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Just got a telephone call to say a relative in Australia died (I got news at least third hand so no details). Last known address was Byron Bay NSW but Christmas cards stopped a few years ago
Born 1928 in Northern Ireland so might have been in care home or unwell for quite a while.
There was a daughter & a son who didn't keep in touch. Also a twin sister in Australia who may, or may not, be living.
Can anyone suggest best place for a recent obituary (hoping he was somewhere around Byron Bay area)?

I’ve been searching for a mystery relative for over 30 years and might finally be close to identifying him but need some help.

Background-
The story starts with a photograph, well actually two copies of the same picture, the portrait of a woman, which was taken in Timaru, N.Z. but copies ended up in different houses in Aghadowey, Co. Londonderry, Ireland. There is, however, one difference to the two photos- ours has ‘E. Hunter’ written on the back. From earlier post (https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=817630.0) it would have been taken between 1900 and 1909.

Next is a story passed down from Aunt Minnie that an old relative left Ireland, went to N.Z. then years later returned ‘home,’ stayed for a while then went back to N.Z. where he died. Aunt Minnie is long dead and she referred to him as ’Timaru’ so it’s been difficult to find him. After he died Aunt Minnie was left money which she used to purchase the first wireless (radio) at home (1920s/1930s).

So, I was searching for someone with possible surname of Hunter, born in Ireland possibly before 1850s (Aunt Minnie was born 1882) who lived & died in Timaru with a connection to a woman in Timaru in early 1900s called ‘E. Hunter’ (Elizabeth, Ellen…).

Is this "Timaru" ?
Last night I found an obituary for a George Hunter born c1834 in the ‘north of Ireland’ who died in Timaru in 1921. https://www.rootschat.com/links/01rv1/

He was buried at Timaru Cemetery and in the same plot is his wife Elizabeth Hunter (died 1911)
https://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemetery-search?BurialId=5900

I haven’t found their marriage yet but did go through Electoral Rolls- George listed as labourer-
1903- George Hunter, Timaru
1905/06 & 1908- George & Elizabeth listed at Church St.
1911- George & Elizabeth listed at Arthur St. (address when Elizabeth died Nov.1911)
? 1914- a George Hunter, Grey St. (also listed there in 1919)
From the above it looks like they might have married between 1903-1905 so, based on their ages, unlikely to have had any children together.

IF this is finally the missing relative then it's likely he was born in Mullahinch, Co.Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) and his parents Leslie Hunter, a farmer, and Nancy (Ann/Annie.Agnes) Gilmore.

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Have been searching Irish civil records but unable to find the following marriage-
Arthur McMurrough (usual spelling in Belfast although can also be McMorrough, etc.) married Matilda Tierney. Both were Catholic and oldest known child born 8 Aug.1887 in Belfast (10 others from 1887 until 1901 also born in Belfast). Arthur died in 1922 and widow Matilda in 1929. I have details of the family from Aug.1887 onwards so I do NOT need details of the children and their families.

Both 1901 and 1911 give Arthur born Co. Monaghan (c1857) and wife Matilda born Co. Tyrone (c1865).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Falls/Grosvenor_Place/951372/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Falls__Belfast_/Grosvenor_Place/180954/ (MacMurrough)

It seems the family are buried Milltown Cemetery and in Belfast their local church might have been St. Paul's R.C. Church (parish registers not available here- https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1127)

Would like to get back at least one more generation on McMurroughs, if possible, and hoping marriage would list Arthur's father. Do not know where Arthur & Matilda met or married. Appreciate any help in finding Arthur's marriage and his family.

Was contacted yesterday by a DNA match of a friend who has actually done some research already and has a family tree. Their ancestor, who left Ireland and went to Canada, is 6 generations back and ours (probably a brother) is 5 generations back. Not a close relationship so was surprised to see My Heritage shows 66 cM but since friend's father & mother were related (1st cousins once removed) thought that might explain the high number.
However, then discovered we are both also on FTDNA which shows match as 16 cM (estimated 3rd-5th cousin which is not unreasonable).

Now, they share 1 mutual match on My Heritage who I'll call SME. My Heritage has friend & SME sharing 48 cM and yesterday's match shares 29 cM. However, on FTDNA friend & SME only show 14 cM.

Can anyone explain this?

Strangely enough, friend and my OH (who are related) used to appear as matches on FTDNA until they did that big updating in the summer and now they no longer show as matches for each other.

Possibly 1st query sorting out Christensen family of Aarhus.

Wonder if anyone can decipher note on Frederik Christensen's baptism recorded on right hand side of page added much later- dates 1910 and 1936?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894D-8VGQ?i=70&cc=2078555
He was one of 15 children, & eldest son, of Hans Christensen, bybed (messenger), & Birthe Kristine Sorensen.