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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: Craftyp on Friday 16 March 18 16:25 GMT (UK)
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I have just found that James Edward Rabbitt who married in 1903 Leicestershire UK to an Ada either Barrowcliff or Marriott moved to New Zealand somewhere between 1903 and 1911. I haven't found any emigration records but have come across electoral records, city and area records and burial records but I would love to know if they had any children. Is anybody able to help? They died in Karori Wellington and seem to have lived most of their lives in Wellington.
Maybe they never had any children but if they did it would be nice to know.
Regards
CraftyP
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This looks like him:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lr9/
Maureen
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Thank You !! I really didn't think I would get a reply and so quick as well. This gives me something to research on.
Once again thank you Maureen Much appreciated.
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Appears on New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 - James born 1881 and aged 62 years - passed away 24 December 1943 Karori, Wellington. Cemetery Karori.
Sandra
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New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 - Ada Rabbit born 1881 and aged 93 years - passed away 31 August 1974 - Karori, Wellington - Cemetery Karori.
Sandra
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New Zealand Voters List - Wellington South - 1914 - James Edward Rabbit - 29 Jefferson Street Brooklyn - James was a boot maker. Mrs Ada Rabbit also listed.
New Zealand Voters List - Motueka Street Ngaio - Wellington Suburbs. James (bootmaker) and Ada.
Sandra
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This one:
GRO Index Births
RABBITT, EVELYN mmn MARRIOTT
1907 M Quarter in LEICESTER Volume 07A Page 251
was the one who married a PLAYER,I think. (Mervyn Preston PLAYER)
Maureen
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1957/1963 - Ada Rabbit is at 13 Standen Street Karori - there is an Evelyn Robertson and William Vorley Rabbit (compositor) living at 116 Donald Street Karori - related ???
Sandra
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New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917 - James Rabbit - bootmaker - Motueka Ngaio - 1917 - - Reserve Roll 2nd Division
Sandra
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Evelyn Rabbit - Motueka Street Wellington - spinster. 1928
Possible marriage - Evelyn Rabbitt 1933 - New Zealand - Mervyn Preston Player ??? Folio Number 8398
Sandra
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New Zealand Cemetery Records - Evelyn Player - 1907 passed away 21 February 1972 - aged 75 years - Karori, Wellington. Cemetery: Karori Wellington New Zealand.
Mervyn Preston Player was born 1907 - Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand - Folio Number 4279
Sandra
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New Zealand Voters List 1954 - Mervyn Preston Player and Evelyne Player - (acct) 52 Wilberforce Street Miramer Wellington -
1972/1978/1981 - Mervyn Preston Player - Clerk - Evelyn Player - 32 Bentinck Avenue. Miramer. Wellington.
Sandra
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This has really been helpful. I have found Ada Marriott's birth and Evelyn's through both of yours help. I believe Mavis must have been born in New Zealand as I cannot find it in the UK records. I have been putting the extra info on my tree. So now I know there were two daughters through both of yours assistance.
I have looked on Google maps. Beautiful scenery.
Once again thanks
CraftyP
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:) :)
Not sure if this link will work:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lrc/
Maureen
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There is a marriage Mavis Rabbitt to Arnold Bradshaw - 1935 - Folio Number: - 8572 ???
1938 - Mavis and Arnold (clerk) - 15 Motueka St Nagio Wellington.
1949/54/57/1963/1969 - Mavis and Arnold (accountant) - 1 Shortland Street Karouri Wellington.
1972/78 - Bay Of Plenty Rotorua - Mavis Bradshaw - 5 Simmonds Crescent - widow ???
Sandra
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:) :)
Not sure if this link will work:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lrc/
Maureen
Nothing like quoting yourself. ::)
I don't think the link works.
Anyway :
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lrc/
Mavis was born in 1913.
Maureen
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snap - it wouldn't work for me earlier :'(
Sandra
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Probate record - James Edward RABBITT - of Wellington - Bootmaker - Year: 1944 :
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C916-MLL8?i=765&cc=1865481
~ Lu
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A wee snippet.
