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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Funeral Home dilemma - Thomas BRUGMAN, Dargaville.
« on: Sunday 18 February 18 18:59 GMT (UK)  »

Thank you for your reply.  I have in any case informed his cousin of this unfortunate situation. If there is anything I can relay I would be more than willing to pass on information. I will await further replies. Thank you again.

Michelle

Quote from: TwiggyTree on Sunday 18 February 18 18:52 GMT (UK)
Hello Michelle

I will let Fresh Fields advise definitively as this is his thread.

Initially we were trying to find a living relative as apparently the funeral home could not.  Then the issue of financial liability came into the equation and I think many here wanted to have a guarantee from the interim executors that any living relative was being sought for the right reasons ie humanitarian and not financial.

Twiggy

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Funeral Home dilemma - Thomas BRUGMAN, Dargaville. COMPLETED
« on: Sunday 18 February 18 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I came across this post by accident. I live in The Netherlands and I am in contact with the first cousin of Mr Thomas Brugman. Is there anything I can pass on to family here in The Netherlands?

Regards
Michelle




Quote from: Fresh Fields on Wednesday 14 February 18 00:13 GMT (UK)
Hello all - thanks for your help.

As far as I'm concerned this forum posting is now COMPLETE.

This morning I contacted by phone, the Perpetual Guardian lawyer, that we were advised to contact, if we had information that we felt could help identify next of kin.

The gentlemam concerned was polite, and business like, as I was expecting. Respecting peoples privacy, but he did assure me that they would be greatful to recieve the family info that was recorded when the gentleman emigrated to NZ. Locating benificeries of an estate for dispersing the residue, can be quite an exercise at times.

Herald part quote :-
Thomas Brugman died in July last year but no next of kin can be found so the funeral home can't cremate the body unless it applies to the High Court to get the Public Trust to take over the process, at a cost of about $200.

Perpetual Guardian has offered to apply to the High Court to execute his estate and put him to rest at their own cost.

As the law stands, if someone dies without next of kin and without a will, someone cannot simply step in to deal with the estate or the body.".

End of quote.

As expected, the Herald reporter possibly assumed too much from the stated offer, of starting the process, of applying to the Court for executorship of the estate. The cost of that filing being approximately $200.

The lawyer did not believe that the offer was "pro bono" but that when the executor had fulfilled their duties, the costs thereof would be viewed favourably if available funds were limited.

Accordingly I forwarded by email Wendy's findings, plus a few notes about the RC forum and team who all pitched in.

I have now recieved an accknoledgment reply, that the material was recived. And a thank you for the effoerts involved.

- Alan.

Added PS.
As we can not discuss the living on line, is the reason for me wishing to complete this thread. However if anyone considers that they have late material of significance I'm happy to forward it.

Just PM me.

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Northumberland / Re: Thankyou Riddle family
« on: Tuesday 05 April 16 08:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi Radcliff,

I am researching my Riddle family from Tynemouth, Nothumberland. I am looking for information about James Riddle and Mary Elliot. I believe they were married at Saint Nicholas,Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1826. James was a Master Mariner. They lived at Camden Lane in Tynemouth, North Shields until the 1850's. As far as I know they had the following children
Mary Elliot Riddle 1830–
James Riddle 1833–
John Riddle 1836–1871
Jane Elliot Riddle 1838–

Mary Elliot married William Wood a Customs Officer
James was also a Master Mariner and married Dorothy Dowson - lived in South Shields
John was a butcher and immigrate to Australia where he died in 1871
Jane Elliot married William Sinclair

I think there may have been more children seeing as James and Mary were married in 1826 and didn't have children until 1830 although James was a seaman so may have been away at sea the first years of their marriage. James Riddle sn died before 1851 as Mary was noted as being a widow in the 1851 Census when she was living with her daughter Mary Wood and son in law South Shields. Mary must have died before 1861 as I cant find her in the next census.

Perhaps there is some link to your family somewhere.

kind regards
Michelle 

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Inverness / Re: Kilmuir: McPhees
« on: Friday 27 June 14 13:55 BST (UK)  »
My McPhee Family were also from this area. I have John McPhee who married Catherine McDonald they had children Charles , Peter, Donald, John and Roderick all baptised in Kilmuir between 1828 and 1835.

Any connections ?   

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Inverness / Re: Peter McPhee Kilmuir by Uig
« on: Friday 27 June 14 13:39 BST (UK)  »
I have Peter McPhee born about 1823 in Kilmuir to John McPhee and Christina McDonald. There was a  Peter, brother of my 3x grand grandfather Donald McPhee born about 1827. Other children to John and Christina were Charles, John and Roderick.

Any connection do you think?

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