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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: Ashnz on Wednesday 14 February 18 21:22 GMT (UK)
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Hello there,
I have doing research on the Banfield/Wood side of my family tree. After a long time researching I found Margaret Barbara Christina Wood - she was the daughter of Barbara Frances Honor Wood (nee Banfield) and William Wood - and she was the granddaughter of Christopher Harvey Banfield and his wife Margaret.
Her mother Barbara was buried in Raetihi Cemetery and I believe had lived in Oroua. Her grandfather was buried in Taihape and her grandmother was buried in Ohakune.
Margaret Wood was also related to Hans Prebensen http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=782130.0 (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=782130.0),
Any information about Margaret Barbara Christina Wood would be terrific.
Warmest regards,
Ashley
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Hi Ashley,
Do you have some dates please?
Cheers Janette
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Oh yes sorry - Margaret Barbara Wood was born in 1917. Her mother Barbara was born in 1895.
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Hi
Would have been helpful too, to know that Barbara Frances (Francis) Honor WOOD died in 1928. ;)
* Was Margaret her only child ??
* Margaret only 11 or so when her mother died, was she taken in by another family ... or adopted ??
~ Lu
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... should have pointed out that I asked the previous questions re: Margaret, because I hadn't found a marriage in NZ for her, nor any listing on electoral rolls.
Certainly, she could have "dropped" both or either of her middle christian names ... and that makes the task of finding her, just that little bit more difficult.
~ Lu
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Margaret Wood was also related to Hans Prebensen http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=782130.0 (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=782130.0),
Any information about Margaret Barbara Christina Wood would be terrific.
Warmest regards,
Ashley
Hi Ashley
* Can you please explain the nature of the relationship between Margaret WOOD (the elder, is it? ) and Hans PREBENSEN .... because it doesn't seem to have been made obvious in the thread for which you have given a link ??
~ Lu
Edited to add : Searching further at PapersPast (because the thread above ^ does not "exactly spell" out the relationship - or connection) ... I see there is an In Memorium notice for Jane PREBENSEN ... only sister of Barbara WOOD ... [Source: "Taihape Times" - 27 May 1918 ]. ???
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Hello there,
I have doing research on the Banfield/Wood side of my family tree. After a long time researching I found Margaret Barbara Christina Wood - she was the daughter of Barbara Frances Honor Wood (nee Banfield) and William Wood - .....
... and by "found" do you mean you found her birth registration ... or something more ??
* Also, what became the father / husband - William WOOD ??
~ Lu
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Hello Lucy2. Hans Prebensen would be Barbara Frances Honor Wood's brother-in-law. Okay she in 1928 - not 1926? I believe Barbara one daughter - I went to the cemetery to find Barbara's grave but there was no headstone, so I cannot confirm this.
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* What became of William WOOD (husband of Barbara) ??
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Hello Lucy2. Hans Prebensen would be Barbara Frances Honor Wood's brother-in-law. Okay she in 1928 - not 1926?
... Mmm ... but you are looking for the WOOD child (so the Hans PREBENSEN info isn't really all that relevant in this particular search.)
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Hi Ashley
I don't know if you are aware ... there are quite a number of "family trees" for Christopher Harvey and Margaret BANFIELD at the ancestry website. Unfortunately none seem to have much useful info about their daughter Barbara. ???
~ Lu
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Unfortunately I don't know what happened to William Wood. He wasn't buried with Barbara so he must've left where they were living. It seems out of all the Banfield family - Barbara was the only one who had any children.
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Unfortunately I don't know what happened to William Wood. He wasn't buried with Barbara so he must've left where they were living. It seems out of all the Banfield family - Barbara was the only one who had any children.
Possible remarriage for William WOOD.........
1928*/4919 Emily Collins William Wood
Actual date of marriage- 2.11.1928. [Barbara Frances Honor WOOD died on 1.6.1928]
OR:
1934/7321 Catherine Lillias Piper William Wood
OR:
1930/8949 Iris Ellen Rice William Wood
Minniehaha.
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I have doing research on the Banfield/Wood side of my family tree. After a long time researching I found Margaret Barbara Christina Wood - she was the daughter of Barbara Frances Honor Wood (nee Banfield) and William Wood - .....
Unfortunately I don't know what happened to William Wood. He wasn't buried with Barbara so he must've left where they were living. It seems out of all the Banfield family - Barbara was the only one who had any children.
Hi Ashley
I'm a bit puzzled about who exactly it is you are researching here ??? Although I acknowledge that in this particular thread, your focus is on finding out more about the child Margaret Barbara Christina WOOD.
