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Could I ask someone to look up (or at) a couple of archives for me.Both are regarding James Farrell who came to NZ from Ireland on the Rob Roy with his wife and 3 children.I am hoping to find the names of any children born in NZ and where in Ireland he was born.
The first is a probate dated 1890
Agency AAOM
Series 6029
Record 3542
The second refers to his Naval-Miltary Land claim
Farrell,James - H M 8th regiment-Hamilton or KihiKihi (no date)
Agency LS
Series 69
Box/item 11
Record 642
For this one I would really like advice on whether it would be worthwhile obtaining a copy and what kind of information it contains- I have never requested anything from the Archives before.
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Barbara
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Wow! Thank you very much - that is way more than I expected  .Yes,must be him if it is the Rob Roy.
Will PM you with my email address.
Thankyou again
Barbara
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ellvera
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Thanks a million, Bren
I am completely ignorant when it comes to Ireland.I was thinking that James might have died before 1900 because there is another James Farrell who gave Mrs B Farrell of KihiKihi as next of kin when he served in the Boer War,which I think will be the first James' wife Bridget .If his father was alive,surely he would have given his name  .
If that James was a son,he must have been born in NZ - might have to get a birth certificate.
There can't have been too many James Farrells in such a small place,can there especially with reference to the Rob Roy.
Thankyou again
Barbara
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ellvera
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No, I don't have a copy - I saw him on the Cenotaph website.would there be more detail somewhere else?
Thankyou for the other two pictures,they have just come through,so I'll have a good look tomorrow.
I'm really grateful for those pictures,much better than a photocopy,which is what I would have got had I applied straight to the Archives
Many thanks
Barbara
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Thanks Bren
I will certainly look into that then.Yes, his service number was 2716
Thank you also for the larger images of the service record for James snr. I have only had a quick look so far ,but I can already make out a lot more than before.Just the place and date of enlistment are a puzzle. It looks like Ballarat & 1858,which doesn't tie in with discharge from his British Regiment in 1859 But I am sure that is just my mistake - haven't had a really good look.It probably doesn't say anything like that.
How exciting
Barbara
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Thanks for posting that,Bren.I was just thinking how will I post that part of the image ,then scrolled down a bit & saw you already have !
Thankyou
Barbara
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I've found it!!!!
BUTTEVANT in Cork,which fits in very nicely,thankyou
There is a lot of helpful info on the rootsweb county cork message board.(I tried to shrink the link,but it didn't work ) They served in Gibralta and Malta.Now I will have to find records of the children's births - one at least was born in Malta.
Thanks everyone
Barbara
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