on โ09-05-2011 08:02 AM
on โ11-05-2011 09:05 AM
on โ11-05-2011 11:06 AM
Thanks for the idea - but the only thing on the shipping list is their names and ages. The ship left from Liverpool but from their names (Alexander and Hugh McLean) we assume they are Scottish. Hugh was killed in an attack by Maoris on the farm where he was employed as a labourer. There was an inquest and I have several newspapers reports of that. Maybe next time I'm over in NZ I'll try to get both the death certificates. I don't think they had much info on them in those days but it's worth a try.
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on โ11-05-2011 01:26 PM
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on โ11-05-2011 01:43 PM
Golly, there are some interesting stories here.
Hi ya lovetosew, how I wish I had your dad to do the burrowing around and finding more. I try to do the same, look for new ways of finding out more. ...-)
on โ11-05-2011 04:09 PM
Amber.....New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages can be ordered online.
I got a death certificate from there for 1915 last year....it didn't have a huge amount of information on it......maybe because he died in the war......but it did confirm that he was Tasmanian born..............and I think it was about $25.
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/
This site will give you an idea of what to expect when purchasing certificates within Australia.
http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html