Family search

[hardsocks]

I am looking for information on the Spence Family who went to New Zealand in the 1920s
Robert Spence and Margaret Spence (Campbell)
Childern
Catherine 1907/1994
Margaret 1910/1949
Robert 1912/1988
Alice 1922/1988
All the childern where born in Northern Ireland  would like marriage and Death dates please for my records I think they lived in Whangarei Northland any thing would be great
Thankyou
T Campbell

[CaroleW]

Have you checked the Irish 1911 census to establish exactly where in Ireland Catherine & Margaret were born?

Also where parents Robert & Margaret were born

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Did you check  https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ as it has their marriage in 1907.  Robert was a widower

Did the female children marry in NZ as any deaths would be under their married names

[hardsocks]

I think it was Woodburn Carrickfurgus

[Lucy2]

Hello hardsocks

Can you also supply years of birth of the parents Robert and Margaret, please ?

    ~ Lu

Edit:     Occupation of the father too, would be helpful.

Not immediately finding this family in Northland area ... and there is another SPENCE family resident in Whangarei from at least 1894 with a "Margaret". 

[hardsocks]

Robert Spence
Father 1847  Flax Dresser Mother 1848
Margaret's Father around 1860 Bleacher
Mother 1862

[Lucy2]

This family appears to have arrived into Auckland on 8 May 1927.
Ship:  "Arawa"   from Liverpool :

SPENCE :    Robert - 54 - Labourer / Mrs Margaret - 43 years / Miss Margaret -17 / Robert - 14 and Alice - 5 years. 
[Note :   The daughter Catherine you mentioned, was not included in the listing for this family. ]

   ~  Lu 

[Lucy2]

I am looking for information on the Spence Family who went to New Zealand in the 1920s
Robert Spence and Margaret Spence (Campbell)
Childern
Catherine 1907/1994
Margaret 1910/1949
Robert 1912/1988
Alice 1922/1988

Are these second-listed dates,  "death years" for the children

[Lucy2]

Robert Spence
Father 1847  Flax Dresser Mother 1848
Margaret's Father around 1860 Bleacher
Mother 1862

Can you clarify the meaning of these dates please ?     And why the "father" and "mother" of Margaret are mentioned ?

    ~   Lu

[Lucy2]

Robert SPENCE (Junior)

In the following link you'll find the Will of Robert SPENCE who died in NZ on 10 August 1988.
According to the Death Index at NZBDM (online), this man's birthdate is recorded as 21 October 1912.

https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE64322440

The Will of Robert SPENCE names his wife and a number of other persons (who may still be living - hence their names should not be mentioned in this thread).

Specifically a nephew of Robert SPENCE was named and that has allowed me to trace his sister Alice.
Details to follow in next post.

   ~  Lu