Did John DEAMS wife die, or were they divorced or ?

[kiwihalfpint]

Also found a marriage for a Annie Hallasey in 1920 (Although this would make her 39!)

Did you mean the marriage for 1902?

Cheers
KHP

[minniehaha]

A snippet from "Papers Past" concerning brothers M. Hallasey from Hampden and Laurence Hallasay.

[Spelling of surnames as shown.]

'Hawkes Bay Herald' dated 26.3.1900.

Minniehaha.

[kiwihalfpint]

School Records:

Name - HALLASAY Annie
School - Hampden
Register Number  - 336
Former Reg. - No 169
Admission Date - 11 May 1896
Parent / Guardian - Michael Hallasay
Address - Hampden
Birthdate  - 11 Jun 1881
Last School - Hampden
Last Day - 05 Jun 1896
Destination - Home duties
Further enquiries to Oamaru Branch - NZSG

Cheers
KHP

[minniehaha]

That is interesting KHP.............Here we have an Annie Hallasay @ school in Hampden. "Further enquiries to OAMARU branch". Would this indicate that the Hampden in this instance is the one near Oamaru, in the South Island?

Whereas mention has been made earlier of family burials in Tikokino (Hampden cemetery) in the North Island.

Minniehaha.

[kiwihalfpint]

Interesting as you say Minnie, throwing these into the mix as well, since you mentioned two brothers with the names Michael and Laurence

These will need to be verified if they belong to the same family .... remember that dates of birth on here are taken with a pinch of salt.

Name :  HALLASSY Jane
School : Hampden
Register Number : 51
Admission Date : Jan 1882
Parent / Guardian : M Hallassy
Address : Hampden
Birthdate : Oct 1874
Last Day : 06 Aug 1886
Destination : Gone to service
Further enquiries to  Oamaru Branch - NZSG

Name : HALLASSY Lawrence
School : Hampden
Register Number : 110
Admission Date : 17 Sep 1883
Parent / Guardian : Michael Hallassy
Address : Hampden
Birthdate : 24 Jul 1878
Further enquiries to Oamaru Branch - NZSG

Name : HALLASSY Lizzie
School : Hampden
Register Number : 39
Admission Date : 21 Mar 1881
Parent / Guardian : A M Hallassy
Address : Hampden
Birthdate : Nov 1869
Last Day : 24 Mar 1881
Further enquiries to Oamaru Branch - NZSG

Name : HALLASSY Theresa
School : Hampden
Register Number : 107
Former Reg. No : 48
Admission Date : 10 Sep 1883
Parent / Guardian : M Hallassy
Address " Hampden
Birthdate : 10 Jun 1871

Name : HALLASSY Michael
School : Hampden
Register Number : 11
Admission Date :Jan 1880
Parent / Guardian : M Hallassy
Address : Hampden
Birthdate : Jun 1873

I notice there is a death for a Michael Hallasey in 1924 aged 53 at Hampden Cemetery

Cheers
KHP

[minniehaha]

Yes KHP, this is becoming even more interesting. I 'feel' that this South Island family must be one and the same as that found in the North. Lawrence/Laurence was not a particularly common name and neither I would think, was Hallassy (or its various spellings).

However, is it not too much of a coincidence for the same family to end up at Hampden in both Islands??

Was the Hampden cemetery where Michael was buried in 1924, in the South Island?

Minniehaha.

[kiwihalfpint]

I should have said Tikokino Hampden Cemetery Doesn't say South Island, but certainly looks it.   Cemetery Fiche numbers are available.

William Hallasey and Mary Elizabeth are there as well.

I notice that for Catherine's age it is shown as 88 and 85 years.

Cheers
KHP

[kiwihalfpint]

Had to go on a hunt and just found my NZ Cemetery Records - A List of Holdings Book and Tikokino Hampden is in the Waipukurau/Waipawa District.

I have found these names:

Hallasey    Catherine    Tikokino (Hampden)       
Hallasey    Mary Elizabeth    Tikokino (Hampden)        
Hallasey    Michael    Tikokino (Hampden)    
Hallasey    Michael    Tikokino (Hampden)   
Hallasey    William    Tikokino (Hampden)

Photographs of the headstones link for it at bottom where it says "Information Links"

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vc5/

Cheers
KHP

[Lucy2]

Have just rechecked electoral rolls, and the HALLASY (however spelt) name, is clearly associated with the North Island - Tikokino / Waipawa etc. etc.

And, from what I recall of the Will of Michael HALLASEY (and associated records filed with it), - and also some earlier gleanings from PapersPast,-  he seems to have been (only) in the Hawkes Bay region.

KHP - is it possible to find out from NZSG records, whether there was also a South Island (near to Oamaru) school also named Hampden?   
Q.   Have NZSG indexed two Hampden schools (1 North Island ... 1 South Island) ?    Or might it have just been assumed that enquiries should be directed to Oamaru NZSG because the South Island place name Hampden, is more well known than the one in Hawkes Bay ??

Cheers

  ~  Lu