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Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« on: Saturday 28 May 16 22:31 BST (UK) »
No research required here folks. It is a family story I came across while looking for information about Coker's Hotel in Christchurch.

A warning: Tissues may be required!

I will begin with the death………

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19000706.2.24&srpos=27&e=--1899---1901--10--21----0brocklehurst--

The inquest.......

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19000707.2.67&srpos=2&e=--1900---1900--10-TS-1----0brocklehurst--

Now a widow, Minnie making arrangements to return to the UK with her baby……….

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19000813.2.46.5&srpos=1&e=-08-1900--08-1900--10--1----2brocklehurst-ADVERTISEMENT-

Going back - to the registration facts:

Marriage:

1899/1905   Minnie Louisa   Coltart   Harold George   Brocklehurst

Birth:

1899/15491   Brocklehurst   Gerald Luis Collingham   Minnie Louisa   Howard George

Death:

1900/4836   Brocklehurst   Harold George      26Y

And now for the follow up story 113 years later..........

https://genealogyjourno.wordpress.com/remittance-men-in-new-zealand/a-familys-dark-secret-revealed/

Just felt I had to share it.

Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 28 May 16 22:47 BST (UK) »

What a sad story.

It does seem though that it was the way to deal with scandals and black sheep, send them off to the colonies away from "civilized folk"

Paylet, Pallatt, Morris (Russia, UK) Burke, Hillery, Page, Rumsey, Stevens, Tyne/Thynne(UK)  Landman, van Rooyen, Tyne, Stevens, Rumsey, Visagie, Nell (South Africa)

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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 29 May 16 02:44 BST (UK) »
That is indeed really sad!  Very interesting though, and how fortunate you were to come across it!

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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 29 May 16 03:53 BST (UK) »
And wonderful that the previously unknown story was found quite by chance by a descendant in Australia.

Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.


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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 29 May 16 05:39 BST (UK) »
And wonderful that the previously unknown story was found quite by chance by a descendant in Australia.

Minniehaha.

Thanks for sharing Minnie .... wouldn't it be lovely to receive something like that in your hands,  the jigsaw pieces falling into place. :)


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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 29 May 16 05:53 BST (UK) »
An amazing coincidence in this case KHP.

Have found his headstone:

https://billiongraves.com/grave/Harold-George-Brocklehurst/13587689

I can't read all of the words, but "a few more tears", "struggles here" & "weep no more" are certainly mentioned.

So, so sad.......

Postscript: the value of his estate.....

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZH19020407.2.57

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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 29 May 16 07:39 BST (UK) »


I think the transcription reads:

A few more struggles here
A few more partings o'er
A few more tolls A few more tears
(can't read)      weep no more

a really sad epitaph.....
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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 29 May 16 08:15 BST (UK) »
It appears to be part of a hymn written by Horatius Bonar [1808-1889].........

A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more.


Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Young love, a Remittance man, Tragedy.
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 29 May 16 08:24 BST (UK) »

Still sad, but I suppose a very fitting epitaph for a man who was rejected by his family and punished for falling in love and making a "mistake".

I think it must be terrible to be paid to stay away from your home and family. He made good though, he married her, but I suppose it was just all too much....

Paylet, Pallatt, Morris (Russia, UK) Burke, Hillery, Page, Rumsey, Stevens, Tyne/Thynne(UK)  Landman, van Rooyen, Tyne, Stevens, Rumsey, Visagie, Nell (South Africa)