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Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« on: Wednesday 01 August 18 12:26 BST (UK) »
I have a few ancestors which are a mission to research back into Ireland but also create a little confusion once they arrived in NZ. As best I can tell they came here perhaps in steerage class in 1862 or there about. From a marriage record in 1869 I can see the couple, Hugh Hall and Jane Tosh tie the knot. Later, they raised a family at Thornbury. Their marriage certificate indicates the witnesses were an Elizabeth Tosh and a John Hall, a relative of each of the couple, then the two witnesses appear to themselves tie the knot in 1871. Suggests a concentration of Halls and Toshs in Invercargill and Riverton area in that period. Any thoughts or suggestions for digging deeper?

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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 13:59 BST (UK) »
I have a few ancestors which are a mission to research back into Ireland but also create a little confusion once they arrived in NZ. As best I can tell they came here perhaps in steerage class in 1862 or there about. From a marriage record in 1869 I can see the couple, Hugh Hall and Jane Tosh tie the knot. Later, they raised a family at Thornbury. Their marriage certificate indicates the witnesses were an Elizabeth Tosh and a John Hall, a relative of each of the couple, then the two witnesses appear to themselves tie the knot in 1871. Suggests a concentration of Halls and Toshs in Invercargill and Riverton area in that period. Any thoughts or suggestions for digging deeper?

...and who were their Witnesses?
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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 14:09 BST (UK) »
While not a huge help....the Surname   Tosh is not very prevelant in Ireland!


http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mg7/  gets you the Surname and Census locations in Ireland...

Did any of them in NZ put a name on house/property?
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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 September 18 22:44 BST (UK) »
Not sure. Where would property records of this kind show up?


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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 02:48 BST (UK) »
Family Search show both the names Jane and Elizabeth Tosh in Ireland.

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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 02:52 BST (UK) »
Did the marriage cert indicate age of Jane and parent’s names?

Have you posted this information on the NZ board?

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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 03:06 BST (UK) »
They arrived on the Edward Thornhill from London, 5 October 1863. Henry, Jane, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Catherine:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18640101.2.7.3?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=Elizabeth+tosh

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Re: Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 03:12 BST (UK) »
Was the Catherine at arrival the mother?

1875/5663 Tosh Catherine aged 70

Henry the father?

1868/11088 Tosh Henry aged 63

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