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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Family mystery: Thomas DAVIDSON
« on: Sunday 20 January 13 04:32 GMT (UK) »
So what year is that shipping list, and boat? I'll see if I can pull up the Inwards list. Thanks!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Family mystery: Thomas DAVIDSON
« on: Sunday 20 January 13 03:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to find out a family mystery. My G.Grandfather, Thomas DAVIDSON (no middle name, b. 20 May 1907, d. 26 May 1996) supposedly came to New Zealand at the age of 16. None of the family know why — he never talked about it, and never disclosed his parent's names. All we know is that he came from Rochdale, Lancashire, and that his father possibly died in the First World War.
I had a quick look at the UK 1911 Census online, but I'm not a member of any orgs so I could only do free searches. Another possibility is shipping records around 1923 (port of Auckland, as he worked on the Kauri Gum Fields, then as a marine engineer on the 'Duchess', and later became Superintendent of the Devonport Gas Works). I can look at these at Archives NZ.
Any help on the UK side of things would be greatly appreciated! Happy to provide further details of his later life it it helps.
Cheers, Jared
I'm trying to find out a family mystery. My G.Grandfather, Thomas DAVIDSON (no middle name, b. 20 May 1907, d. 26 May 1996) supposedly came to New Zealand at the age of 16. None of the family know why — he never talked about it, and never disclosed his parent's names. All we know is that he came from Rochdale, Lancashire, and that his father possibly died in the First World War.
I had a quick look at the UK 1911 Census online, but I'm not a member of any orgs so I could only do free searches. Another possibility is shipping records around 1923 (port of Auckland, as he worked on the Kauri Gum Fields, then as a marine engineer on the 'Duchess', and later became Superintendent of the Devonport Gas Works). I can look at these at Archives NZ.
Any help on the UK side of things would be greatly appreciated! Happy to provide further details of his later life it it helps.
Cheers, Jared
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: NZ anarchism research: Johann Sebastian Trunk (1850-1933)
« on: Monday 07 May 12 10:26 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone, that's plenty to go on! Cheers 
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: NZ anarchism research: Johann Sebastian Trunk (1850-1933)
« on: Friday 04 May 12 21:26 BST (UK) »
Wow, that's him! Thanks everyone, once again I'm baffled at your skill and prompt replies! Yes, S Trunk is Sebastian.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / COMPLETED: NZ anarchism research: Johann Sebastian Trunk (1850-1933)
« on: Friday 04 May 12 11:05 BST (UK) »
Hi again everyone,
Thanks again for all your previous help (here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,490834.0.html, and here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,571472.0.html). My book on Philip and early NZ anarchism is due out next year at all good independent bookstores.
I have another tester for you all! I'm after NZ details on Johann Sebastian Trunk, b.1-11-1850, d.4-6-1933. Married Johanne Elizabeth Trunk. I found their gravestone in Geraldine, Canterbury here: http://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/cemetery/plot/13044
Johann was a militant anarchist who supposedly came to New Zealand around or after 1900 (I've placed him in London in February 1900). He was prominent in radical circles, associate of Johann Most and part-time editor of Freiheit.
What I want to know more about is his time in NZ. He's not on Papers Past at all. I'd love to know when exactly he came to NZ, via shipping records. And I wonder if any relatives are on Ancestory/this website?
Once again, I'd be very grateful of any help on this matter, and would help my book considerably.
Cheers!
Thanks again for all your previous help (here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,490834.0.html, and here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,571472.0.html). My book on Philip and early NZ anarchism is due out next year at all good independent bookstores.
I have another tester for you all! I'm after NZ details on Johann Sebastian Trunk, b.1-11-1850, d.4-6-1933. Married Johanne Elizabeth Trunk. I found their gravestone in Geraldine, Canterbury here: http://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/cemetery/plot/13044
Johann was a militant anarchist who supposedly came to New Zealand around or after 1900 (I've placed him in London in February 1900). He was prominent in radical circles, associate of Johann Most and part-time editor of Freiheit.
What I want to know more about is his time in NZ. He's not on Papers Past at all. I'd love to know when exactly he came to NZ, via shipping records. And I wonder if any relatives are on Ancestory/this website?
Once again, I'd be very grateful of any help on this matter, and would help my book considerably.
Cheers!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Syd Kingsford: contacting his descendants
« on: Friday 27 January 12 20:44 GMT (UK) »
That's him, for sure! And it looks like Frederick was his son. How can we get in touch with the researcher(*). I might have to scrounge through the Wellington Yellow Pages for some phone numbers....
Thanks Valsgirl!
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Thanks Valsgirl!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / COMPLETED: Syd Kingsford: contacting his descendants
« on: Wednesday 28 December 11 01:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi again everyone! Thanks for your help with my previous requests. I have another one...
I'm trying to get hold of the descendants of Syd (Sydney?) Kingsford (d. 1967, age 78). He was based in Christchurch, but it seems he moved to Wellington around 1917/18. He was a carpenter, and in CHCH worked with his father Shrewsbury Fredrick Kingsford. His mother was Mary Williams (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18830221.2.7&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----2S+Kingsford--)
This article seems to be about him, and says that he married in 1916 and had 7 children: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZTR19300828.2.22.1&srpos=7&e=-------100--1----2Sydney+Kingsford--
Syd played a prominent part in radical labour circles in Christchurch leading up to the First World War, and as part of my research on this topic I would love to track down his family and any possible papers they might have.
Any help would be much appreciated!
I'm trying to get hold of the descendants of Syd (Sydney?) Kingsford (d. 1967, age 78). He was based in Christchurch, but it seems he moved to Wellington around 1917/18. He was a carpenter, and in CHCH worked with his father Shrewsbury Fredrick Kingsford. His mother was Mary Williams (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18830221.2.7&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----2S+Kingsford--)
This article seems to be about him, and says that he married in 1916 and had 7 children: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZTR19300828.2.22.1&srpos=7&e=-------100--1----2Sydney+Kingsford--
Syd played a prominent part in radical labour circles in Christchurch leading up to the First World War, and as part of my research on this topic I would love to track down his family and any possible papers they might have.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Percival Bartle Short: contacting his descendants
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 01:45 GMT (UK) »
Cool. The reference to his papers in the possession of the family is from the 1960s, so hopefully they are still around.
Again, many thanks for your help.
Again, many thanks for your help.
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Percival Bartle Short: contacting his descendants
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 01:36 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, that's great!