LOFT family North Island

[rallenza]

Hi Janette, and other interested readers,

A renewed delve into Amy's husband Alfred (b.9/10/1878 Rochdale lanc's   d.17/05/1973 Masterton, NI ) finds that his marriage certificate did not quite tell the truth insofar that his mother was Dora nee Higginson, not Muriel Morris. His father was indeed George born in 1855 in Beverley Yorks the son of Robert & Sarah, who had 4 other  sons  James, William,Alfred and edward, and 2 daughters Mary and Jane. Sarah becamed widowed in1869.

After marrying in Rochdale Geortge and Dora settled in Rochdale for a short while.

in 1883 George  (28) & Dora (25) decided to emigrate with his young family, Alfred being 2 and newborn Edward  aboard the SS Pathan which docked in Albany (1/8/1883), Adelaide, melbourne (13/8/1883), and Sydney.

I would welcome a little help, from melbourne onwards, to put together his movements within NZ up to masterton. Its possible in mitigation that Alfred didnt remember his birth mother Dora.

I'm not entirely clear thereafter A;freds marriage in 1917 in Wellington ,  but i do remember Amy and cousin Gloria visiting us in 1950, and still have a veneered 12" ruler she bought me as a present. I digress.

This little batch of info transpired after seeing 2 new co-respondents to the surname search patterns, within the UK, and originally thinking it didnt relate to me, but i posed the question to the forum.

I do find this trawling fascinating. However previously i had made the mistake of presuming he emigrated as an adult, and direct to NZ, and of course the family did neither.

 

[minniehaha]

Hello,

Would it be helpful to have details of the newspaper death notices for:

Avis Gloria, Norman Reginald & Brendon Reginald DORSET?

Also that for Thomas Richard WOODINGTON?

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Hello again Rallenza,

familysearch.org shows Amy LOFT, housewife, aged 67 arriving @ Wellington per "Arawa" from Sydney on 30.1.1951.

Also, Avis LOFT on the same ship, same arrival details, aged 29 years, dental nurse.

Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Another voyage:

Mrs. A. Loft, age 68, D/Duties, born England.

Miss A. G. Loft, age 29, D/Nurse, born New Zealand.

per "Waiwera", left Wellington for Plymouth. Arrival date:29.5.1950.

Same source as above.

Minniehaha.

[rallenza]

Hi Minniehaha,

many thanks for your interest in this.

The sailing information confirms my memory of Amy arriving about 1950. Didnt know she was in UK about 6 months.

It would be useful to have the notices to piece fragments together.

I've been delving the Loft family, both Georges history and then when several Lofts arrived in melbourne about 1883, and that's been intriguing.  I'm still looking for a probable date of arrival by Amy into NZ, most likely as a Wiliams, but could be as a Hill.  Even with a Hill, who knows? 

I note that some 1600 views have been made. All help appreciated.

bw

Rallenza

[minniehaha]

I will try to sort out those newspaper death notices for you later in the week.

Minniehaha. 

[minniehaha]

There are two more deaths for which I could try and obtain the newspaper notices to help Rallenza:

From Reply 4 (Janette): Gregory Richard WOODINGTON - 1967

From reply 2 (Janette): Amy LOFT - 1978

If someone has a burial locator could they steer me in the right direction for these two places of death,
please?

Minniehaha.

[Janette]

Hi Minniehaha,

It appears Gregory Richard WOODINGTON - was cremated at Karori
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/search/details.php?id=28513&Service=Cremation

An error in his middle name

Cheers Janette

[kiwihalfpint]

Hi Minniehaha,

Here is the one for Amy Loft at Karori.


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0rt9/

There is a Gregory George Woodington for 1967, not a Richard at Karori.


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0rta/

Cheers
KHP