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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Passenger list for the John McVicar 1857
« on: Wednesday 17 March 21 19:38 GMT (UK)  »
Were there perhaps 2 older children that were entered in their own right on the shipping manifest, and therefore not 'grouped' with this family?

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Passenger list for the John McVicar 1857
« on: Wednesday 17 March 21 19:36 GMT (UK)  »
Regarding TWD senior's death - your date certainly concurs with Marlborough District Council:
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qf4/

and BDMH:
Reg No.      Family Name   Given Name(s)   Date of Birth/  Age at Death   
1938/27906   Downes   Thomas William   70Y   
1909/366           Downes   Thomas William   71Y   
1866/6367   Downes   Thomas William   81Y

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Passenger list for the John McVicar 1857
« on: Wednesday 17 March 21 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
Or if you look at that third party website, might it be that Mr and Mrs Downes are not listed BUT all the children are: Mary, Selina, Emily, Frederick, Alice. Ada & Walter Downes; ?

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Passenger list for the John McVicar 1857
« on: Wednesday 17 March 21 08:23 GMT (UK)  »
This webpage suggests that they were Ada and Walter DOWNES?

https://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/passJKL.html

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: NZDF Military Uniforms
« on: Monday 15 March 21 19:24 GMT (UK)  »
You may also get some identification support from this project:
https://www.facebook.com/OnwardProject

At present they have only indexed this BRINGANS, but that is not to say they don't have breadcrumbs relating to others:
BRINGANS, James Oliver 78548

Index: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qex/

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Address where born - Napier NZ
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 22:02 GMT (UK)  »
Lucy2 I think this confirms it https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/horowhenua-chronicle/1939/05/13/3  See Column 2: Napier

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Address where born - Napier NZ
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 21:57 GMT (UK)  »
Here is a list of private maternity homes, but it doesn't list any in McDonald St, Napier (it looks well worth bookmarking though):

https://sites.google.com/site/nzprivatematernityhomes/home/hawkes-bay


Following Lucy2's post and further confirmation perhaps drop the above website curator a note so that she can update her database?

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Address where born - Napier NZ
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 21:41 GMT (UK)  »
As an aside (ie not all maternity homes), there is a book about Children's Homes in the Hawkes Bay that I stumbled upon called "Who Cared?" : https://www.rootschat.com/links/01q8l/

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Address where born - Napier NZ
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 21:02 GMT (UK)  »
Might the Wises Postal Directory microfiche be helpful to confirm owner or occupants too?

The Napier City Council may also have property records; but I am thinking that the library may be another historic source instead to either confirm address of Home for Destitute Children, or any information about the address you do have.

Sent a PM.

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