ALEXANDER

[Lucy2]

  ----   Death Notice for Jean ALEXANDER

[Without the benefit of viewing the death cert. - presumed to be the same person as "Jane Hill Christie ALEXANDER" - a.k.a. "Jane" / "Jennie" / "Jean" as found on electoral listings at Burnett's Face / Denniston, NZ ].

ALEXANDER - Jean

"On 13 August 1954, at the residence of her son Charles ALEXANDER, Appleby Road, Richmond, - wife of the late James ALEXANDER and loved mother of William, Albert, Charles, Thomas, Jean and Agnes.     Aged 76 years.
Private cremation on Monday 16 August 1954."
   --  P. Day and Sons, Funeral Directors (Nelson) --

[Source:  Nelson Evening Mail - Friday, 13 August 1954 ]
   ___________________________________________

Mmm ... notice didn't mention her two deceased sons - Robert  d. 1917 and James Rennie ALEXANDER - d. 1923 (NZ)  ??


Lu

[Lucy2]

  ----  Well, I guess that solves the mystery of the "Charles and Albert ALEXANDER" who appear on the electoral rolls at Burnett's Face / Denniston and Westport ??   

[Will post some findings for them shortly].

So Mandy - some more homework for you.       

Births in Scotland for :

         Charles ALEXANDER
         
         Albert ALEXANDER  (Possibly b. July 1908 ??)

         Thomas ALEXANDER

         Agnes ALEXANDER (Poss. "Agnes Nicol" bc. 1917 ?? )

Lu

[Lucy2]

 --- from    Westland Electoral Roll - 1943

ALEXANDER - Albert - miner - 20 Romilly Street, Westport
[at same address - Joyce Kathleen ALEXANDER - married]

ALEXANDER - Charles - miner - Burnett's Face

ALEXANDER - Jean - widow - Burnett's Face

ALEXANDER - Thomas - miner - Marshallvale
[At same address - Avis Selina ALEXANDER - married]

ALEXANDER - William Christie and Ethel May - Burnett's Face

GREER - Jennie Rennie - married
GREER - Robert - labourer
GREER - Robert - miner
[All at 146 Romilly Street, Wesport]

[Unfortunately, due to our new BDM laws - unable to publish marriage details beyond certain dates, in this forum.      Will PM you some additional information].

Lu

[Lucy2]

  --- some more   

I think perhaps Charles ALEXANDER, did not marry ?
[Can't find a marriage that would match ?]

At Nelson, there is also a cemetery record for  >>

ALEXANDER - Charles - aged 48 - died 28 July 1960 [bc 1912]


from 1957 Nelson Electoral Roll  >>

ALEXANDER - Charles - Appleby Road, Richmond - fruit hand.

[Will see if I can find the 1960 death notice - it may give more family information ?]

Lu

[Lucy2]

 ----    and another Nelson cemetery record ...


ALEXANDER - Albert (90 years) - d. 10 April 1999  (bc 1909)

Can't be entirely sure that this is the correct Albert ?

[The cemetery record also includes a "last address" (at Blenheim - which is in the neighbouring province of Marlborough.)   I've also found the death of Joyce Kathleen ALEXANDER (wife) in 1993 (not sure where that occurred) but she is not buried at Nelson.    It may be that Albert (after his wife's death) moved to Nelson ??   Will need to check the 1999 death notice.]

Lu

[Lucy2]

  ---   and lastly (for now)  ...

Again at a Nelson cemetery, there is a record for Agnes ALEXANDER (in her married name) - who died 28 August 1997.   

[Pretty confidant this is the correct Agnes - cem. record also lists her address at Appleby Road, Richmond, Nelson (same as that of Charles ALEXANDER in 1957.]

So will also put this on my death-notice look-up list.

Lu

[mandyfahey]

Hi Lucy
This is great news. I had found a marriage with  a Thomas Alexander and Avis Selina, but didn't relate it. You have come up trumps again.
I will look over those names and births over the weekend.
A great big thank you

Mandy

[mandyfahey]

Hi Lucy

I found out the following;

Charles Alexander according to IGI born in Denniston and married ? Williams on 19/03/1943. Could not find a birth on Scotlandspeople site.

Albert Alexander born 3rd July 1908. 104 Wellington Street,Motherwell. Scotland. (found on Scotlandspeople site)

Thomas Alexander and Agnes- not found them, but there are 10 names in relation to Thomas and 8 in relation to Agnes, but no images available.

This has been a great success thanks to you. There is a lot more to find out.
We are also trying to locate the family pre- 1850 in Co Antrim. There was a name change along the way from McCaldrige / Mc Aldrige to Alexander. The Alexander surname appears to have been adopted from around 1880's when the family began to move to Scotland, being fully adopted by 1888.

Thank you again 
Kind Regards
Mandy

[Lucy2]

Hi Mandy   

That's great.     

The Albert ALEXANDER you've found apepars to be the same Albert who died at Nelson - 10 April 1999 - aged 90 years.
His d.o.b. is recorded on the BMD Hist. index as  "8 July 1908" ... which is near enough to 3 July 1908 ?   

Gosh, I hadn't even bothered to look at the IGI (usually do) but didn't expect that there would be a record for NZ.

And .. would you believe  ... there is a listing for Thomas ALEXANDER !

"Born:  13 October 1913 - Burnett's Face, Denniston " (place of birth obviously wrong - but correct parents given).
According to that submitted entry, Thomas died in 1986 - will see if I can find out where.

Correction:  Now confirmed that Robert (s/o James Alexander and Jane Hill CHRISTIE) was buried at Motherwell SCO, in 1907   ... not 1917 ... therefore this ALEXANDER family arrived in NZ after the birth of Albert (1908) and prior to birth of Charles ALEXANDER (bc 1911-12).

Will send you a PM, with the possible marriage for Charles.

Lu