Hankey family Dunedin

[orkrad]

 i am helping a friend research her family and would be grateful for the help of the Rootschat family

Her grandfather  George Gair Hunter  died 3 Feb 1948(aged 49 ) and is buried with his wife Minnie Louisa Hunter ( ms Hankey ) who died 18 Jan 1978 in East Tairi Cemetery Dunedin. Also buried in the same plot are Hans Hankey,(aged 93) Lousa Hankey (aged 93) and an Albert Hankie (aged 44)  These appear to be  Minnie   Louisa's  parents and brother  )  There are photos of the headstones on the cemetery website.

 There is a family story that   they came from the Shetland Isles  but I cannot locate their immigration data from  Family Search.

 In NZ Archives there is a reference under aliens registration and naturalisation in 1940 for Johan (aka Hans) Hankey, his wife Louisa Voight Hankey( she came from Germany ) and a Carl Henke ( a son?).  There is also a marriage at St Andrews Gore in 1897 for a couple with those names.

Hans Hankey  appears in various NZ  electoral rolls . In 1893 he is a rabbiter in Clydevale and in 1901 in NZ Sheep Farmers registry as   a sheep farmer in  Tapanui owning 136 sheep.  Calculating from his gravestone record  he was born around 1869  but where?
 Can anyone help with finding John ( Hans) arrival  in NZ and if he is from the Shetland Isles who  could we contact to find out more about his background ?

If we apply for Hans ' naturalisation records  would it record his place of birth?
Alternatively would his death cert  printout provide this information?

Regards Orkrad. 

[crisane]

Just some jottings to get things clear in my head.
The cemetery records say was 93 when he died in 1952 and had been in NZ 89years so he was age around 5 when he came to NZ about 1872. He had to have been with parents/family.

[Beg Clonrode...]

Hello...

Two of the naturalisation records you mentioned have been digitised and are on the Archives website.

No mention of the Shetlands but the ages fit...

Hankey, Johann (German) - Date of Birth: 22 June 1869
http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE27697627

Hankey, Louisa Veight (German) - Date of Birth: 12 April 1872
http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE27697644

Regards
Beg

[spades]

That's a double Bingo!

There is a 1917 Alien Record for a Hans HANKEY, age 47, born in Germany, and living in Southland. Had lived 43 years in New Zealand (e.g. arrived circa 1874).

Spades

[Lucy2]

Just some jottings to get things clear in my head.
The cemetery records say was 93 when he died in 1952 and had been in NZ 89years so he was age around 5 when he came to NZ about 1872. He had to have been with parents/family.

His year of death was 1962 ... (not 1952).   

[Lucy2]

Hi Orkrad

This looks like the family to me.     

Before their name was anglicised ....   former name, HENKE.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBY8-FR?i=13&cc=1609792

Arrived 1874 into Otago, NZ - per ship "Sussex" :

   ~  Lu

[crisane]

crisane
Just some jottings to get things clear in my head.
The cemetery records say was 93 when he died in 1952 and had been in NZ 89years so he was age around 5 when he came to NZ about 1872. He had to have been with parents/family.

Lucy2 - His year of death was 1962 ... (not 1952).

Thanks for correcting my typo. My maths is correct though? Not that it is needed now because of the other records you have found 

[Lucy2]

Hi Orkrad

This is probably the arrival of Louisa > (Louisa Voight HANKEY) > shown as VOIGT on passenger list.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DR69-LHQ?i=11&cc=1609792

Arrived Otago, NZ - December 1873 per "Scimitar" :

VOIGT
- Wilhelm - 35
- Auguste - 33
- Auguste - 8 (female ... marries as "Augusta" ?)
- Wilhelm - 6
- Louisa - 1 yr

[Lucy2]

Hans Hankey  appears in various NZ  electoral rolls . In 1893 he is a rabbiter in Clydevale and in 1901 in NZ Sheep Farmers registry as   a sheep farmer in  Tapanui owning 136 sheep.  Calculating from his gravestone record  he was born around 1869  but where?

Hi Orkrad

.... he was born in Germany (actual place not given) :   This info comes from the Burial Record ex East Taieri Cemetery.   The informant was an "R. J. CAMPBELL" - who was possibly the undertaker ? [Will check that further.].

Adding next post, a transcript of burial records for both Hans and Louisa.

    ~  Lu