ALEXANDER

[Lucy2]

  ---    meant to mention, that there was an IGI (South Pacific) record for James ALEXANDER, also.

"James ALEXANDER - birth abt. 1882 of Denniston

Marriage:  Jean Hill CHRISTIE abt. 1911 Denniston "

   OK  ... so they've only had a guess at the marriage date ?

Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again Mandy

Have now managed to find funeral notices for some of these ALEXANDERs.   (Will send further details via PM)

ALEXANDER - Charles

Died (suddenly) at Nelson NZ on 28 July 1960, aged 48 years - of Appleby Road, Richmond, Nelson.   Only his wife's name is mentioned in the notice, so presumably there were no children ?  (It seems that his widow may have re-married - so have been unable to find her death).

Lu

[Lucy2]

William Christie ALEXANDER

Died 18 January 1978 (aged 75 years) at Wellington Hospital.   D/l husband of Ethel ....  a son, daughter-in-law and 4 grandchildren mentioned in this notice.   Appears that his nickname was "Wally".       (May have found you a link to descendants but will need to check current electoral rolls to verify).    (Further details via PM).

Lu

[mandyfahey]

Hi Lucy

Once again thank you. I look forward to the other info via PM.
The marrriage between James ALEXANDER and Jane Hill CHRISTIE
is a second marriage in 1911 as they had married in Scotland, 1900. We have come to the conclusion that they could not prove their relationship on landing in New Zealand and so had to marry again. Would that be feasable?

Mandy

[Lucy2]

Jennie Rennie GREER

Funeral notice shows her second name as "Rannie" - perhaps this is a "typo" ?   The notice does though record, that she was known as "Jean", which was also the name she was given in her mother's funeral notice.

Jean GREER actually died at Westport (which is nearer to Denniston),  on 30 October 1989 - but her cremation service was held at Nelson.   Two sons are mentioned (and again, may have found a link to Jean's descendants).

Lu

[Lucy2]

The marrriage between James ALEXANDER and Jane Hill CHRISTIE
is a second marriage in 1911 as they had married in Scotland, 1900. We have come to the conclusion that they could not prove their relationship on landing in New Zealand and so had to marry again. Would that be feasable?

Hi Mandy

There is NO marriage (for any year), recorded on the NZ Marriage Index for these two !

I'll just have another look at that IGI record.   

Lu
 

[Lucy2]

Hi

The IGI record re: an apparent marriage in 1911, has been submitted "by a member of the LDS church".    No reference source or submitter's name given.   (Looks like it's just guesswork on the part of the submitter ??)


BUT   ... didn't you say earlier that Robert, the son of James ALEXANDER and Jane Hill CHRISTIE, was buried at Motherwell in 1917  ??

That would seem to indicate that the ALEXANDER's did not come to New Zealand, until after 1917 ??

Lu

[mandyfahey]

Hi Lucy
the son Robert was buried in 1907.
They appear to have come to NZ between 1908 and 1912 after the birth of Albert (born Motherwell, Scotland) and before the birth of Charles (born Denniston).

it was IGI that we also found the othr marriage date for James and Jane.

Thank you for clearing that one up for us.

Regards
Mandy

[Lucy2]

James son Robert died in 1917 Motherwell, lanarkshire, Scotland. He is buried in Dalziel cemetry Motherwell Scotland. I have also a copy of the deeds to the lair bought by James.

Hmm ... Okay  ... I was only going by the date you supplied above.   

Will do some further checking.

Lu