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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: jennifer71 on Saturday 15 April 17 18:54 BST (UK)
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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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How do you know Whakarongotai's birthdate? Do you have his birth certificate?
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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
Cheers Janette
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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
Cheers Janette
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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,
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His next of kin was Ngawara Tamihana,maybe they didn't marry and this is her death
1935/26041 Tamihana Ngawara Reporoa 75YA
Cheers Janette
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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
Minniehaha.
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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.
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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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Thanks Minniehaha for the links, I shall investigate.
Cheers
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Sorry! I have made an error, in my first msg, the cutter "Leah" was my other great great grandfather's ship on my grandfathers side , John MacPherson of Matata, formerly of Tauranga, It is very confusing with all these John's in the family. I have found quite a lot on him.
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Hello Jennifer ... welcome to RootsChat. :)
* Can you tell us please, how you know that Tai's father was named "John" ??
* Do you know from any other source, what the occupation of John o"CALLAGHAN, was ??
~ Lu
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I guess you know that Tamihana can be a transliteration of the name Thomson, Thompson, Thomsen - just to add to the difficulties you may face!
Also that O'Callaghan can be Callaghan, Callahan etc.
Noting that the Army rolls have him (Tai) as O'Gallaghan
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Now here are some connections that I am sure you are aware of
16/164 Private NICHOLLS Thompson William (MM) Ngakowai Tamihana, Te Puke
19371 Private NICHOLLS Fredrick Obadiah H & N Tamihana Nicholls, Te Puke
16/165 L/Corporal O'CALLAGHAN Tai Ngawara Tamihana, Te Puke
I think probably Tai O' Callaghan and Thompson Nicholls enisted at the same time as their numbers are sequential.
From here
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/tpkboysww1.html
When you do know a little of later descendants searching on here can be rewarding...
www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/
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Death registration 1945/66244 O'Callaghan Poraumati 20Y
so born about 1920.
presumed killed in action in WW2 Flight Lieutenant
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19450803.2.46?query=poraumati
Marriage of Tai O'Callaghan and Wikitoria Poraumati
1932/286 Wikitoria Poraumati Tai O'Callaghan
Perhaps siblings of Poraumati O'Callaghan?
1943/32466 O'Callaghan Taminana 17Y
1949/33938 O'Callaghan Taimona 20Y
Here is a link on Papers Past to an acknowledgement of the 1943 death of Tame O'Callaghan
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19430402.2.9?query=tai%20o%27callaghan
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CWGC entry
O'CALLAGHAN, PORAUMATI
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Service No: 425403
Date of Death: 27/08/1944
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force 57 Sqdn.
Panel Reference: Panel 264.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Tai and Wikitoria O'Callaghan, of Bay of Plenty, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cheers Janette
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16/164 Private NICHOLLS Thompson William (MM) Ngakowai Tamihana, Te Puke
WW1 Deaths 1914-1921
Name : NICHOLLS Thompson William
Date : 6 Nov 1918
Reference : 16/164
Rank : Corporal
Force : Pioneers
Fate : DOD
Place : NZ
Relation : Son of Mrs. Ngakoura Tamihana
Cemetery : TE KAHIKA MAORI CEMETERY
There is a picture of him here.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C11471
Cheers
KHP
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16/164 Private NICHOLLS Thompson William (MM) Ngakowai Tamihana, Te Puke
WW1 Deaths 1914-1921
Name : NICHOLLS Thompson William
Date : 6 Nov 1918
Reference : 16/164
Rank : Corporal
Force : Pioneers
Fate : DOD
Place : NZ
Relation : Son of Mrs. Ngakoura Tamihana
Cemetery : TE KAHIKA MAORI CEMETERY
There is a picture of him here.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C11471
Cheers
KHP
In the photographs there is a group showing several in army uniform.....perhaps one is Tai O'Callaghan....seeing as they joined together. Does MM mean he got the Military Medal?
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Thompson William Nicholls died of influenza on 6 November 1918.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/te-kahika-maori-cemetery.
Cheers
KHP
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Deleted as misread this photograph completely.....
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Nicholls is sometimes known as Nikora.
On a user submitted tree on Family Search it states that the parents of Ngawaara Tamihana were
father:
Wiremu Tamihana
mother:
Ngawaiata or Tapita Tamihana
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Hi Lucy2,
I have a family tree line on my maori side from my cousins, who their mum, who has passed now said she had a family tree andwould send it to us, which I have, but nothing goes back from John O'Callaghan, haven't even found out his birth or death date yet and no occupation known yet.
jennifer71
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Hi Johnf04,
Tai's attestation only mentions his mother Ngawaara Tamihana.
jennifer71
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Hi shanreagh,
Thank, I now have Tamihana's first name, which will help with my family tree research.
jennifer71
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Hi kiwihalfpint & shanreagh, many thanks for the info on,
16/164 Private NICHOLLS Thompson William (MM) Ngakowai Tamihana, Te Puke
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WW1 Deaths 1914-1921
Name : NICHOLLS Thompson William
Date : 6 Nov 1918
Reference : 16/164
Rank : Corporal
Force : Pioneers
Fate : DOD
Place : NZ
Relation : Son of Mrs. Ngakoura Tamihana
Cemetery : TE KAHIKA MAORI CEMETERY
There is a picture of him here.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C11471
Cheers
KHP
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I can now attach william to our tree.
Cheers
jennifer71
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Hi Jennifer21 - a bit more information. William Thompson Nicholls or Tommy as his sisters called him was Tai’s first cousin. Their mothers Nga Koura and Nga Waara were sisters along with Rangitapu and Te Aumihi. The four sisters had a fight with their relations and built Makahae Marae. Their waka was Te Arawa, Iwi Tapuika, Hapu Ngati Tuheke.
There are lots of photos of your O’Callaghan whanau hanging on the walls of Makahae and of course gravestones in the family urupa.
Uncle Tommy according to family history died of flu but according to his army records he was sent home to die from TB. His younger brother Frederick Obadiah died of gun shot wounds 9 Oct 1918. My brother and I visited his grave at British Grevillers Cemetry just outside Arras.