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Hi, I am going around in circles here. 

George Ainslie (B 1814, St Cuthberts, Midlothian) Married (Dec 10 1836) Ann Oughton and had a couple (that I know of and are confirmed) daughters Janet and Margaret. 

In 1851 his wife Anne is living with her mother and two daughters.  No sign of George and she eventually marries one of her mother's workers David Neil in 1852.

George seems to have disappeared.  There is a George Ainslie in Kentucky who marries a Mary Thirwell in 1844.  He dies in Kentucky in 1878. But I have not been able to confirm if this is the same George.

If he lived and emigrated he would likely have left Scotland for the States sometime before 1851 (or even prior to 1844 if it is the correct person). 

I am not sure if George and Ann would have divorced?  Perhaps he wanted to go to the States and Anne decided to stay in Scotland with their two daughters?  Or whether he died in Scotland and she simply moved in with her mother as a result.

Any assistance with either a death certificate, or immigration records or another avenue I might pursue would be very much appreciated!
Thanks in advance, Carol
 

I would like to obtain a copy of the police (or court case transcript) for this charge (located at the Dunedin Archive Office apparently).  Could someone advise how I might do that plse?  Thanks very much for any assistance.

Charles Hatter - Assault - 26 June 1896 (R9053438)    1896 - 1896

Item ID    Agency    Series    Accession    Record group    Box / Item    Sep    Record no.    Part    Alternative no.    Record type
R9053438    DACW    20873    D550       11 /                text

Former archives ref
ABBO/D98/3338-3339

Hi - I realize that people died a lot earlier in the 1800's, but my two relatives were young even by those standards, particularly my 3rd G grandfather.

Edmond and Elizabeth Hatter (nee Grainger/Granger) died quite young and left their three small children orphaned.  I am trying to find out how/why they died.

Edmond Hatter born 1828 (Bromham, Wilts) D 1857 Devizes Wilts age 29
Elizabeth Hatter born 1823 (Bromham, Wilts) D 1861 Bromham Wilts age 36

Is this type of information available anywhere?  Would it be possible to obtain copies of a death certificate?  If anyone could assist I would be most appreciative.  Thanks in advance
Carol

Good day to you all.  I have been told on good authority that there are "... some very clever people on this site who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise".  So I come pleading for help: 

I have spent the past few months researching a specific branch of our tree.  Due to a fair bit of active subterfuge on the part of some of my ancestors - it has taken this long to even identify who my great grandfather was!  While I have located a couple of potentials, nothing has been concrete enough for me to feel confident in the information. The reality is, we know very little about him despite all our efforts.

Charles Hatter was born in England (his probate docs say in Oxford but I am not convinced this is correct).  Based on his stated age at death i.e. 78 in 1925, his dob should be around 1847.  We know he was an ag labourer, we know he was in New Zealand by 1876 because he married Janet Ainslie Messer in Otago, New Zealand. I have a fair bit of information on him whilst in NZ, but have been unable to figure out how he got there, when, why, or where he came from.

There is a Charles Hatter in the Devizes Wiltshire area, who had a brother Henry (recently I located a probate reference to an Alfred Henry Hatter in NZ but have been unable to find probate records for him.. another work in progress).  The Wilts family seems plausible (aside from the Oxford ref in Charles' probate docs), but I think there are too many inconsistencies to be confident in it.

I have spent countless hours scanning ship passenger lists for all NZ harbours, but to no avail.

If anyone could assist me in figuring out how Charles ended up in NZ, where he came from I would be MOST grateful!! Thanks in advance for any assistance/guidance provided.