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Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« on: Saturday 15 April 17 18:54 BST (UK) »
I am the great, great grandaughter of John O'Callaghan and Ngawaara Tamihana, I can't find much on info on John, they had a son Whakarongotai (Tai) O'Callaghan who was born 3 Aug 1893, one of Tai's children is my grandmother Eileen Te Oneroa MacPherson (nee O'Callaghan) who passed away in May 1990 in Rotorua and she had a brother Poraumati O'Callaghan.
I have found in the N.Z Archives and the old canterbury website that a "John O'Callaghan" owned a cutter called the "Leah", in Papers Past there is a John O'Callaghan an old resident of Cardona that died 3 July 1913, I am not sure if this is my great, great grandfather. I live in Australia now and am trying to research my family tree.
Any information would be much appreciated.

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 15 April 17 21:35 BST (UK) »
How do you know Whakarongotai's birthdate? Do you have his birth certificate?
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 15 April 17 21:50 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootChat jennifer71

Here is his death from NZ BDM's

1983/38865   O'Callaghan    Whakarongotai    94Y

So a birth year of C 1889

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 15 April 17 21:57 BST (UK) »
There are numerous John O'Callaghan deaths on BDM's so you may need to purchase some "printouts" to make sure you have the correct family working back from your parents
Maori BDM's were not compulsory until the early 1900's

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 15 April 17 22:13 BST (UK) »
Tai O'CALLAGHAN was in the army in WW1. His file on archway is not available at the moment, but there is this:

http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C52104

The attestation document in the Archway file may have information about his father,
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 15 April 17 22:21 BST (UK) »
His next of kin was Ngawara Tamihana,maybe they didn't marry and this is her death

1935/26041   Tamihana    Ngawara Reporoa    75YA

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Re: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 16 April 17 07:27 BST (UK) »
Quote from your first post.....

"in Papers Past there is a John O'Callaghan an old resident of Cardona that died 3 July 1913"

The article referred to in Papers Past states this man died in 1915.......

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19150811.2.93.3.55?query=john%20o%27callaghan

Obituary for this man....

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LCP19150708.2.12?query=john%20o%27callaghan

From NZ BDM:

1915/7267   O'Callaghan   John   78Y


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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: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #7 on: Monday 17 April 17 05:26 BST (UK) »
The death of the wife of the man from Cardrona....

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18970311.2.83?query=john%20o%27callaghan

Another and more comprehensive obituary for that John O'Callaghan....

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19150811.2.136?query=john%20o%27callaghan


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: Family research, John O'Callaghan / Ngawaara Tamihana
« Reply #8 on: Monday 17 April 17 05:50 BST (UK) »
Hi Johnf04, Thank you for such a quick reply, I found his army enlistment records through the N.Z archives, and they have copies of them on-line, with his birthdate and mothers name.
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