So, you have no information on William WOOD (other than from Marriage index), and little info on Barbara Frances Honor BANFIELD (birth / marriage / cemetery information) ???
But then you've said that it seems "that Barbara was the only one who had any children ... "
* Does that mean that Barbara had a child or children other than the Margaret B. C. WOOD b. 1917. ???
* Why is there a "BANFIELD / WOOD" side to your family tree ?? (Or is this just an offshoot of your "tree" ?? )
I have some further information (BANFIELD / WOOD) to follow :
~ Lu see next > >
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Here are snippets for the marriage of Barbara BANFIELD to William WOOD.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAIDT19151221.2.10
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAIDT19151221.2.6
Both were from the settlement of Ohutu (near Taihape) ... the bride's parents are named, but not those of the groom.
[Maybe William WOOD was not "a native" of that locality ?? In the account of the wedding it says that the groom {William} was attended by Mr John ROSS, an old schoolmate of the bride. ]
~ Lu continues next > >
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... think you said earlier that Barbara was living at Oroua ??
Actually, she was listed in the Oroua Electorate ... but her place of residence (1919 to 1928) was always given as "Ohutu". [Likewise her parents, Christopher H. and Margaret, lived at Ohutu before their deaths in the mid-1920's. ]
Ohutu is about 10kms from Taihape and abt. 2km from Utiku. (The Oroua electorate was large and included parts of Manawatu through to Taihape.)
In looking at electoral rolls, I didn't find Barbara sharing an address with her husband William WOOD. AND the reason for that, would seem to relate to the following Court appearance > see next post >
~ Lu
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William WOOD :
Court appearance at Stratford (Taranaki) :
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19180410.2.7
^ Whilst the wife in this article is not named, it does seem more likely than not, that the William WOOD (living at the small settlement of Ohutu), was the person who was married to Barbara (nee BANFIELD).
see following > >
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... this further link re: Court appearance at Stratford :
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19180411.2.12
Mentions that "a middle-aged man named WOOD" .... to appear again at Court in Taihape ?
Haven't been able to find "the next Court appearance" .. nor any further details of this William WOOD.
Still looking.
~ Lu
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William WOOD :
WW1 - NZ Army - Reserve Rolls : 1916-1917
WOOD - William - Labourer - Egmont Box Company Siding - Ohutu - Rangitikei
[Source: Ancestry.com ]
~ Lu
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Margaret Barbara Christina WOOD :
The above child was born on 14 March 1917 :
Parents: Barbara Frances Honor and William WOOD.
Her birth was registered at : Taihape.
[Source: Info from indexes only. ]
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I have made a fairly thorough search of a variety of records and I don't believe this child died in infancy.
There is nothing listed [source: NZ Birth Index @ ancestry.com ] to show that a name change has occurred which might indicate a child has been formally adopted.
No (NZ) Marriage record found (searched on all of the christian names and diminutives of same - also used mother's maiden surname) ... and followed up some that may have been possibilities : Result: Nil.
Deaths (NZ) = Nil.
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Ashley ... have you been in touch with others who have researched the BANFIELD family of Christopher Harvey BANFIELD and Margaret (nee RANKIN) ???
On one - and I can't remember which - it showed two children born to Barbara. As I recall the names of children given were "Jean and William". Do you know anything about this ???
~ Lu
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William WOOD :
Court appearance at Stratford (Taranaki) :
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19180410.2.7
^ Whilst the wife in this article is not named, it does seem more likely than not, that the William WOOD (living at the small settlement of Ohutu), was the person who was married to Barbara (nee BANFIELD).
see following > >
Of interest also in this Court appearance, there is no mention of "children of the union" requiring support (maintenance). ???
~ Lu
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Hi. Thank you for all this information.
To Lucy2 I did come across a Jean being mentioned - I thought it was wrong. Do you think Jean and William could be correct as I couldn't find a birth certificate for them? Could they have died in child birth?
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Hi Ashley
I really think you will need to put the question of "Jean and William" (children of Barbara), to the person who has them in their tree.
* You still haven't explained though how you come to have Barbara and William in your "tree". ???
* How are you related to them ???
~ Lu
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Hello...
Have you sighted the 1928 death certiciate for Barbara Frances Honor WOOD (nee BANFIELD).
Just wondering what's mentioned in the "Living Issue" column.
Regards
Beg
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Hi Lu, I am related by Jane Helen Banfield my g grandmother. So Barbara Wood was Jane's sister and Margaret Barbara Christina Wood was her niece.
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Hi Beg - No sorry I have not sighted the death certificate.