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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: oceaneyes6201 on Monday 03 September 18 08:51 BST (UK)
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Hey everyone, I'm super new here, and really have no idea how this works, so if this is in the wrong place or whatnot, please tell me! I'm looking for information on my family, who came to New Zealand in the earlyish 1900's.
She was born Stella Mary Francis Donnelly, and married Gerard O'Reilly, who was a lawyer. I know that she was an only child, but Gerrard, her husband, had a twin brother. Gerard was from Cavan, however I believe they lived in Dublin at some point. Issue of 10 Children, including (*). I believe Hugh was born in Ireland, not sure about others. Remarried Charlie (*) later in life after the death of Gerard in early 1967 (In New Zealand by now)
Any help would be much appreciated
Cheers
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Moderator edit: subject line edited to include the individual's name to maximize search engine results. Spades
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places to start looking are to confirm which children were born in NZ
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
and newspapers
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
also at BDMs you would hope to see the death certs which if you order, MAY have the names of their parents (if the informant knew them) and also how long they had been in NZ so you can perhaps then find them on a ship
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places to start looking are to confirm which children were born in NZ
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
and newspapers
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
also at BDMs you would hope to see the death certs which if you order, MAY have the names of their parents (if the informant knew them) and also how long they had been in NZ so you can perhaps then find them on a ship
Welcome to Rootschat, Oceaneyes.
Looks like none born in NZ.
Jamjar
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if Gerard O'Reilly died in 1967, the only one on the NZ BDM site that year is Gerard Joseph O'Reilly and he is 46, so born about 1921. So if married in Ireland, must have come to NZ in the 50s
So.... is that the correct death? Did he die in another country?
edit, corrected my maths!
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if Gerard O'Reilly died in 1967, the only one on the NZ BDM site that year is Gerard Joseph O'Reilly and he is 46, so born about 1926. So if married in Ireland, must have come to NZ in the 50s
So.... is that the correct death? Did he die in another country?
Yes! Thats my Grandfather, and the Gerrard I'm talking about
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so... are the children you list still alive?
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according to the NZ Archives site, that Gerard Joseph O'Reilly was a civil servant
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/SimpleSearchResults.do
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If he married in the 40s there is a chance that the children are still living.
Oceaneyes, Rootschat is for seeking information on deceased only. Therefore, you will need to remove the children’s names from your original post, if you don’t have confirmation of their deaths.
Jamjar
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Do you know where Gerard died, or his place of burial?
Jamjar
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looks like buried at Mangere Jamjar
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Where did you find that Mckha?
Jamjar
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=wyR9&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=newzealandcemetery&gsfn=gerald%20joseph&gsln=o%27reilly&cp=14&qh=8docb6vUXjAY7Vy9bOpeeA%3D%3D&new=1&rank=1&redir=false&uidh=bf5&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=9&h=1334024&recoff=8%209&ml_rpos=10
NZ cemetery records
I don't see why he doesn't show in the electoral rolls.
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Stella died only this year:
https://www.heavenaddress.com/obituaries/funeral-notice/Stella-Mary-Francis-nee-OReilly-Donnelly-CANDLER/1839619/
http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=stella-mary-francis-candler&pid=188889629&fhid=12580
Only deceased child is Miriam.
Jamjar
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date of birth 21 December 1932 (according to BDMS)
those children must definitely still be alive.
Marriages on the Ireland site https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line only go up to 1941
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date of birth 21 December 1932 (according to BDMS)
those children must definitely still be alive.
Have sent message to moderator.
Jamjar
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Possibly the marriage:
Name: Stella M Donnelly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: Jan - Mar 1954
Event Place: Dublin South, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1954
Registration District: Dublin South
Volume Number: 2
I wonder if the year has been mistranscribed, or it could be a different chap:
Gerard O'Reilly
Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
Name: Gerard O'Reilly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: Jan - Mar 1957
Event Place: Dublin South, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1957
Registration District: Dublin South
Volume Number: 2
Births maybe:
Stella M Donnelly
Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
Name: Stella M Donnelly
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: Oct - Dec 1932
Event Place: Dublin North, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1932
Registration District: Dublin North
Mother's Maiden Name: Kennedy
Volume Number: 2
Name: Gerard O'Reilly
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: Oct - Dec 1922
Event Place: Dublin North, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1922
Registration District: Dublin North
Volume Number: 2
Jamjar
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Yes, first son was born in Ireland:
H... O'Reilly
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: Oct - Dec 1954
Event Place: Dublin South, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1954
Registration District: Dublin South
Mother's Maiden Name: Donnelly
Volume Number: 2
Jamjar
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Arrived on the S.S. Tamaroa in 1955 as Gerald, with wife and first son H... aged 9 months:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X969-MV?i=7&cc=1609792
Jamjar
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Hi Oceaneyes6201, and welcome to RootsChat :) :)
I've edited your initial post to remove the names of probably living children, but don't let that put you off the hunt! 8)
They are a very determined mob of researchers on the New Zealand Board and I'm sure they'll be able to help.
Good hunting,
Spades
Moderator
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Hi Oceaneyes6201, and welcome to RootsChat :) :)
I've edited your initial post to remove the names of probably living children, but don't let that put you off the hunt! 8)
They are a very determined mob of researchers on the New Zealand Board and I'm sure they'll be able to help.
Good hunting,
Spades
Moderator
Spades, you left a son that is still living, but removed daughter Miriam, who was born in NZ, and is deceased.
This is as per Stella’s death notice.
Jamjar
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Also, Charlie Candler predeceased Stella.
Jamjar
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Cemetery details:
Burial record for Charles James Candler
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of death
13 October 2015
Age at death
86 years
Gender
Male
Region
North
Cemetery name
North Shore Memorial Park
Remains type
Ash
Date of cremation
14 October 2015
Funeral director
Forrest Funeral Services Hbc
Minniehaha.
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Hello Oceaneyes6201,
Is it just your grandmother about whom you are seeking information? Or younger members of the family also? We are of course not able to put up names of the living but information can be exchanged through the personal messaging system. After you have posted one more message......
Minniehaha.
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The address they gave in the UK on the FindMyPast shipping list was
Asdlui,Sutton,Dublin,Ireland,
Occupation was Barrister at law
Oceaneyes6201,what other information are you after?
Cheers Janette
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Burial record for Stella Mary Francis Candler
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of death
29 April 2018
Age at death
85 years
Gender
Female
Region
North
Cemetery name
North Shore Memorial Park
Remains type
Ash
Date of cremation
30 April 2018
Minniehaha.
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There are 10 children mentioned in Stella's death notice
Cheers Janette
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Hi Janette,
Death notice link at reply #12.
10 children mentioned in first post............
Minniehaha.
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Cemetery details for daughter Miriam with photograph of plaque.....
https://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemetery-search?BurialId=36936
Minniehaha.
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It appears that Oceaneyes6201 hasn't been back since she posted on the 3rd Sept.
Cheers Janette