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diana2646
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My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« on: Monday 07 September 09 09:25 UTC (UK) »
Does anybody know of my Father, Victor David Ivor Whitney, who went to Wellington, New Zealand to work,  from 1926 - 1929
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 September 09 18:37 UTC (UK) »
Hi diana2646

Welcome to RootsChat.  Smiley

Perhaps you could expand a little more on just what it is you are trying to find out ?

Obviously, as it's over 80 years since your father was in New Zealand, persons who knew him, are very probably no longer around, to answer questions.

Do you have an idea of where your father was employed ?

Lu
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 September 09 23:51 UTC (UK) »
Was he born 1893? If so he went to school in Wellington (from NZSG records)
Just wondering when you say went to Wellington 1920'3 maybe another person/relation
Bye
Althea
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 00:12 UTC (UK) »

Oooh   ... perhaps you're onto to something there, Althea ??    Smiley

[I'd only found a "Victor David I. WHITNEY" birth on FREE BDM - registered MAR 1909 at Neath Huh ]
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 03:11 UTC (UK) »
There seems to be a different birth date on each record from 1894-1895
No I can't find him on BMD under a variant. Father was given as Charles..??overseas
Bye
Althea
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Pascoe, Williams, Rowe, Matthews, Eddy: St Just-in-Penwith, St Keverne, Cornwall.
Varcoe, Collicoat, Chapman: Roche area,Cornwall
Cornes & Graham: Ireland/Shropshire, Barker, Palin: Shropshire
McDougall, Morren: Ireland, Earl, Redgen, Steward: Suffolk

Info: Thames, New Zealand Genealogy Resources:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
NZSG Mem#18951 CFHS Mem#13723

Info: Breage, Germoe & Godolphin Cornwall : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
diana2646
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 07:17 UTC (UK) »
Hi, My Father was born Neath, England, 1908. Moved to London as a small child. Sailed from Southampton 1926 for Wellington. Am sending a picture in a seperate maybee a relative will recognise the New Zealand man who is on the right of the two men. Would like to know the family my Dad stayed with,  thanks Diana
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 07:39 UTC (UK) »
They surely must be related, very uncommon names, to have same name as someone born in 1890's
BYe
Althea
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Pascoe, Williams, Rowe, Matthews, Eddy: St Just-in-Penwith, St Keverne, Cornwall.
Varcoe, Collicoat, Chapman: Roche area,Cornwall
Cornes & Graham: Ireland/Shropshire, Barker, Palin: Shropshire
McDougall, Morren: Ireland, Earl, Redgen, Steward: Suffolk

Info: Thames, New Zealand Genealogy Resources:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
NZSG Mem#18951 CFHS Mem#13723

Info: Breage, Germoe & Godolphin Cornwall : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
diana2646
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 09:49 UTC (UK) »
Does anyone recognise man on right of picture. Maybee someones Grandfather in N.Z.
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Feltham: West Knoyle,Wiltshire/Melbury Abbas,Dorset.
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 10:42 UTC (UK) »
Sorry Di, but it must be the invisible man - no photo!! Lips Sealed

Cheers
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 14:48 UTC (UK) »
Is there some estrangement ?

Is this, some out of wedlock thing ?

What exactly you looking for ?

Huh
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 19:03 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mk2
Originally looking for the 1920's option, but in doing so found that in Wellington there was a child born 1890's with exact string of names.
So surely must be related, and ??who the UK one by same name came to see???
Bye
Althea
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Pascoe, Williams, Rowe, Matthews, Eddy: St Just-in-Penwith, St Keverne, Cornwall.
Varcoe, Collicoat, Chapman: Roche area,Cornwall
Cornes & Graham: Ireland/Shropshire, Barker, Palin: Shropshire
McDougall, Morren: Ireland, Earl, Redgen, Steward: Suffolk

Info: Thames, New Zealand Genealogy Resources:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
NZSG Mem#18951 CFHS Mem#13723

Info: Breage, Germoe & Godolphin Cornwall : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 19:07 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: diana2646 on Tuesday 08 September 09 07:17 UTC (UK)
Hi, My Father was born Neath, England, 1908.

Just to say - Neath is in Glamorganshire which is Wales, not England.

Have you tried looking for him on the 1911 census yet?

Kind regards, Arranroots  Wink
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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 19:26 UTC (UK) »
In 1911 there is an Ivor WHITNEY aged 4 in Neath.

Others in the household are Harold, Lucy and baby Edith aged 1.  Does that sound like them?
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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 21:31 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: althea on Monday 07 September 09 23:51 UTC (UK)

Was he born 1893? If so he went to school in Wellington (from NZSG records)
Just wondering when you say went to Wellington 1920'3 maybe another person/relation


Quote from: althea on Tuesday 08 September 09 03:11 UTC (UK)

There seems to be a different birth date on each record from 1894-1895
No I can't find him on BMD under a variant. Father was given as Charles..??overseas


Mmm ... whoever this "same-name" chap was, he doesn't appear to have remained in New Zealand ?

There is a WW1 (Archives NZ) record for "a Victor WHITNEY" (nothing on Cenotaph database).

"Charles WHITNEY - father"  ... only a burial at Karori (Wellington) for a "Charles Augustus Arthur WHITNEY - 1906 - aged 51 (bc 1855) ?
FREE BMD has a BIRTH - MAR - 1856 - Charles Arthur Augustus WHITNEY - reg'd. Walsall (Staffordshire).

But none of the above of course really helps.   Sad

Lu
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Re: My Father- Victor David Ivor Whitney
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 08 September 09 21:44 UTC (UK) »

Quote from: diana2646 on Tuesday 08 September 09 07:17 UTC (UK)

Hi, My Father was born Neath, England, 1908. Moved to London as a small child. Sailed from Southampton 1926 for Wellington.


Hi Diana

Where did you get the information regarding the voyage, from ??

Looking at "findmypast" passenger indexes, I can see a "Victor WHITNEY - b. 1909 - Southampton to Wellington NZ - 1927".

AND  ... same year, (possibly) on this same voyage,  >>

"WHITNEY - Ernest - b. 1909"

*  Do you know who Ernest WHITNEY is / was Huh

Lu
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