GRAYSON England to NZ in 1880's

[kagrayson]

Hello!
Seeking any info on three brothers who emigtrated from Yorkshire, England to NZ in the. 1880's.  Thomas Henry Grayson,  John Mallory Grayson, and William Duncan Grayson.  T.H. was a sheep farmer in/around Gisborne until 1902 when he emigrated to Canada.  John and William stayed in NZ.  TIA,  kelly

[SmallTownGirl]

I can see them on the 1881 census, living in Pickering, Yorks, with their parents at "Mount Pleasant" Scalamoor, Pickering.

John, 50, farmer of 300 acres, b. Wrelton
Mary, 40, b. Thornton
Thomas, 17, b. Wrelton
Richard, 12, b. Pickering
Jane, 10, b. Pickering
John, 8, b. Pickering
William, 5, b. Pickering
Mary, 2, b. Pickering
and
5 servants/farm workers

STG

[mare]

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

marriage on above site

1903/4007    John Mallory Grayson    m    Norah Mary Stephenson

  mare

[SmallTownGirl]

And three baptisms:

20 Nov 1863, Thomas Henry Grayson, son of John and Mary at Middleton by Pickering
4 Mar 1867, William Ness Grayson, son of John and Mary at Middleton by Pickering
14 Nov 1872, John Mallory Grayson, son of John and Mary at Pickering

STG

[mare]

Also on bdm site NZ

death for John

1953/25307    John Mallory Grayson   80 yrs

actual date worked out is 31/1/1953

[mare]

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=419893.27

Ref your other topic as above, KHP or Whenu may be able to help you further with family connection NZ 

I tried all the bdm quickly for both brothers who stayed

[mare]

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast

notice on above site

Birth of son September 15 1899 at Makauri to wife of Thomas Henry Grayson

[mare]

Births bmd to Thomas Henry Grayson and Ethel Constance Grayson

1899/8830    son   Kenneth William

1902/4822    daughter  Mary Constance
 

[minniehaha]

Archives hold Army file (1899) for John Mallory GRAYSON.

Also divorce file (1922) Nora Mary GRAYSON, John Mallory GRAYSON. [restricted access].


www.archway.archives.govt.nz


Minniehaha.