.  How common is this?

Cheers, M

[Janette]

The info on a death printout is only as good as the informant who gave the info,so often not very reliable

Cheers Janette

[kiwihalfpint]

The death certs won't give the names, but it will give the ages.

I have been given info from family where no children were listed, and on further investigation they did indeed have children.  So now I take info with a pinch of salt.

Wonder if Alice Catherine stayed in the Hawkes Bay area? I know there was an Earthquake in 1931 and records were destroyed.

Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

... right, back to business.      Had to take a break, we've just had a nasty earthquake here in Welly  (5.7) ... it's not very amusing when ya computer monitor starts dancing across the desk !   
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Yes, we've scooted all over the place with this HALLASEY family - but that's not such a bad thing - often information can come to light with a wider search.

Rather than purchase any death certs. at the moment, my idea (from earlier) was that you should perhaps contact the Napier Library.    They hold information (in various forms) on early families in the area, and so there may be unpublished info for the HALLASEY or related families.

You may also like to ask the Library if they could source from the local newspaper(s), death notices for Michael and Catherine.   Both these HALLASEY's lived to ripe ages (in their 80's), so it may be that there are obituaries for them too.

   ~  Lu     

[kiwihalfpint]

Oooopsy Do!  I just had to mention the word Earthquake and Lu got one

Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

Also I have an Applications to marry in the Waipawa district form, and on it for length of residence John states 5 years (after England then ??) and Alice states 12 years. BUT we have the marriage of Michael and Katherine Taylor in 1864 on Kiwi Index, which would have been approx Alice's birth year.

Just a clarification regarding "length of residency" as shown on Intention to Marry Notices (ITM's).

"Length of residency" refers to the time the parties (bride and groom), had lived in the actual locality in which they were to be married.    [ It does not refer to the length of time they'd been in New Zealand. ]

  ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Yeah, I had a giggle at that, KHP  ... but still kinda quivering in me boots.  (Scary stuff).   

[Lucy2]

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