Evelyn RABBITT - in the local newspaper's social pages, 1933.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19331024.2.121.8
~ Lu
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A Mr and Mrs Rabbitt arrived in Wellington aboard the Ionic in 1910
Unfortunately there are no initials for them
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTQ3-BLR
Cheers Janette
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Maybe not them as Mr is 34 and a farmer,
Cheers Janette
Edited
They were bound for Port Chalmers on another part of the manifest
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTQ3-BDP?i=5&cc=1609792
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Another snippet .... (for Evelyn and her husband-to-be ) >
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310627.2.14.1
DANCE - Miss Inez CONNOP ... Exhibition by Miss E. RABBITT and Mr M. PLAYER ...
Edited to add >
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19281003.2.7.8
... extolling the talents of Miss Evelyn RABBITT and Mr PLAYER ...
~ Lu
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Engagement notices - 1931:
PLAYER - RABBITT
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19311212.2.150
BRADSHAW - RABBITT
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19311125.2.88.1
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RABBITT - Headstone at Karori Cemetery, Wellington :
https://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/details?id=36275&serviceType=Burial&previousPage=%2fservices%2fcom
~ Lu
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This quite possibly is James RABBITT in Wellington by early 1911 ???
Leicestershire Society >
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19110125.2.95
Edited to add > ... earlier - November 1910
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19101125.2.11
... the Society had only been in existence for four months ....
Added > ...10 August 1910 - Mr J. RABBITT, President ???
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19100812.2.102
~ Lu
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Newspaper snippet > August 1912
J. RABBITT - of Mills Road, Brooklyn (Wellington) wanting to sell some "chooks" (Orpington pullets).
[ -- three quarters of way down page ].
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19120802.2.5.6
~ Lu
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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19180911.2.8
September 1918 ... exemption from Military service applied for on behalf of James Edward RABBITT, who had been an employee of the Equity Boot Company for 11 years ...
[I'm finding these snippets whilst searching newspapers in a bid to "nail" arrival time in NZ of RABBITT
family. ] ;D
~ Lu
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CraftyP ... just in case you're interested ... an article on the Equity Boot Company where James RABBITT was employed.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19170705.2.62.8
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Mmm ... have a possible 1908 voyage to New Zealand for a Mr and Mrs RABBITT and infant -though not totally convinced yet it is correct family. ???
Unfortunately there seems to be a fault at present with accessing records at FamilySearch ... will try again later for further info. [Arrival / shipping records at NZ end haven't yielded anything so far for surname. ]
~ Lu
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Headstone photo - Evelyn and Mervyn Preston PLAYER - Karori Cemetery, Wellington :
https://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/details?id=47068&serviceType=Burial&previousPage=%2fservices%2fcom
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Birth notice - son born to Mr and Mrs M. P. PLAYER :
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360226.2.2
Sadly this son, John Preston PLAYER, died aged 3 days. [Headstone says 3 days - cemetery record says incorrectly, 3 years. ]
https://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/details?id=47067&serviceType=Burial&previousPage=%2fservices%2fcom
Haven't to date found any further children for this couple.
~ Lu
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Mmm ... have a possible 1908 voyage to New Zealand for a Mr and Mrs RABBITT and infant -though not totally convinced yet it is correct family. ???
Unfortunately there seems to be a fault at present with accessing records at FamilySearch ... will try again later for further info. [Arrival / shipping records at NZ end haven't yielded anything so far for surname. ]
~ Lu
According to the ships manifest they were from Queensland
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PY9-9HL?i=43&cc=1609792
Cheers Janette
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An account of the PLAYER- RABBITT wedding..........
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19331111.2.26.7?end_date=31-12-1949&phrase=2&query=mervyn+preston+player&start_date=01-01-1839
Minniehaha.
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I have just found that James Edward Rabbitt who married in 1903 Leicestershire UK to an Ada either Barrowcliff or Marriott moved to New Zealand somewhere between 1903 and 1911.
CraftyP
Hi ... above 1903 marriage was to Ada MARRIOTT.
