James William Kelly emigration to NZ from Scotland ...when and how etc

[DDJJake]

James William Kelly   b: 24 April 1838 in Wick, Scotland, died 9 June 1916 in Auckland New Zealand ... married [date and venue in NZ unknown] Mary Ann Carroll b: 16 July 1855 St Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands, died 3 Jan 1931 Auckland New Zealand
Any details of James' emigration and marriage would be much appreciated.

[Lucy2]

Hi

The following NZ marriage >

James William KELLY -- Mary CARROLL -  1875

Not able to give you the place of marriage sorry, as this information doesn't appear on the NZ Marriage Index.

The date though (deduced from NZ BDM online), was -- 17 June 1875.

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Do you have the Probate Record for James William KELLY (year 1916), from the familysearch.org website ??

    ~  Lu

[DDJJake]

Thank you Lu ... for deduced marriage date ... probably in Auckland. The emigration data on JWK is more important to us than the marriage place data. He may have gone to NZ via Australia c. 1860. His future wife was still in St Hellior in the 1871 Census. No .... I do not have the 1916 Probate info.

[Lucy2]

Archives New Zealand Reference :

Probate Record:  James William KELLY -- Record # 19059 - Year:  1916 - Wellington Court

Here's how to find the Probate record (- it does not come up under a regular search of probate files so you need to go to the browseable images.)

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927083

> click on NZ Probate Records
> scroll to Browse through ...... images

> select "Wellington Court" -- Probate records 1916
> select P18967/16-P19068/16   [You're looking for Record # 19059 ]

As I've already found this, can tell you the Probate Record for James William KELLY begins at
Image # 499.  [Just alter the image number in box provided at top of screen. ]

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again

While you're at the familysearch site, you can also check "NZ Immigration Passenger Lists" for James William.   

   ~  Lu

[DDJJake]

Thanks again for your help Lu ... got the Probate and a possible immigration date in 1875 to Auckland
Aye
DDJJAKE

[Janette]

James is buried in Purewa cemetery

http://purewa.need.co.nz/details.asp?id=40071&type=Burial

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Here are the likely children for them

1876/2607    Kelly    Alexina/ Mary/James William   
1877/5526           Kelly    Talitha Mary/ Mary/James William   
1881/5163    Kelly    David /Mary/James William   
1885/3073    Kelly    Olive Edith/ Mary   /James William   
1889/16646       Kelly Kenneth Leith/ Mary/James William

Cheers Janette