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Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« on: Thursday 09 March 17 01:59 GMT (UK) »
I am looking for ideas or information on tracing my family history back beyond 1900.

I would be interested to know how my family came to New Zealand orginally and where they lived here.

The earliest information that I have on my family tree is from from my Great Grandfather and Grandmother.

Their names were James Maher and his Wife - Emily Lilley. Emily's brother was Albert Arthur Lilley.
James built a lovely home in Ohingaiti NZ on Peka Road on a farm he owned called Tuha Estate. He was very wealthy and worked very hard. He bought each of his sons (Ralph, Lou and Dick) a farm before he died in 1951(I believe)

Thanks

Chris


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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 09 March 17 02:09 GMT (UK) »
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 March 17 02:19 GMT (UK) »
Wow thank you so much, that is certainly him

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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 09 March 17 02:20 GMT (UK) »
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland


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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 March 17 02:28 GMT (UK) »
Here is James's marriage:

1901/1754   Emily Rose   Lilley         James   Maher

You can order a printout from here:  https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home

It will give you Emily and James's parents names - according to his death, James was born about 1871, but there are 3 people born with his name, and different parents, between 1869 and 1871.

1869/36364   Maher   James   Margaret   John      
1871/21190   Maher   James   Mary           Thomas      
1871/27398   Maher   James   Mary           Patrick
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 March 17 02:38 GMT (UK) »
Thanks again, I will see if I can find his parents names. I found that article from papers past with a google search a few years ago, very hard to read and overly embellished for the readers I think, but gives me an idea of how they behaved in those days, and I didn't have Emily's brother's name (Albert) before reading that.  I have attached a picture I found of a 1920s Dodge tourer parked at the farm, I just need to trace the number plate(made by American prisoners) to see who the the owner was. That may be James in the picture.

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Re: Maher Family Ohingaiti New Zealand
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 09 March 17 06:53 GMT (UK) »
Found their marriage cert, so I have ordered the printout, I wonder what info I can get about James parents and their family. I won't know the parents names until the printout arrives by snail mail