Kirker Family

[spades]

I wonder if he made later appearances in the Police Gazette and whether there might be a photograph.

Spades

[New Zealander]

Spades

With any luck will be in Dunedin next week.  Will check.

Alex G

[New Zealander]

Greetings Fred21 and Spades

Visited the Hocken Library in Dunedin and located the Otago Police Gazette for 10th May 1876.  Nothing new.  Also checked several Gazettes before and after this date and no other references to William Kirker.

Then searched the Otago Nominal Index and found the attached record.  Identical to the Otago Police Gazette above.  No other records for Kirker in this Index.

At Archives NZ, Dunedin I searched the NZ Police Gazettes for 1877 (earliest available) and 1878.  There were no references for William Kirker

Hope is of some assistance.

Alex G

[Kirker]

I am researching Kirkers in Northern Ireland and beyond in the hopes of fitting as many pieces of the jigsaw together as I can... All Kirkers are of interest.
Petmar707 posted the information below and I would be very interested in learning more about this family.  The witness database has Belfast after Alexander Kirker's name and NZ after Margaret Robinsons.  Does anyone know more about this family?
Many thanks

Original Message from Petmar707:
I came across your site and note;
1. look up James Kirker on the internet - a remarkable fellow
2. On my fathers side I have an Alexander Kirker born 1864 County Antrim NI married Margaret Robinson 18/4/1886 St Anne's Belfast --- I have an Alexander Kirker born 1894 Scotland son of the above
Elizabeth Kirker Born Belfast 1900 daughter of the above County Antrim and a Thomas Kirker b 1830 who I understand was the first named Alexander's father .

Thought you might be interested

[Petmar707]

I must apologies for the delay -- not familiar with the site -- on my family tree we have;
Thomas Kirker 1830  father of Alexander
Alexander Kirker  date about 1864 father of
Elizabeth  23/6/1888         b 72 Vernon St Belfast  Married James Boreland
Alexander 1894  b Scotland
Thomas     1899  b Antrim
Rebecca     1900  b Antrim
Alexander Married Margaret Robinson [ 1864-24/12/1936] married 18/4/1886 St Ann's 82 Turin St Belfast

About KIRKER, Alexander
French Polisher
lived 1 4 Kathleen Trc Belfast 1886
lived 2 72 Vernon St Belfast 1888
lived 3 35 Conduit St Belfast 1901
lived 4 20 Norwood St Befast 1906
Presbyterian 1901 census
Margaret KIRKER 18Apr1886 St Anne's C of I WITNESS
Alexander KIRKER Belfast GROOM
Margaret ROBINSON NZ 10608 WIFE
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Thomas ATKINSON 18Apr1886 St Anne's C of I WITNESS
Alexander KIRKER Belfast GROOM ANT
Margaret ROBINSON NZ WIFE 10608

Details:: KIRKER, Alexander's wife's sister's son's son is MARTIN, Peter Winnington
names ;;  KIRKER, Alexander wife ROBINSON, Margaret sister ROBINSON, Jane son MARTIN, George Winnington son MARTIN, Peter Winnington

[fred21]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.  I can't see any tie or relation to my William Kirker unfortunately.  So still no joy in tracing him.

I did manage to find a mention of a William Kirker in the Phoenix Hulk Transportation Entrance Records for 1838-1846 which states that he was transported to Australia on the 10 Sept 1846 on the Henry Pocher? Sentence was for 12 years for horse stealing.

Unfortunately the Henry Porcher did only 2 trips one to Sydney in 1834-35, and one to Hobart in 1836 so the 1846 date can't be correct. 

This could be my William Kirker or more likely his father. 

The only other mention I could find of a William Kirker in Australia was listed in a rate book for 1858 Melbourne, Australia

And that is that.  No record of a William Kirker anywhere else or in any Australian births, deaths or marriages.

Starting to think this brick wall is going to remain forever

[SorKir]

Hi everyone,

This is quite literally my very first post on here. I signed up for an account just because I found this thread!

I too am a William Kirker descendant (great-great-granddaughter I think?)! I have just received all of the research that my Grandparents did into the different family trees and am trying to progress things where they got stuck.

I realise that this thread was started in 2012(?), but does anybody have anymore suggestions about how I could keep trying to track down William?

[minniehaha]

Welcome to Rootschat Sorkir....

The death notice for William shows him having been born in Australia. Which of course may or not be a fact.

His death notice [1914]…….

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19140210.2.15?end_date=31-12-1915&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=william+kirker&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1884


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Not helpful but may be of interest never the less:

Probated wills of William & Isobel Kirker:

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22050184&digital=yes


https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22058590&digital=yes

Minniehaha.