A New Zealand Look up, please

[Janette]

Here is Sarah Ann Irwin's death notice

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f3u/

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Marriage for the  youngest daughter

1930/2615   Alice Muriel    Irwin to    Auber Bruno    Keyes

Cheers Janette

[kentishkiwi]

Hi Della

i don't know if you have noticed Ethel mentioned in the death notice for Sarah Ann. I wonder if Ethel is maybe a nickname/alternate name. The daughters named in this notice were Louisa, Nellie, Tot and Ethel. In reply 6 Janette gave all the daughters birth names and it seems to me that Louisa is the oldest, then maybe Nellie after Florence Ellen, Tot is Gertrude as that is on the cemetery details and that just leaves Ethel. Could this be a nickname for Alice Muriel???
What do others think???

KK

[Janette]

Their deaths

1966/47301   Keyes    Alice Muriel    75Y   
1962/27326   Keyes    Auber Bruns    77Y

It appears that Alice may be Ethel

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

There is a photo of Bruno here

http://homepages.vodafone.co.nz/~noelkeyes/75.htm

Cheers Janette

[DELLA]

have to read all this info through and then maybe come back to you all. Thank you so much for all the help given it is appreciated very much that you took time to help

[DELLA]

I am not sure, but think, that here, in UK, Ellen was then known as Nell, (as similar letters in name) so could the death notice refer to Nell for Florence Ellen, as she was not mentioned, by name in the death notice. I am not as good as this as you are, so maybe I am wrong.
I wonder why, if that IS the case that Alice Murial was then not mentioned.

Is there an Ethel Irwin from around the same area, that the family seem to be living in, that shows up in the marriage records, please.

Once again, thank you all so much for all the help, and time, that you have spent on this.

[DELLA]

Hello again,
I have  a postcard, with a photo on the front, and the card is signed Ethel, so would assume that she still went under her given name of Ethel, at that time.
On looking through all the details that I have collated from the replies, on this website, I wondered whether it might be possible to ask for two more  pieces of info on this family.
1) is it at all possible to find out the names of the other people who were in Ponsomby Road, so that I can ascertain who the aunt that is referred to at the time of Florence's marriage, in the paperspast clip.

2) Is there any mention, anywhere,  as to a Thomas Chapman of Ohaupo, before the marriage, so that I can find out more of him, too.

I do apologise, sincerely, for being such a pain, but I have no way of accessing these records.
I am so grateful to you all for the help that you have given up to now.
Thank you

[kentishkiwi]

Hi Della

I recommend typing in Thomas Chapman Ohaupo into Google as I have done this and there are several websites worth looking at. I believe Thomas's wife was Susannah Mounford. A Susannah Chapman died in 1916 and is buried in Ohaupo , the same place as Thomas. The details certainly fit your Thomas.
I would recommend looking at many of the NZ websites available as they are fantastic. I am from NZ and live in the UK but spend many hours sifting for information.

Regards
KK