Hi Miniehaha
Thank you for your postings regarding the ARMIT family. If you can get the death notice for Kenneth, then it would let me know if he is a brother.
Thank you for giving me the marriage and children on Margaret HEWITT nee Walsh and Edith OLDHAM nee Walsh. Hopefully there may be some descendants.
I was very interested to read the article about James WALSH(E). I had not had any luck with finding him and it did not help that there was another James and Annie WALSH living around Greymouth. However they were born around 1885 so the article can not be them.
The only piece of information I have is that on the Intentions to Marry for the eldest child and daughter Annie WALSH to John Frederick Graham FREEMAN, dated 9 August 1887, it is stated that James WALSH the father gives permission for Annie WALSH aged 18 to marry. Would he have to be present to give his permission?
I am not sure what happened to James WALSH. I was led to believe that he died prior to 1895 as he is stated on a marriage certificate as deceased. However I now think this was to cover up that he had left the family and that the family did not know if he was alive or dead. From many articles Ann WALSH is referred to as Mrs James WALSH or Mrs Ann WALSH or the wife of the late Mr James WALSH.
I have not been able to find a death date to fit James. On his intention to marry to Ann DEMPSEY he stated that he was 25 years old, a Labourer and present in Kaiapoi for 18 months. As this was stated in 31 December 1867 I have his birth about 1842.
Ann stated at the same time that she was aged 21 years old, a servant and present in Kaiapoi for 18 months. This made her birth year 1846. However on her death registration in June 1915, her age is given as 67 query making her birth year as 1848. Was she under age?
I will look at getting a birth print out of a child born after 1875. I can not find the birth registration for John Samuel WALSH born 1876.
Thank you for your help.
Helen