Miss Ivy Beale of "Pen Tavi" Tavistock Devon

[MaureeninNY]

Nice work,Rosie!

Here's one of the passport applications for Dr. Vickery:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kfj/

Kind of explains the link back to Devon.

Maureen

[rosie99]

Thanks for that link Maureen, we can always rely on you to come up with something special 

Rosie

[MaureeninNY]

Just following in your wake......

Maureen

[rosie99]

There is even a passport photo on the next page 

If the Vickery's are based in United States we still don't have the link to NZ. I wonder who Bessie & Ivy were visiting 

[Ruskie]

So Charles' father John was born in Devon and went to the USA in 1845.
Charlotte Vickery who married Samuel Beale was born about 1846.
(Their son (possibly only child?) was John Vickery Beale. He married Bessie and they had daur Ivy).

Maybe the connection goes further back?

I wonder who Bessie & Ivy were visiting 

Do you mean who were they visiting in NZ?

[rosie99]

Sorry Ruskie, yes I meant in NZ

[Ruskie]

I've probably overlooked it, but I can't see an obvious Charles Vickery bc 1871 in the US 1880 census with father John (or even without father John) ....

The newspaper article does imply that the Beale's are visiting someone in NZ doesn't it? 

[rosie99]

We are assuming it is an article from a NZ newspaper, perhaps it isn't 

[Ruskie]

We are assuming it is an article from a NZ newspaper, perhaps it isn't 

Very good point.

Alan, is there anything identifiable on the newspaper clipping, even on the reverse? Anything which gives a clue as to where it is published?