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I'm struggling to find a birth or baptism for my 2x gr-grandmother Margaret Sullivan. Family info and census documents suggest she was born in Chatham, Kent in 1857, but to date I've found nothing.

Her elder brother Michael was also said to have been born in Sunderland in 1853. Not found anything for him either. So I've been trying to track them down in either Sunderland or Chatham.

Their parents are Daniel (approx b1831) and Julia (approx b1834) Sullivan, allegedly from Cork, Ireland.

They have two elder children Ellen (approx b1847) and Johanna (approx b1851) - I have my doubts about Ellen being their child, as Julia would have only been about 13 when born.

The family were Catholic. Either a civil registration birth or a baptism would be awesome.

I've found census documents for the family from 1861. Daniel is listed as a labourer and its highly probable he was a labourer in the dockyards in Sunderland and Chatham.

I'd assume they lived relatively close to the dockyards, so that might narrow the parishes down.

I want to confirm Margaret's birth details, and also try and find out Julia's maiden name, and track where the parents came from in Ireland.

I hope someone can help me. Second set of eyes and all that.

Thank so much for your assistance.

Genetic Genealogy and DNA

Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library
Wednesday 6 December, 6pm to 7.30pm
Please join us for light refreshments from 5pm.

Panel Discussion: Genetic Genealogy and DNA - what to consider before diving in.

Michelle Patient, genetic genealogist, and Brad Argent, Ancestry

Panelists:
Michelle Patient, genetic genealogist and Guild of One Name Studies
Brad Argent, AncestryDNA specialist, Ancestry
Karen Cuneen, DNA enthusiast

Join us to learn more about Genetic Genealogy and DNA in the Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library on Wednesday 6 December, 6pm - 7.30pm.
This will be a popular event so booking is essential.

https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/event.aspx?EventId=1217

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HeritageTalks
(formerly the Family History Lunchtime Series)

• Are you interested in family and local history?
  The history of this country, as well as the rest of the world?
  Then why not come along to one of our fortnightly HeritageTalks and hear more about both our personal and our shared heritage.

These talks are given by experts in their field and can provide valuable insight into our histories.

Coming up in HeritageTalks:

JUNE
Please note that Level 2 of Central Library is closed for refurbishment from Thursday 8 June - Monday 3 July.

The book that changed Europe, with Andrew Henry
Wednesday 14 June, 12pm -1pm
Waitemata Room, Level 3

Picart’s Ceremonies, recently called ‘the book that changed Europe’, was the first book to compare the world’s religions in a way that encouraged tolerance. A publishing sensation at the time, it is sadly still relevant almost three centuries later. Come and have a look at these beautifully illustrated volumes and hear how Auckland Libraries has ended up with two sets of this beautifully illustrated, seven-volume, 18th century work.

Māori Maps with Peter Dowling
Wednesday 28 June, 12pm -1pm
Waitemata Room, Level 3

Māori Maps is a portal to the 750-plus ancestral marae of Aotearoa New Zealand. Relaunched in January this year in a mobile-friendly format, the site provides key information, maps and photos for each marae – going as far as the gateway to help descendants to reconnect and visitors to engage respectfully with marae communities.  

Maori Maps is administered by charitable organisation Te Potiki National Trust. Peter Dowling is a director of the Trust and acts as its kaihautu. Come and listen to him speak about the project and find out how Maori can trace their personal heritage.

JULY

Māori place names - Point Erin to Wynyard Quarter with Herewini Easton
Wednesday 12 July, 12pm -1pm

E tu ake ana ahau ki Okā
Ka tiro atu ki Te Waikōkota
Ka rongo ahau ki ngā wai e tere nei
Ko Tīkapa Moana, ko Hauraki ko Waitemata
Ko Ūreia he tipua he taniwha
As I stand at Okā I look out across Te Waikōkota
I sense the waters flowing, Tīkapa Moana, Hauraki, Waitemata
Here is Ūreia the mythical sea creature

Join Herewini Easton on a pictorial journey of the ancient shoreline of Auckland’s waterfront, from Point Erin to Brickfield Bay.

Engagement with Māori taonga with Rob Eruera
Wednesday 26 July, 12pm -1pm

The charismatic karanga of taonga Māori over the years has left my mind and heart filled with emotional wonder at how powerful such treasures truly are. Most important to this equation, however, is how people engage and join with the taonga. Please join me in this low key chat.
Nau mai – Haere mai  - Rob Eurera.

