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New Zealand Completed Requests / Donald Taylor, Mary Jane Jarvis
« on: Wednesday 24 August 11 23:20 BST (UK)  »
Good Morning :)

I have come to a big dead end researching GG Grandparents. Donald Taylor 1832-1917 and Mary Jane Jarvis 1837-1929. I do know where they are buried in Auckland. Donald was a Racehorse trainer based at Ellerslie, Auckland. I have found 2 small references to him in Papers Past re race results. I think another relation, Thomas Taylor, was a jockey at the time.
I have had little luck finding any other information for him through NZ Racing. Does anyone have any ideas how to approach researching this area.
I have also been unable to find any info on Mary Jane other than birth and death dates and place.

Any ideas would be so gratefully recieved.

Kind regards

Neroli

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Elizabeth Taylor
« on: Sunday 19 June 11 04:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone

I am fairly new at searching for family history. I have come up with a complete blank regarding my great grandmother. She was Elizabeth Taylor and she was born 1870 in Otuhuhu, Auckland. Her parents were Donald Taylor (apparently a well known race horse trainer in Auckland) and Mary Jane Jarvis. She married Walter Charles Wood and my grand father was Charles Reginald Wood.
Elizabeth died at the age 44yrs in the Knox Home for the Incurable at West Tamaki, Auckland.
My grandfather was sent to live in Napier? with a relative at age 6 (1905ish). We have very few details about this side of the family and would dearly love to know more.
Any help would be fantastic and any suggestions for research avenues.
I am thoroughly enjoying finding out about my family but there is a lot to learn regarding research  etc.
So great to find this site :)
Kindest regards
Neroli

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