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I have a missing marriage for a couple of my forebears from Tipperary, and having received lots of great help from this forum previously, I thought I would try my luck.

My great-great-grandfather's New Zealand death certificate gives the following information regarding his parents:

Michael O'MEARA
Margaret O'MEARA (nee DEAN)

He was also married in NZ but at that time marriage certs did not record parents.
My Dad's cousin did some research into church records some years back and found these baptism records for the Roman Catholic church in Toomevara, Tipperary:

Daniel 08.07.1850 (my g-g)
Parents: Michael O'Meara, Margaret Dane
Residence: Ollatrim
Sponsors: Patt Meara, Anne Dane

Patt 16.04.1852
Parents: Michael O'Meara, Margaret (surname not recorded)
Residence: Not recorded
Sponsors: Daniel Tierney, May (surname not recorded)

Margaret 07.07.1854
Parents: Michael O'Meara, Margaret (surname illegible)
Residence: Ollatrim
Sponsors: Patt Cleary, Honora Nolan

Daniel & Margaret are both confirmed as siblings since they both migrated to NZ and married here and their descendants are known to each other.

Does anyone have access to these records that could source a marriage for Michael & Margaret O'Meara please?

Many thanks
Nick

Hi all

It's been suggested to me to request a lookup for an Intention to Marry notice for my forbears, as I have been having difficulty tracing the parents of one of my forbears who came to NZ from Melbourne.

(As per my post here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=667327.msg5124570#msg5124570)

Details of marriage:

Groom: William Harry SIMPSON
Bride: Harriett Ann TALLOTT
Date of marriage: 6 Jul 1874

At this point, NZ marriage certificates did not record names of parents. A relative of mine did find a newspaper notice that named the groom as son of W.A. Simpson of Melbourne, but that's all I have. Trying to search Australian records has proven difficult, and so it was suggested that the ITM may have some information.

Any assistance would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards
Nik

Hello

I have traced my family tree back to the SIMPSON family in Melbourne, Australia, but I would like to know where they came from before that. This gentleman is my great-great grandfather:

William Harry SIMPSON
Born: About 1848, Melbourne, VIC
Married: 6 Jul 1874, Christchurch, New Zealand to Harriett Ann TALLOTT
Died: 26 Oct 1902, View Hill, Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand

He was a jockey and rode in the first ever Melbourne Cup in 1861, coming second on a horse called Mormon. He was known as Billy or Bill Simpson in the articles I read, none of which referred to his family, frustratingly.

The only other information I have is from his engagement notice in a Christchurch newspaper, which referred to him as the son of W.A. Simpson, Melbourne.

His children, all born in NZ:

Walter Herbert
Miriam Louisa
Annie Harriet
Lydia Alice
Eliza Jane
Harry Andrew
Ada Ellen (my great-grandmother)
Olive Edith Mary
Gertrude Eva Emily
Charles Edward
Effie Mary

I found a Baptism in Melbourne from Jan 1849, for William SIMPSON (no Harry), but the parents were John and Jane, which doesn't correspond to the newspaper article re his engagement.

Any assistance appreciated.

Greetings

I am trying to trace further ancestors and/or family members for my great-grandfather, Nicholas Hudson ARMSTRONG.

Nicholas' birth certificate gives these details, (it is hard to read so I may be in error):

Date of birth: 22 Feb 1873
Place: Heaton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Father: Thomas ARMSTRONG
Mother: Mary ARMSTRONG formerly HUDSON

However, when searching for his parents' marriage I find these details:

Thomas ARMSTRONG
Ann HUDSON
GRO Vol 10b, Page 38, Dec 1865, Newcastle T.

The 1881 Census also refers to Ann, widowed by this time, plus further info:

Ann ARMSTRONG, Head, W, 46, F, Laundress (Ws)
John ARMSTRONG, Son, 10, M, Scholar
Nicholas ARMSTRONG, Son, 7, M, Scholar
John HUDSON, Head, W, 53, M, Clerk Iron Wo+

It appears Ann had her widowed brother living near or next to them.

I would like to know more about Thomas and Mary/Ann, but not sure where to go from here.

Many thanks

Greetings all

After 15+ years of research, I am no nearer to tracking down parents for my great-grandfather,  Arthur PLANT, who reportedly was an orphan. So I'm putting this out there to anyone who may know of a connection. I have lots of related information, but I cannot establish who his parents were.

The reports are that he was an orphan, one of 6 boys, raised by Dr Barnardos home in London.
The brothers were all encouraged to learn trades. One brother, Walter, became a tailor, and another whose name I don't know was in the Navy. However, I wrote to Barnardo's in 1997 and they could find no records. I also utilised Barnardos' online Family History service this year (2013) and again they could not find any records.

Arthur PLANT was born c. 1880 (in Warwick, according to the 1901 Census). He died in Kent, on 22 Jan 1967. He married Jane BEACH on 28 Aug 1904. According to his marriage certificate, his father's name was Edwin PLANT (occupation: Deceased!)

Arthur and Jane's children:

Arthur Edwin (b. 1908)
Albert F (b. 1911)
Elsie G (b. 1912)
Doris K
Frank Walter (b. 25 May 1917, d. 1 Feb 2004 in New Zealand)
Constance F (b. 1920)
Winifred M (twin, b. 2 Jun 1924, d. 26 Feb 2011 in Australia)
Hilda K (twin, b. 2 Jun 1924)

As Arthur PLANT is a fairly common name, I have not had success yet in ordering a correct birth certificate. In checking the census records I find families that *could* be Arthur's, but cannot make a solid connection with the information thus far.

If you think you can help and/or have any questions for me, please post a reply.

Kind regards
Nick