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Donald McKenzie
« on: Monday 13 January 14 12:48 GMT (UK) »
I am looking for possible descendants of Donald McKenzie who was born in june 1839 in Alva Clackmannanshire Scotland his father was called Andrew, mother was called Christina maiden name McIntyre. he left for Otago on 25th january 1861 aged 16 years. I have this information from the family bible along with other family information.

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #1 on: Monday 13 January 14 17:54 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

If he was born in 1839 he wolud have been approx 22 when he arrived in NZ,if so this could be his death

1871/9548 McKenzie  Donald  32Y

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #2 on: Monday 13 January 14 18:27 GMT (UK) »
Sorry the age was incorrect he was 21 not 16 thanks for pointing it out

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #3 on: Monday 13 January 14 22:26 GMT (UK) »
There were two marriages of a Donald McKenzie in New Zealand between 1861 and 1871, with one being just plain Donald McKenzie. This chap married a Janet Currie in 1866 and they had one child, Janet.

The reason I think this may be your man is that after the death of Donald in 1871, a Janet Mckenzie married in 1874 (I'm assuming this may have been his widow) to a Duncan McLean and had several children, one of whom was named Andrew McKenzie McLean.

To get any real confirming info you would probably have to get the death printout for the 1871 Donald McKenzie death (which will probably give his origins) and the marriage cert for Janet McKenzie to Duncan McLean.

Hope this helps,
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BLANCH London, Kent, Cumberland, Sunderland WALTON Cumberland, WILSON Cumberland, New Zealand, GRAHAM Cumbria/USA,  DUNN Woolwich Kent, BLAKE Northumberland HENDERSON Renfrewshire PATERSON Argyllshire HALLAM Surrey BYRNE Dublin, BURNS Glasgow, DENSTON/BARBER Staff., WADMAN Somerset, DALE Middlesex, AIMERS Selkirkshire, BORTHWICK Berwickshire

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 14 January 14 00:30 GMT (UK) »
Unfortunately little information at this time was captured for the registration for Births, Deaths & Marriages.

On the New Zealand BDM website go to "Data Collected". This sets out the information likely to be found on documents for the various years............


Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 14 January 14 00:42 GMT (UK) »
Link to NZ BDM online records >

http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 14 January 14 01:41 GMT (UK) »
Minniehaha is right, I had forgotten about that. The names of the parents and place of origin were not recorded till a little later. What a shame.

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 14 January 14 01:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi wianhall

The Donald McKENZIE (identified earlier in thread) died 1871 aged 32 years, was buried at the Waitati Cemetery, Otago.

The cemetery record gives his name as Donald MACKENZIE - and his age as 35 years.    Both of these "inconsistencies" may have to do with the cemetery's record keeping ??

He is alone in a plot and there are no others named MACKENZIE.

Unfortunately, a death record from 1871 (a "Printout" from NZ BDM), is not going to assist you much with positively identifying this man as your Donald from Clackmannanshire.   :(

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Re: Donald McKenzie
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 14 January 14 01:49 GMT (UK) »
A further search of Waitati Cemetery records > for McKENZIE > turned up about 8 burials.  It's difficult though to determine whether any of these people were connected to the Donald MacKENZIE or McKENZIE who died in 1871.

Here's the link to the cemetery records >

http://www.dunedin.govt.nz

> click on the link to the Cemeteries records search.

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