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** Edited to add correct Marriage Date and Surname**

Hi,

I'm trying to trace a Frances Hodge, who arrived in New Zealand with her sister Nancy Dorothy Hodge on the 10th of May 1920, and was witness to Dorothy's (the name Nancy used most) wedding to my great grandfather, John Henry Liggins, on the 12 of August 1920.  Frances was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 23 January 1886, although the Passenger Lists of herself and Dorothy leaving England to go to Sydney, and then from Sydney to Wellington, all record her age as being younger.  Also, the Passenger Lists only record her and Dorothy's initials.

Other than her being recorded as a witness to the marriage, I think I've found her in the 1928 Electoral Roll living in Warea, South Taranaki, but after that she seems to just disappear.  According to Dorothy's granddaughter however, she did continue to live here, although not sure where.  Not quite sure where to look next, so any assistance would be most appreciated.

Hi

I am hoping that someone might be able to assist me in relation to two photographs, which I believe are of my great grandfather, John Henry Liggins (aka Harry), who served in the Boer War as well as WW1 in New Zealand.

I've been provided with a photo of 'Harry' by his granddaughters, one that used to hang on their grandmothers wall, and as she was his wife (second), you'd think that she'd know whether or not it is him.  I will attach that photo to this post, and then attach a photo that is apparently of a different person to a post below this one.  To me, it is clear that they are definitely the same man, although in a book, the second photo is attributed to being one Osborne Liggins, proper name William Osborne Liggins, who is John Henry Liggins' cousin.  However, in this photo, the uniform does NOT match either of the mens Service records, which are available online in New Zealand via Archway.  So, I really need some help with uniform identification.

I'm hoping to receive within the next few days a very small photo that *might* be of Osborne, aka William Osborne Liggins, but that will take time to determine whether or not it is of him.  It was however found in a box that contained his WW1 Medals.

Here's the photo that I was provided by my great grandfathers granddaughters.

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I'm hoping that someone might be willing to assist me in deciphering the attached PDF, which is made up of images from an Inquest that took place in 1908.  Just in case this exceeds the file size limitation, I have provided a link to the file on my Google Drive.  The information in this is quite important, as we are trying to determine the children that Mary Slater, referred to as a Housekeeper, but also as Mrs Sinnamon, might have had with the said John Sinnamon.  Thank you very much in advance.

Link to file - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jLI-xVpur8OCJkqWOS2c9UConOjnbk65/view?usp=sharing

Hi,

I am trying to identify two young men in a family portrait who both are in uniform, and both were enlisted in World War 1.  I have looked at their military records on the NZ Archives website, but given that I know very little about ranks, uniforms etc., that wasn't much help to me, so I'm hoping someone here more knowledgeable about such things might be able to assist.

The names of the two men are Alexander Bringans (WW1 9/315a - Army), and Andrew Dewar Bringans (WW1 58670 - Army), and I have attached the photo below.  It is possible that the young man on the left in the photo is Andrew Dewar Bringans, as it appears that he has been "edited" into the photograph, possibly due to the fact that he died in 1922.  But, I'd rather confirm which young man is which if at all possible. Many thanks in advance.