Where: Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, Lorne St, Auckland with some marked exceptions
Cost: Free - All Welcome

Booking: Not always essential but to secure your place, please contact the Central Auckland Research Centre on 09 307 7771, or complete our online booking form www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/HeritageTalks

Download the pdf programme attached

Greetings

Just to advise you that the Central Auckland Research Centre is expected to be closed from 8 June till week beginning 3 July for refurbishment.

Films interloaned from FamilySearch or the National Library of New Zealand may still be viewed during this time in the Reading Room of Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 of Central Library.

Research Centre staff are still contactable via email arc[at]aucklandcouncil.govt.nz during this time and I can still be contacted on my direct line 09 890 2411.

We recommend visiting either the West Auckland Research Centre, Level1 Waitakere Library or the South Auckland Research Centre, Level 1 Manukau Library; or making use of our online databases:

http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/topicpages/Family-history.aspx

EVENTS
HeritageTalks (formerly Family History Lunchtime Series) are usually held in the Whare Wananga on Level 2 of Central Library.
During the closure period between 8 June to 3 July, the events will instead be held on the 3rd Floor of Central Auckland Library in the Waitemata Room.

Please be sure to pass this news on.

 Many thanks and kind regards SEONAID

Edit by Moderator: Dates of closure changed as per OP's advice. Spades

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When: Fortnightly on Wednesdays from February to November, 12pm - 1pm unless otherwise stated
Where: Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, Lorne St, Auckland
Cost: Free
Booking: All welcome.

To ensure your place, please contact the Central Auckland Research Centre on 09 8902412, or complete our online booking form at www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/HeritageTalks

Interested in family and local history? The history of this country, as well as the rest of the world?
Then why not come along to one of our fortnightly HeritageTalks and hear more about both our personal and our shared heritage.

Coming up in HeritageTalks:     
 
February

Exodus to the Southern Seas with Michelle Patient
Wednesday 8 February, 12pm -1pm

Aotearoa is not only the land of the long white cloud, but a land peopled by immigrants. Join us at our first Lunchtime Lecture for 2017 to hear researcher Michelle Patient discuss various waves of migration to New Zealand, particularly from Britain, and touch on the who, what, when, where and why they came.

Recording Family History for People of Chinese Origin with Annie Chui
Wednesday 22 February, 12pm-1pm

‘如何收集和记录你的中国血统的家族史’讲座

March
Let’s look at the new ScotlandsPeople with Jan Gow
Wednesday 8 March, 12pm -1.30pm

What is new and what is different and what is, thankfully, still the same . . . We have a chance to find our family from 1500s through almost to date! Pretty much from womb to tomb!! Find a marriage in the Parish Registers or Civil Registration; then look for the babies; then for their marriages; and then for deaths - and wills!!
(www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)
 
Selwyn Stories with Christopher Paxton
Wednesday 22 March, 12pm -1.00pm

Late last year The Church on the Corner: a history of Selwyn Church Mangere East, 1863-2012 was published. Author Christopher Paxton tells the general history of Selwyn Church, but also looks at some of the back-stories behind Selwyn, some of the social issues that affected the church during its 150-year history and some interesting sidelights that popped up during his research.

April

The Devonport Steam Ferry Company and Auckland with David Verran
Wednesday 5 April, 12pm -1.00pm

The regular service offered to Devonport area residents by the Devonport Steam Ferry Company from 1881 was a vital factor in the growth of the North Shore.   Nevertheless for those who wished to remain on the City side the ferry service also offered opportunities, including visiting friends and relations in the Devonport and North Shore area, work at the Chelsea sugar works or the Naval docks and recreational day trips including those to the Takapuna Races, the ‘strawberry and cream’ outlets and into the twentieth century to the ‘Pirate Shippe’ at Milford.

La Basse-Ville 1917: New Zealand Voices from Flanders Fields with Dominique Cooreman
Wednesday 12 April, 12pm -1.00pm (extra event)

An almost forgotten battle in Belgium in 1917, Belgian retired judge Dominique Cooreman unearthed during 12 years to bring understanding and closure to the families of the more than 1000 killed between mid June- end August from the New Zealand Division in a small hamlet called La Basse-Ville. Her unique book sheds light on how the war affected all people.

Where: Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, Lorne St, Auckland
Cost: Free
Booking: All welcome.

To ensure your place, please contact the Central Auckland Research Centre on 09 8902412, or complete our online booking form at www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/HeritageTalks