Bollettie Mary Hobbs (div. Davies), née Rasmussen

[handsri]

Dear Lu and Ladyhawk

Many thanks, and sorry for being so vague (new to this).

Walter Davies b. 1856 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England - draper
1871 census has him still single, still living in Shrewsbury
1881 m. Annie Elizabeth Dodd in Dunedin
1893 died NZ

So he migrated (a dirty word nowadays - but these boards and history show it is what makes the world go round!) some time between 1871 and 1881.

So Ladyhawk's suggestion (arr. Australia 1875, aged around 20) would fit.
Many thanks

Richard

[handsri]

PS Ladyhawk: Annie Elizabeth Davies née Dodd b. 1857 Victoria, Australia - so that would also fit with Walter arriving first in Oz c. 1875.

It was Annie's mother , Bethany Dodd née Tankersley (hence my grandgrather - and uncle's - weird given name) who emigrated from Lincolnshire to Victoria. Her first four children were born there - in '56, '57, '59 and '61. Her 5th child was born in '62 in Dunedin.

Richard

[Lucy2]

Thanks Richard ... that's a great help.   

re: Walter DAVIES ... have just found a further snippet of info in New Zealand records which requires further investigation but might hopefully lead to determining how/when Walter arrived in NZ.

    ~  Lu