Major family of Kaiapoi New Zealand

[Lucy2]

... Kaiapoi Borough School - 17 December 1883

[kiwihalfpint]

Will get back to you later on, need to head out for a little while

[Lucy2]

That's okay ... cheers anyway.   

Just interested to know if child "Margaret" (bc 1868) was more usually known as "Maggie".

[pcjr]

Many thanks for the leads, which I have been following up, and found that Herbert George Major Tull   is Fanny  Elizabeth's son,  Fanny is the daughter of Margaret Stevenson, nee major.

Thanks
pcjr

[kiwihalfpint]

That's okay ... cheers anyway.   

Just interested to know if child "Margaret" (bc 1868) was more usually known as "Maggie".

Nothing is coming up for school records and the only reference to Maggie is the marriage.

Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

Hi KHP - thanks.   

Possibly pcjr now has the missing Margaret MAJOR, sorted ?

   ~  Lu

[pcjr]

have been going though the E/rolls and found that Margaret went by Maggie in them as well.

Many thanks for the leads

pcjr

[Leith_Friend]

Margaret MAJOR was also known as "Ettie"

MAJOR Children I have found under various spellings for surname are:
1867/26130   Mager  Lena     Fanny Jane   William
1868/23981   Major    Margaret     Fanny Juno   William
1869/25708   Mager  Jane     Fanny Jane   William
1872/27811   Major     John     Fanny Jane   William
1874/36802   Major    James     Fanny           William
1875/11968   Major    Fanny     Fanny           William
1880/14400   Major    William     Fanny Jane   William
1882/682           Major    George Herbert   Fanny   William

Margaret and her husband to be were witnesses at a wedding at her mother's place
Edward Frederick Alexander Wilson  &  Elsie Louisa WHITE  m. 30 April 1901  at res. of Mrs Major, Kaiapoi.
ages: 32 / 23;         occ: seaman;          born: Germany / Wellington.
Parents:    Karl & Fredicka Wilson, nee De LONGE? Surveyor.
                        James & Fanny White, nee GRIGG, farmer.
witness:  James Stevenson,  brewer,  Kaiapoi;        Ettie Major,  Kaiapoi;

[pcjr]

Hello,

Thank you so much for the info, very much appreciated.

pcjr