26 December 1903 - Parish church of St Saviour Church - Leicester
James Edward RABBITT - 22 yrs - bachelor - Shoehand - 135 Sherrard Road
Father: James RABBITT - shoehand
Ada MARRIOTT - 22 yrs - spinster - 19 Edwyn Street
Father: John Marriott - shoehand
Witnesses : John MARRIOTT and Mary Sophia GRIFFIN
~ Lu
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In the wedding report of Evelyn RABBITT to Mervyn PLAYER (see earlier reference Reply # ),
a Mrs MARRIOTT sen. and an S. MARRIOTT, are mentioned.
It seems that Ada RABBITT's parents and some of her siblings (MARRIOTT) also came to New Zealand.
UK Census 1901 - @ 19 Edwyn Street - Leicester
MARRIOTT
- John - 44 - shoe trade (Boot ??) - worker - b. Northampton
- Eliza - wife - 40 - b. Leicester
- Ada - dau - 20 - shoe trade
- Stephen - son - 18 - shoe trade
- Jenny ? (looks like) - dau - 13 - shoe trade
- Lilly - dau - 9
- Fergusson - son - aged 1 yr. { all children born Leicester }
MARRIOTT - Eliza (married) / Stephen / Lilian (Lilly) / and Fergusson - are still at Edwyn Street in 1911.
John MARRIOTT the husband/father is not with them.
see next > >
~ Lu
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NZ Electoral
1914 - Wellington South electoral roll
MARRIOTT - John - 111 Ohiro Road, Brooklyn - benchman*
[* Benchman - has to do with boot/shoe making trade. ]
In 1919 - Eliza MARRIOTT is with John at the above address.
Possible that John went ahead of his family of New Zealand ? [ Maybe WW1 prevented family from joining him until a later date ? I haven't checked for his arrival. ]
1928 - Taranaki - Patea roll
MARRIOTT - John - bootmaker - with Eliza - at Main Road, Waverley
MARRIOTT - Stephen - bootmaker - with his wife Alice - at Chester Street, Waverley (this is Ada's brother).
Eliza MARRIOTT is also on 1928 Wellington South supplementary e/roll which suggests she returned to live in Wellington in that year.
see next > >
~ Lu
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Burials - Karori Cemetery - Wellington :
Ref: 10 B 03 030
John Stephen MARRIOTT / Eliza, his wife / and Alice, (Stephen's wife) share the above plot.
There is a plaque but the photo of it is blurred >
The inscription is as follows.
IMO - John S. MARRIOTT - d. 17 September 1931 @ 73yrs.
Eliza, bl/w/o the above - died 23 July 1946 @ 85 Yrs.
ILMO Alice, d/l/w/o/ Stephen MARRIOTT - d. 25 November in her 70th year.
Stephen MARRIOTT - died 4 July 1955 is interred in a Soldier's Plot at Karori Cemetery.
Ferguson (Fergusson) MARRIOTT married Ethel Mary JONES in NZ (1929). Records for both at Karori cemetery.
~ Lu
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What more can I say than to keep thanking you all with your help. As I have said I really didn't think that I would get any response to my request and it's gone beyond my expectations I will look into all the findings that you have all found for me.
Many many thanks
CraftyP
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Death notice [1931] for John Stephen MARRIOTT.......
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310917.2.4?end_date=31-12-1931&phrase=0&query=john+stephen+marriott&start_date=01-01-1931&title=DOM%2CEP%2CNZFL%2CHN%2CHVI%2CKOP%2CMKURA%2CMATUH%2CNZCPNA%2CNZGWS%2CNZSCSG%2CNZTIM%2CPUKEH%2CUHWR%2CVT%2CWAG%2CWDT%2CWAIST%2CWI
Funeral notice to come.......
Added:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310918.2.4.6?end_date=31-12-1931&phrase=0&query=john+stephen+marriott&start_date=01-01-1931&title=DOM%2CEP%2CNZFL%2CHN%2CHVI%2CKOP%2CMKURA%2CMATUH%2CNZCPNA%2CNZGWS%2CNZSCSG%2CNZTIM%2CPUKEH%2CUHWR%2CVT%2CWAG%2CWDT%2CWAIST%2CWI
Minniehaha.