Research help needed

[Lucy2]

Hi KHP

... do school records give "last date" at Johnsonville for the children ?

 ~  Cheers, Lu

[kiwihalfpint]

Hi KHP

... do school records give "last date" at Johnsonville for the children ?

 ~  Cheers, Lu

3 March 1911.

Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

Thanks, KHP.   

Seems then that family were in Wellington/Hutt area from 1905-06 till March 1911 - so burial place for small daughter Beatrice (1907) is quite probably Lower Hutt (Taita).

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Gilllie

I expect you may already have this, another son Reginald William PAXTON was born in Australia (according to his WW1 Army record).

NZ Death

1981 - PAXTON - Reginald William Beresford - d.o.b. 13 October 1895

[kiwihalfpint]

Just a little snippet about Reginald.

Europeans in NZ - Book Index

Name : PAXTON Reginald William
Book : Ohaupo - Winds of Change
Page : 162
Comments : Honoured by the Queen

His last day at school 16 Dec 1909 for work.  He is in school by 15 March 1904 Te Aro but his last school was Levin.

also this comment from NZSG on the index:

Name : PAXTON Reginald William Beresf (that is how the name is shown)
Date : 1925
Spouse : BLACKMAN
Comments : B = Burrell

Cheers
KHP

[raewyngillian]

Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for all your help.  It is really appreciated.

I know about the burial in Hamilton and that they separated/divorced, and about their first child being born in Oz (in Picton, NSW)
John Beresford Burrell Paxton's real name was John James Paxton born 1857 in London.  He was the blacksheep of the family and was a Remittance Man (paid to stay away from England) but I dont know why.  He is a very illusive fellow as I cant find him after 1871 where he was at boarding school.  After that I cant find him until 1893 in an electoral roll in NZ.

Diana Ellen Paxton nee Wilson was also born in England but lived in NZ with the rest of her family when she married John in 1895….down near Wellington.

Im just on my way out but I dont think I have Beatrice in the family tree and will check it out later today.

Thanks in the meantime

Gillie

[Lucy2]

He is a very illusive fellow as I cant find him after 1871 where he was at boarding school.  After that I cant find him until 1893 in an electoral roll in NZ.

But you do have him in NZ newspaper articles - (as John James) - September 1878 - Police Court at Auckland, do you ??

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

  ~  Lu

[bigcous]

raewyngillian , do you have a headstone pic from Hamilton East Paxtons, I live in Hamilton and can see if I can find it for you, bigcous

[raewyngillian]

Yes, I do, thank you.