William Durley bc1816 and Clara nee Pope Durley born 13 Nov 1817

[Cockneyrebel]

Hello Minnie,
You've been very busy on this one, what superb facts you've managed to find out for me once again. I am most grateful for your hard work and diligence.
Is there any way of finding out when the couple's 5 children and their partners were born?
CR

[Janette]

Two early NZ births where names are not recorded

1848/1322   MacShane    NR    Clara   /Alexander   
1850/2745   Macshane    NR    Clara   /Alexander

Cheers Janette

[minniehaha]

I don't think we are going to find those early birth registrations but the following gives an age for Emily at her death........

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18990801.2.63&srpos=35&e=--1898---1900--10--31----0shand+emily--

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

And here are Emily's children........

1877/14088   Shand   Henry Thomas   Emily   Thomas G   -   
1881/14864   Shand   Frederick William   Emily   Thomas Gray   -   
1875/10702   Shand   George   Emily   Thomas Grey   -   
1868/10241   Shand   Clara Evelyn   Emily   Thomas Gray   -   
1883/5234   Shand   Arthur Gordon   Emily   Thomas Gray   -   
1871/37696   Shand   Florence Jane   Emily   Thomas Gray   -   
1873/31718   Shand   Charles Richard   Emily   Thomas Gray

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

The obituary of John Draper, husband of Adele..........

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WC18910707.2.25&srpos=2&e=-------10--1----0adele+general+draper--

The only New Zealand birth found-  [1.6.1865]

1865/27098   Draper   Ellen Blanche   Adele      John

1867 The birth of a daughter in London....

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18670427.2.8&srpos=2&e=--1862---1867--10--1----2john+draper--

The death of Adele......

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19050803.2.58&srpos=1&e=-06-1905--08-1905--10--1----0+draper+southsea--

Her death registration (UK)......

Deaths Jun 1905   
DRAPER    Adele    62    Portsmouth    2b   323

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

The children of Florence.........

1891/4423   McRae   Gordon Egmont   Florence   Richard England   -   
1881/1226   McRae   Sydney Charles   Florence   Richard England   -   
1875/7910   McRae   Richard Nelson   Florence   Richard England   -   
1884/1556   McRae   Florence Hilda   Florence   Richard England   -   
1879/4616   McRae   Philip Alexander   Florence   Richard England

Richard England McRae died in 1910 aged 64 years.

His obituary...

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=MEX19100228.2.28&srpos=8&e=--1910---1910--10--1----2richard+england--

The only likely death for Florence? (although her age is incorrect).......

1902/1359   McRae   Florence      51Y

Report of the accident (1899) in which Richard Nelson McRae was killed. [Mentioned in the obituary above of his father.]

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NEM18990921.2.12.2&srpos=1&e=--1899---1899--10--1----2nelson+mcrae--

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

The children of Charles........

1876/449   MacShane   Nora   Eliza   Charles   -   
1879/13367   MacShane   Ivy   Eliza Jane   Charles   -   
1887/17133   MacShane   Constance   Eliza Jane   Charles   -   
1888/12234   MacShane   Dorothy   Eliza   Charles   -   
1874/792   MacShane   Clara   Eliza Jane   Charles   -   
1877/7682   MacShane   Lilian   Eliza   Charles

One of the death notices for Charles.....

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18940301.2.19&srpos=2&e=--1894---1894--10--1----2charles+macshane--

In another one his age is given as 45 years.

The birth registration for the wife of Charles......

1854/1572   Cadman   Eliza Jane   Anne   Jerome

Obituary for wife of Charles.....

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19290118.2.151&srpos=6&e=-------10--1----2charles+macshane--

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

The children of Henry Alexander.......

1882/17232   MacShane   Grattan William   Mary   Henry Alexander   -   
1880/10200   MacShane   Charles Eugene   Mary   Henry Alexander   -
1877/1382   MacShane   Percy Alexander   Mary   Henry Alexander
Also:
1878/16751   McShane   Arthur Stephen   Mary   Henry Alexander

As previously mentioned, Henry died in 1883 aged 39 years.

Birth registration of wife Mary......

1849/2586   Budge   Mary   Sarah Teresa Agnes   William

Obituary for Mary, wife of Henry........

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TC19181218.2.73&srpos=14&e=-------10--11----2h%2e+a%2e+macshane--

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Further to reply #23.

Here is the death notice for Florence........

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HNS19020102.2.3&srpos=1&e=-01-1902-07-01-1902--10--1----0florence--

Burial; Florence, her husband and two sons.

   McRae   Florence   Manaia Burial Old Lawn   01/01/1902   04/01/1902   51   
   McRae   Richard England   Manaia Burial Old Lawn   27/02/1910   01/03/1910   63   
   McRae   Richard Nelson   Manaia Burial Old Lawn   20/09/1899   23/09/1899   25   
   McRae   Sydney Charles   Patea General Anglican   10/06/1953   12/06/1953   72   

http://www.southtaranaki.com/Council/Online-Services/Research-it/Online-Cemeteries-Database/

Minniehaha.