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Museum at Mercer in the Waikato (Completed)
« on: Sunday 13 March 11 20:53 GMT (UK) »
Hello All

Have been told that the old KELLY homestead in Mercer had been turned into a Museum for the area. If so any ideas where and is it on the Internet, Tried google , guess not using the right words.

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 13 March 11 21:13 GMT (UK) »
It has to exist as there was security job going there a while back, but the "Mercer Museum" is not on the Museums of NZ website.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0c8x/

I wonder if the Waiuku Museum could help or is the same one?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0c8w/

They are the only one that appears on the Franklin District Council website.

Alternatively the I-site has been helpful to me in the past, so may turn up something else for you?

...out of, through, and back from New Zealand to the ends of the Earth

FRYER - MITCHELL - DUKE - WHYTE - McDONALD - TAYLOR - CARPENTER - HARRIS - WILLIAMS - CUNNINGHAME - LUCAS - WHITE - BOTHAM - HOLDAWAY - EYLES - OLSEN - CHASE - TRAILL - BAGGS - HASKINS - EDWARDS - CHING - SHIELDS - POLLARD - HOGAN - SMITH - STANLEY - HALL - ROBERTS - LARKHAM

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 13 March 11 21:19 GMT (UK) »
FWIW

There is also a Kelly Homestead listed as Lot 6 DPS 49109, Oropi, Built in 1876 - homestead of Hon, William Kelly, Member of Central Parliament and Legislative Council.

...out of, through, and back from New Zealand to the ends of the Earth

FRYER - MITCHELL - DUKE - WHYTE - McDONALD - TAYLOR - CARPENTER - HARRIS - WILLIAMS - CUNNINGHAME - LUCAS - WHITE - BOTHAM - HOLDAWAY - EYLES - OLSEN - CHASE - TRAILL - BAGGS - HASKINS - EDWARDS - CHING - SHIELDS - POLLARD - HOGAN - SMITH - STANLEY - HALL - ROBERTS - LARKHAM

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 13 March 11 21:24 GMT (UK) »
Would the homestead have been in Kelly Road?  Do you know the number?  Could google maps help you zoom in and find out something more?

EDIT: Forget that idea as Kelly Road is not mapped.
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FRYER - MITCHELL - DUKE - WHYTE - McDONALD - TAYLOR - CARPENTER - HARRIS - WILLIAMS - CUNNINGHAME - LUCAS - WHITE - BOTHAM - HOLDAWAY - EYLES - OLSEN - CHASE - TRAILL - BAGGS - HASKINS - EDWARDS - CHING - SHIELDS - POLLARD - HOGAN - SMITH - STANLEY - HALL - ROBERTS - LARKHAM

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #4 on: Monday 14 March 11 08:41 GMT (UK) »
Am going to Buckland for the weekend, can go down for a look if needed
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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #5 on: Monday 14 March 11 20:09 GMT (UK) »
All I was told that Kellyville / Kellyville  Rd was named after them. Whether that's true or not.

The William KELLY that you mentioned is not the one I am after.

The KELLY'S are Thomas & Honora KELLY from Ireland, buried in the Mercer Cemetery along with a son, do have plot numbers for them.
According to there D.C. had three children
Daughter & Husband plus children went to Brisbane - in contact with this line as they are wanting information on the KELLY'S.
A son in Mercer - tracing this line a present
Another son name not known at present.
Not sure if the KELLY'S had children in Ireland or just NZ

Am going through all my discs, Archives, cemetery's etc.

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CURRAN - County Mayo to Waikato
FOSTER - Devonport, Eng -other parts of NZ
WILLIAMS - Devonshire, Eng to Dunedin NZ and other parts of NZ
McCORMACK - Tipperary -to AUS to NZ
ANDERTON - Eng - AUS- NZ (Hawkes Bay - Auckland)

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #6 on: Monday 14 March 11 20:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi  Whenu

That would be lovely. They might be able help.

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O'SULLIVAN, Co Kerry, Ireland, to Blenheim, NZ.
WALSH, Weatherstown, Glemore, Ireland  to Waikato -Auckland - & other parts NZ and now NSW & QSLD
CURRAN - County Mayo to Waikato
FOSTER - Devonport, Eng -other parts of NZ
WILLIAMS - Devonshire, Eng to Dunedin NZ and other parts of NZ
McCORMACK - Tipperary -to AUS to NZ
ANDERTON - Eng - AUS- NZ (Hawkes Bay - Auckland)

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #7 on: Monday 14 March 11 21:01 GMT (UK) »
There is a marriage for KELLY-SLATTERY 1872 with a request for Irish papers to copy.
Papers Past I typed Mr Thomas Kelly
MCINTYRE, TAYLOR, DUNCAN Skipness & NTHKnapdale
CAMPBELL,MCKINNON,MCDONALD ,Isle of Coll
MCINTYRE,CAMPBELL, Isle of Bute
MCMILLAN Rutherglen, Scotland
PERRIN, STEPHENS,PAYNE,FEAKINS,PREECE,DUDSON, Endland, Australia & New Zealand
BASON, Potterspury, England
MASON Potterspury England
HENSON, Potterspury England & New Zealand
WYBROW, England, Australia & New Zealand
WHITE Sri Lanka & new Zealand
TRAILL, America & New Zealand
MACGREGOR, LOCKHART, STEPHENSON,MCKELVIE, Scotland

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Re: Museum at Mercer in the Waikato
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 15 March 11 05:44 GMT (UK) »
Heard an interview about it a while back on Nat.Radio - not sure if it's open yet.

Would now be in Waikato District, not Franklin.

Think it's in the newly painted white villa by the monument at Mercer.
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