Trying to find information on the Elvy part of my family. This is my great grandmother on my mother's side.
My GG's name was Gladys Marion Elvy. She was born in Christchurch on 26/8/1892 and died in Sydney in 1974.
Her father was Harold Nelson Elvy (1849-1927) and her mother was Jane Susan Merrick (1870-1942).
She apparently had a brother called David Claude Elvy.
Gladys married James Arthur Strachan(McKenzie) on 16/111/1912 at St. Barnabas Church of England, Sydney, NSW.
Harold Nelson Elvy's father was apparently Sydney Harold Nelson.
Am trying to find out more information about the above people as in date of marriage between Harold and Jane as well as actual birth and death dates for them. Obviously would like to go further back if possible.
Finally my mother and I are trying to find out when and how Gladys and I guess her family got to Australia.
Thanks
I hope I am not duplicating info, but it seems to me that Gladys’ parents did not settle in Australia.
New Zealand’s Papers Past website:
Press 15 Jan 1942
Deaths
ELVY - On January 14, 1942, at her residence, 42 Leitch street, Spreydon, Jane, widow of the late Harold Elvy; in her 74th year. (Suddenly)
Otago Daily Times, 8 June 1926
Christchurch June 7 …. This morning in the Magistrate’s Court .... Detectives …. Raided …. A booking making business……. Fined £2 ….. (long list of names) …. Harold Nelson Elvy, aged 59, piano tuner.
NZ BDM deaths
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ 14 January 1942 Jane Susan ELVY aged 73 years #19915
24 May 1927 Harold Nelson ELVY aged 59 years #3492
I understand that NZBDM PRINTOUTS are the better option for family history searchings. I should add that I have several generations of ancestors who frequently travelled back and forth NSW - NZ and I rely on their personal diaries for dates of travel rather than on finding full details in shipping lists either in NSW or NZ. There can be some sightings at the mariners website (an ongoing project) :
http://marinersandships.com.au/ JM